1st Camping trip

Well - it's 8am in the morning and I'm not sure what to do with myself. lol.  The little boys are sleeping. Jessie, the  older kids and my brother in law Kenny, left this morning for a 5 day/4 night camping trip.  This is the kids 1st big camping/fishing trip.  We decided that the little boys shouldn't go because Gordon is too small, and that the older kids need this trip with just dad. No younger siblings. 

I'm so nervous about it, because it is their 1st big camping trip, not sure how the kids will handle not having any modern day technology. lol. No TV, no video games, and no computer. lol.  Plus the last time Jessie took Spencer fishing, he didn't have a good experience. It was ice fishing and his foot fell in the hole. He swore off all fishing forever. lol.  But this week, he had been getting more and more excited about going so we'll see. I just hope he has really good days, and none of his bad days like he's been having lately.  Dawn has been like a typical teenager. One moment she wants to go, and the next she's too "cool" to be going.  Plus lately she has been having gluten attacks.  At least a couple times a week she's been sick, so I'm starting to wonder what's triggering the gluten attacks.  I just hope she doesn't have any while she is up there. That would make for a miserable trip. I packed a bunch of gluten free foods, but we'll see. You know how kids can be when you restrict them from foods they love.

They've only been gone 2 hours but I miss them terribly. lol.  It will be a nice break for me, especially with the challenges Spencer has been giving me lately, I guess in a way it's respite care for me. Cyril was just sad at the though this week of not being able to go on the camping trip with Daddy and his siblings. But so far this morning he's handling it okay.  He got sad at 1st, but I told him that we needed to do something fun for just the 3 of us. I asked if he'll help me think of some fun stuff, but secretly I've already got some stuff planned. We will go to the splash pad or the wading pool, go to the library, maybe even go to the local fast food place that has a kids play area.  I think he'll have some fun.  Plus it will do him good, to spend some time with just momma, when Gordon is sleeping. It's been tough for him having to share his mommy.

This is going to be an interesting day I think, I wonder how it will go and the rest of the week will go without all of my family here.

God Bless~