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<p>One big advantage to staying in a hotel is that we get to start the day with a shower. It’s nice to feel clean. G3 and I also changed our shirts. Kati is a little better at changing more frequently. Before heading out for the day, we grabbed breakfast at the hotel. It was bland [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I am really bummed about leaving that campsite. It’s not even like we live close enough to return for a long weekend. Oh well, more adventure awaits and that’s what is important. This morning we are heading to Georgian Bay National Park. Last night, I spoke to my brother. He is visiting Mom and had [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I overslept. Knowing I generally wake up early while camping, I foolishly did not set my alarm. But last night I didn’t sleep well. I was up late trying to make plans and reservations for the next week. Mostly, I was successful, but by the time I shut the phone down to sleep my brain [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I didn’t sleep well last night. It was too hot in the room and I couldn’t adjust the air conditioner to make it cooler. Before leaving Niagara Falls, we stopped in at the Maple Leaf Place, a shop designed to snag tourists and make them part with cash. Obviously, everything in the shop is maple [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We left this morning for our annual summer road trip. However, our excitement is seriously dampened because it looks like we will not get to the one place we wanted to explore, the one place we had our hearts set on. Months of planning will all be for naught because it didn’t occur to us [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The problem with summer camp is I am surrounded by kids. Let me clarify—I am a teacher in the midst of my two month break from students and I am surrounded by other children. Some of these scouts are fantastic and I greatly enjoy conversing with them. But others are loud, and rude, and aggressive. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It is a gorgeous morning—blue sky and a cool breeze. But it is the coldest morning we’ve had, which seems to be just right considering my luck. In about twenty minutes, I will be diving into the lake with G3 and who knows how many others to attempt the mile swim. Today, by far, has [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Church again! Twice in one week. Beware, there could be snowstorms later today. G3 wanted to go and E promised us a wake up call, but my bladder beat him to it. En route to the bathroom, I nudged G3 awake and asked if he still wanted to go. He did. After breakfast, the scouts [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Finding out the car was totaled sent me spiraling again. I had another bad night. I couldn’t sleep. Every time I closed my eyes I saw the car careening into the guardrail. And knowing it was the car Dad bought me makes me feel even worse. By dawn, a migraine had settled in my head, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It rained overnight. When I woke up I could hear rain beating against the tent. For now though, the rain has stopped. I slept decently again last night. I may only have slept six hours, but they were somewhat sound. The day was much like yesterday. There is way too much down time at camp [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The ear plugs I bought yesterday work at least as well as the ones I usually use, but they might actually work better. I heard nothing once I put them in. My brain also stopped racing a bit so I was able to get some sleep. I am definitely feeling better today. I am still [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Between my anxiety, replaying the accident over and over in my head, and the scouts screaming until well after midnight, I got absolutely no sleep last night. At one point, some of the scouts were shouting the “Twelve Days of Christmas,” at such a piercing level I thought my eardrums might shatter. The Scoutmaster reprimanded [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We almost did not make it to Boy Scout camp today. The morning started well enough. I woke up early, took a walk, said goodbye to Kati and then got in the car with G3. After stopping for coffee, we picked up two other scouts, met up with the troop and then headed off to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It was nearing ten o’clock when we got in last night. By the time we unpacked the car, put our things in some semblance of order, and showered it was coming on midnight. That meant I didn’t even get a full six hours of sleep before my alarm went off and G3 and I had [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I woke up to the sound of raindrops beating down on the tent. Not terribly eager to get wet, I lingered in my sleeping bag longer than usual. By the time my bladder betrayed me, the rain had stopped. It was never more than a heavy drizzle, but it was enough to make the tents [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The college kids were loud as expected. I called the park ranger at eleven and she came and talked to them. They were quiet enough for a bit that I could fall asleep, but they woke me up at a quarter after one, so I called again. Once I am awake it takes forever for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I slept decently despite the rocks on the ground and even though no alarm was set I was up by six thirty. Since the rest of my family was sleeping, I had the pleasure of reading alone for a while listening to nothing but the wind in the trees and the birds singing their morning [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I slept decently last night. The obnoxious kids and loud music both stopped by around ten thirty. The ground, however, was very rocky, so even with my foam pad I could feel the rocks beneath my body. It wasn’t comfortable and so I didn’t sleep well. We woke up early since Kati made reservations for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Yay! We are on the road, my favorite place to be. We left the house early this morning and got on the road earlier than when we leave for work. It was a five and a half hour drive up to East Aurora, New York, our destination because, as you know, G3 is on a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As many of you know, my son, G3, has been active in the Boy Scouts for the last several years. He has worked incredibly hard doing service projects, taking on leadership roles, and completing all the required merit badges. This is one of those times that I really wish my Dad were still alive because [&hellip;]</p>