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Sunday, March 21, 2004
camping questions and observations
I just finished a very nice weekend. T totally surprised me with A CELL PHONE for an anniversary present ("Welcome to the nineties!" was the greeting I got from my best friend when I told her) And yes, I'm so cool and thoughtful that I didn't get him anything; we've never done anniversary presents before, however, to be fair. We went on a little date on Saturday, and then the whole family camped overnight with my parents at a lake near here and had a good time. And since I am an official Diaryland Addict, you know I've been thinking all weekend about a few questions and observations to put in this entry:
- I spent most of today hanging around in the semi-shade outdoors, wearing shorts, not wearing sunscreen. As a result I am really pink around the neck and face but my legs are still fish-belly white. WHY IS THIS?? It is patently unfair.
- Good way to get lots of exercise: Have the worst 24 hours of your period whilst camping three or four hundred yards from the nearest bathroom. Walking back and forth every hour is great for your legs. Also a good way to practice women's safety tactics, since it involves walking said hundreds of yards at least a few times in the wee hours of the morning, when almost everyone around you is asleep but those few who aren't are certain to be highly intoxicated.
- I don't think there's a spot on my daughter that was both clean and un-scraped by the time we left. (note: she had a shower last night before going to sleep in the tent; I had to tell you that lest you think I let her -- eew -- go to bed filthy). Even though she fell asleep in the car on the way home, we simply had to wake her up for a bath before we could put her in her bed tonight, poor girl. She is a dirt and injury magnet (yes, we're talking about this little girl; it's like she has a split personality; her "Pig-Pen From 'Peanuts' With A Side of Accident-Proneness" self alternates with her "Fairy Princess of the World" self in a shocking manner). At least she didn't get sunburned.
- There ought to be a law whereby fish have to bite on a boy's first fishing expedition. But there isn't. :(
- Inline skates work a certain set of muscles, very very well. Overall, what with the period and the skating, my poor lower body is feeling so abused that I couldn't even read the title of Mom-on-Roof's entry from Friday (it involves magic fingers and hot lotions) without having a momentary massage fantasy which almost took my breath away. I think I'll have to get as close as I can with a heating pad and a few Advil.
Posted by Rachel on March 21, 2004 10:37 PM in the round of life
