Camping

about 2 weeks ago No 2 son got it in his head that we needed to camp out...but it ws either too cold, or we were too busy so for a while I put him off...last week, when I really didn't feel like it, I promised him that we would definitely do it this Saturday (yesterday) no matter what!

what was I thinking

The temperature yesterday was decent but it was super windy....so in the high winds we set up the tent (that was fun!) and last night the whole family camped out in the back garden. I spent the first hour or so telling myself that if the dog couldn't get out of the fence the coyotes (who's howling I was listening to) couldn't get into it - and the mountain lion that lurks around our neighbourhood certainly wouldn't come into my back garden without the dog (who was also in the tent) barking right?

I convinced myself we weren't going to be eaten and slept for a while until the wind picked up some more and almost blew one side of the tent down. Then I lie awake wondering if the tent was going to fall flat on my claustrophobic self...No 1 son kept whispering, "mum are you sure we shouldn't go inside?" :0)

So today Im sleepy, and my neck is killing me, but my kids are happy that we got our campout - and next time I will remember to say, only if its NOT windy!