tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post7194992462291696153..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: I Love Camping!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-997305661289258462008-07-10T03:05:00.000-04:002008-07-10T03:05:00.000-04:00I LOVE these little slices of life, lol.I'm just p...I LOVE these little slices of life, lol.<BR/><BR/>I'm just picturing this Simpsonesque scene, coming home in the family Minivan, with each kid contributing different sounds like so many frogs croaking their part in the evening chorus, lol. <BR/><BR/>Funny stuff, Dawn...as always.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03362618797920704090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-69214441318238822262008-07-09T21:27:00.000-04:002008-07-09T21:27:00.000-04:00I feel your pain with the whole travelling with th...I feel your pain with the whole travelling with the children when ever we get into the car and have to go anywhere we have a movie going. Its a 7" screen in the middle of the front of the car and I pick the movie that way there is no fighting. Its an enjoyable quite trip then. Mind you we have gone without the movie before and oh boy was I sorry for not remembering a movie. NEVER AGAINroseys madhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028772769100673560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-86012634379792924622008-07-09T13:12:00.000-04:002008-07-09T13:12:00.000-04:00Right up with you there on the limo-style glass in...Right up with you there on the limo-style glass in minivans - been there, done that and still occasionally need it for the teens!<BR/>However, I know why they haven't invented it... the first time some little kid/baby choked, or needed help and it was difficult to get to them, they got hurt, the family would sue and there you go. What we really need is a space-age special thick goo - something toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-10785037664403609132008-07-08T20:49:00.000-04:002008-07-08T20:49:00.000-04:00Stop teasing! I want to go now!;)Stop teasing! I want to go now!<BR/><BR/>;)TheHMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039624607685855586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91703547921017459902008-07-08T20:18:00.000-04:002008-07-08T20:18:00.000-04:00Individual dvd players and headphones. And a trip...Individual dvd players and headphones. And a trip to the library where they can each check out their own dvds for the trip. I have had good luck getting nice portable dvd players on ebay for less than $50 a piece. (yeah, x6 that is a lot but maybe for xmas or bdays?)ABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298433369731366916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-10915740036977550082008-07-08T18:36:00.000-04:002008-07-08T18:36:00.000-04:00Sound proof glass between the front seats and the ...Sound proof glass between the front seats and the backseats? Dawn, you should patent that idea. You'd be a millionaire! Parents everywhere would rejoice and pull out their wallets!<BR/><BR/>I have a question....how do we e-mail you? I've wanted to for awhile but I can't seem to find your e-mail address on your site. I swear I won't stalk you! Well, not anymore than I already do.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-34447249529340143042008-07-08T10:45:00.000-04:002008-07-08T10:45:00.000-04:00I used to be Outdoor Girl, now I'm old and insist ...I used to be Outdoor Girl, now I'm old and insist on a (real) mattress under my achy joints every night. The Worst Camping Trip Ever - took 27 Jr. Girl Scouts (age approx 12) to the woods for 3 days. (WHAT was I thinking?!!) When we got back 2 of the girls' parents 'forgot' to come pick them up and I had to walk with them and all their gear to their homes about a mile and a half from the pick Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-76815258451324759002008-07-08T10:33:00.000-04:002008-07-08T10:33:00.000-04:00So you do or you don't like camping....I'm a littl...So you do or you don't like camping....I'm a little confused. It sounds like you had SO MUCH FUN. Why did you come home????? We've only been once. It was actually a lot of fun when we went. Oh, but that might have been because Captain Morgan came with us.....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228138738486653128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-57277988902689284962008-07-08T07:46:00.000-04:002008-07-08T07:46:00.000-04:00::Oh yes, and then there was Clay who kept repeati...::Oh yes, and then there was Clay who kept repeating, "butt crack"::<BR/><BR/>Heh-heh. You said butt.<BR/><BR/>(Sorry...channeling my kid for a second there)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16694085301831507022008-07-08T07:38:00.000-04:002008-07-08T07:38:00.000-04:00How hot is it in Chicago in August? I'm coming fo...How hot is it in Chicago in August? I'm coming for a visit on the 14th and don't know how to dress. It's 100 degrees until October here in Mississippi.Mississippi Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12574383992918318417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-44575500757405122092008-07-08T07:34:00.000-04:002008-07-08T07:34:00.000-04:00Ugh, sounds like Fun???We are trying camping with ...Ugh, sounds like Fun???<BR/>We are trying camping with the twins for the first time in a couple of weeks!! Wish us luck!Disneygirl13https://www.blogger.com/profile/04753705520787103048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-9750200572103915062008-07-08T03:18:00.000-04:002008-07-08T03:18:00.000-04:00"I think all minivans should come equipped with so...<EM>"I think all minivans should come equipped with sound-proof glass between the driver's seat and the back of the van (like a limo) standard."</EM><BR/><BR/>AMEN! I've told DH the same thing. We only have two boys, and they're in the middle seat, but there are times I'm willing to forego all my cargo room in the back (because we took out the back seat) and shove them both as far back as I can RefreshMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755273960702792845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-76533960809580145152008-07-08T01:24:00.000-04:002008-07-08T01:24:00.000-04:00I got out of camping this school year but I'm sure...I got out of camping this school year but I'm sure with two kids in scouts I'll be forced to do it this next year. <A HREF="http://slackermomof3.blogspot.com/2008/03/my-one-day-of-rest.html" REL="nofollow">I love camping, too...</A><BR/><BR/>Glad you're back with the rest of us enjoying climate control. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166875964870812562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-79048064766781554102008-07-08T00:03:00.000-04:002008-07-08T00:03:00.000-04:00I have found that if I bring my iPod and turn the ...I have found that if I bring my iPod and turn the volume up really loud it works about as well as a glass wall would : )Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811548306583601019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-67879914336979194652008-07-07T23:58:00.001-04:002008-07-07T23:58:00.001-04:00I think that you understand perfectly how much I l...I think that you understand perfectly how much I love camping. The car ride? I could put that stuff to music.Shelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851446861098955538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-67737915226606539752008-07-07T23:58:00.000-04:002008-07-07T23:58:00.000-04:00And that? Is exactly why my idea of "camping" is a...And that? Is exactly why my idea of "camping" is a Motel 6!!!!BandKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111197063546332024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-90890345125763132142008-07-07T23:51:00.000-04:002008-07-07T23:51:00.000-04:00WOW! You're courageous! We've "talked" about goi...WOW! You're courageous! We've "talked" about going camping with the children for a couple of years now, but have never done it. I don't know if I could handle it. I'm not an ultra-femine woman, but all the bugs and sleeping in a tent. . .not sounding too good to me! :-p (BTW, we have 5 children ages 11 to 2)<BR/><BR/>I TOTALLY agree on the privacy glass thing! I never thought of it in a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-47816841174369418872008-07-07T23:47:00.000-04:002008-07-07T23:47:00.000-04:00Hi Dawn!THANK YOU for the blogs on your camping ad...Hi Dawn!<BR/><BR/>THANK YOU for the blogs on your camping adventure! I had been feeling sorry for myself because I had to work on the 4th of July and the rest of the weekend. Now, I am really grateful!<BR/><BR/>My version of camping is going to a cabin that is sealed against bugs, has an indoor toilet and a real shower that allows me to cleanse myself every day.<BR/><BR/>Let us know when you'reAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-28578609040321855332008-07-07T23:46:00.000-04:002008-07-07T23:46:00.000-04:00Haven't taken the kids camping yet and they are 5,...Haven't taken the kids camping yet and they are 5,6 and 7. We have the gear and are planning on doing a test run in my in-laws back yard (they have an acre of land)...not sure I want to do this though. I agree that the sound proof glass needs to come standard in all mini-vans where the noise from the back over powers the music coming from the stereo.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364847624432226508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-73232861446625467222008-07-07T23:25:00.000-04:002008-07-07T23:25:00.000-04:00Honestly, I bet you do love camping. It's just all...Honestly, I bet you do love camping. It's just all the "other garbage" that you could do without....<BR/>I always hate coming home from a trip if i don't have a washing machine while there. The laundry alone makes me want to swallow Liquid Drano. UGH!<BR/>Glad you make it home in one piece. <BR/>:) Debi<BR/><BR/>ps I just started a recipe blog that is all natural. Now, don't get too excited yet debi9kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312119503894888955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-75970690884864745242008-07-07T23:21:00.000-04:002008-07-07T23:21:00.000-04:00Guess what - the car rides get worse when you add ...Guess what - the car rides get worse when you add in a morose, disapproving teenager whose tension you can feel adding to your own. I always make sure to sit mine next to the most annoying sibling. Preferably the nose-picker...Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85404897024950224502008-07-07T23:19:00.000-04:002008-07-07T23:19:00.000-04:00Ah, thank you once again for making me laugh out l...Ah, thank you once again for making me laugh out loud! And the previous post, with the presidential quartet! I'm still laughing! Until I read the pool rules. Then I started gagging. But I scrolled back to the quartet! Still funny! Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-14418194452494136452008-07-07T23:16:00.000-04:002008-07-07T23:16:00.000-04:00Don't take this the wrong way.... ;-) but go bac...Don't take this the wrong way.... ;-) but go back to your post on July 2 and re-read it and then explain why you still go camping? lol. Anyway, you must be quite a trooper to keep trying the camping thing. :)Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14805701635045035047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77346468911588971442008-07-07T22:46:00.000-04:002008-07-07T22:46:00.000-04:00Hey Dawn! I hate I mean... love camping too! ON th...Hey Dawn! I hate I mean... love camping too! ON the mosquito bite thing... 100 mg of vitamin B1 a day. Just that vitamin, in a pill all by itself... start taking them in April, and by the time mosquitos get to hanging around... your body will begin excreting some odor, or something similar, that the little creepy crawlies find really repulsive, but is undectable by humans... they may land, but Julie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00367553193578108781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-82486515606161455762008-07-07T22:40:00.000-04:002008-07-07T22:40:00.000-04:00We are getting ready to go camping in 10 days. It...We are getting ready to go camping in 10 days. It will be the girls first time. You have made me rethink this idea, maybe we should go to sea world instead? No really, I can't be more excited, thankfully we don't have lightning bugs so chances of our abduction are slim. We are only traveling 45 minutes away, so in case of mental break down we can come home! I am thinking, my mental break Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280241330095946635noreply@blogger.com