Friday:
Long ass drive. Set up tent. Visit with family. Have dinner. Roast marshmallows. Attempt to sleep. Listen to daughter randomly wish that everyone had to go to bed at the same time. Fall asleep. Put son back in after rolling out of bed. Put daughter back in bed for same. Repeat about 3 times. Listen to rain start. Fall asleep again.
Saturday:
Wake up. Eat breakfast in rain. Go to reunion. Return to tent to change son out of soaked-to-knees pants after building sandcastles with his cousins. Go to reunion. Return to tent to change completely soaked daughter after she "accidentally" went swimming when helping Dylan to build a raft. Decide energy is all gone, and nap is needed to restore it. Rest for 3.1 minutes. Sun comes out, tent gets hot. Give up and bring kids swimming. Feel bitchy the whole time. Go back to campground to put kids in shower & rinse off sand. Put daughter on potty, hang things on hooks, hear son WAIL. Pick up sad boy from floor, realize he's got a laceration in his forehead that goes to the bone. Put towel to head to stop the bleeding. Pick up stuff from hooks. Throw towel around naked daughter, walk as quickly as possible to parents camper. Hand son to Uncle, get paper towel & ice pack for head. Put clothes on daughter. Walk over to my campsite, get van. See park ranger, ask for directions to nearest ER. Put kids in van, drive to Ishpeming. Talk to son the whole time so he stays awake. Verdict: mild concussion, laceration irrigated (squirted) and sealed with dermabond (painted). Drive back to campground. Keep kids up too late to make sure son doesn't have adverse effects from glue or concussion.
Sunday
Wake up too early. Pack up camp. Drive. Drive. Drive. Drive. Drop brother off in Hibbing. See sister, husband & nephew. Drive. Drive. Drive. Home at last.
*HUGS* I'm sorry your vacation was not more relaxing for you.
ReplyDeleteThere are some vacations you simply assume will not be relaxing - this was one of those.
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