The Sunday Wriggle Monster (aka Bethany)

I don't think Bethany could stay still long enough to save her life, but Sundays are the worsyt considering our physical activity consist of walking to church and home from church.

She was bouncing all the place while we were being lazy and watching tv (she was watching her kindle) so Mark told her to go over to the couch--I wish I had a movie camera (well, I do, but it takes quite a set up).  She laid on the couch watching her kindle while wriggling and jiggling and kicking her legs; next time I look over she is still watching the kindle but its turned so she can be in the rocking chair and hanging over the arm of the couch.  She finally gave up trying to be in one place and started playing with her "my little pony" toys; which is a whole topic unto its self.

Maybe I can do something about my crazy schedule this summer and make sure to be able to take her for some walks and allow her to expand her imagination outside.

She is so beautiful (I know we aren't supposed to refer to a girls physical beauty, but hers is more than that)...she has so much energy and imagination and her views are just so astounding and unique and make me think...I just need to make sure that who she is now continues to be cultivated and not stifled or shut down by those already blinded by the world.

I sleep my best sleep when we are camping (said me never) June 07, 2013 10:30 pm

Not again.  Here I am, the last one awake and no longer feeling a bit sleepy. There were a couple time earlier I could have fallen asleep but the kids were being too rambunctious....then everyone was drifting off to sleep and I thought "yes....this is finally the night I get some sleep while camping."  But Bethany was feeling nervous thinking she heard footsteps and people laughing (although we were right near a stream so other than an occasional large rock/boulder being tumbled along).  I finally got her settled down (or so I thought...she was restless all through the night...one time she said in her sleep "Can somebody help me?"  It was so cute).  So basically here I am wide awake with no computer down the hall...no midnight snack...or better yet no midnight snack while on the computer ; and now its dark and I'm hearing things.

Finally after a month off we were off on a backpacking/camping trip.   This time we were going to check out Third Left Hand up Monroe Canyon.  We have a Stake Hike coming up at the end of June so we wanted to check out the trail and see how the water crossings are looking and if they are still up.

I always thought that Third Left Hand was my favorite trail to hike on since it doesn't ascend too fast and there is a lot of vegetation and shade along with water to pump so you don't have to carry a lot with you.  Well I had forgotten how much the vegetation is a pain (stinging nettles) and the bugs--don't get me started but their are bugs EVERYWHERE!!!

Even though we didn't get as much snow this year as some in the past there is still enough run off that its washed away a couple of crossings and forced one of the crossings through thick ant covered vegetation so the hiking part was cut short and we decided to just get out of Dodge and hopefully not go back until late summer/early fall remembering why we don't hike up there in spring and summer...just after the cold snaps and during winter with the ice and snow.

So next time I'll have to make like a camel and find some humps to pack my water in (& die from the weight); but we'll avoid the bugs and stinging nettle for a couple of months.