Wow! We came over to New Ulm on Wednesday to camp for the weekend with Corey's family and friends. The drive normally takes 3 hours. This trip took us 4. It was treacherous driving. I dug a hole in my thigh from clenching my leg in terror the whole way. The wind was so bad that for most of the drive we didn't go over 45mph as our 35ft travel trailer bounced around behind us. Every oncoming semi was greeted with another prayer request. Thankfully, the boys were super well-behaved which helped ease Corey's already white-knuckled stress.The skies were clouded over with brown dust and we drove through a black-dusted dirty tornado-like creature at one point. Shingles waved at us in distress through a dirty haze.By the grace of God we arrived safely.
It is now Saturday and we are having such a great time that I haven’t been able to keep up with writing. The highlight has been being with grandma and grandpa. The boys like to play with the bag of cars and outdoor toys that grandma always brings for them. Yesterday, we went to the cool pool and by COOL, I mean freezing. There have been differing reports on the exact temperature of the water varying from 64 to 72 degrees but in my opinion it felt about 55. The air temp was barely 75. Corey and I sat on the beach and smiled and waved a lot. Great Auntie Karen and cousin Ashley joined us for some sand and water fun, too.
Last night we took a trip to DQ. Jodi and Jake arrived just in time to go with us. Cameron ate some of everyone’s ice cream including his own but was very generous in sharing with Karen. After he finished eating he proceeded to check Jodi’s hair for wood ticks. His technique was extremely painful for Jodi but quite amusing for the rest of us.
More later from the wild frontier...
