Camping

Emily decided she wanted to camp over spring break.  Can you imagine how much fun it is to take a child who can't walk or talk camping?  I have a mental picture of stuffing a wheelchair filled with tired, cranky child into a tent while carrying water on my back.  It's not so good.  Of course it's not even close to reality---even I have better sense than that.

Thinking it might actually be fun and an adventure, my sister and I hatch a plan to meet half way between Florida and Virginia and cabin-camp together with our kids.  Abby doesn't want to go, which works out for me because there is really no way I can handle them both in a situation like this anyway, so I make arrangements for Abby to stay home.  I can handle Emily easily by myself.  It's ridiculous how easy it is to only have one disabled child.  It makes me feel a little guilty.  I'm sure if my entire experience was with one child I would think it was difficult in itself, and I'm sure it would be, but having two is just unreasonable.  I can't wait for the day when I get to heaven and have the opportunity to ask:  Really?

Back to camping.... so we're excited.  Then Jeff loses his job and  the plan changes.  It is decided that Jeff will drop us off at the campground and head to his sisters' house in NC with Abby.  My easy vacation with Em just flew away like a little birdie.

I had to pack for the twins to go two different places, and I will admit it was actually overwhelming for me.  I had to pack everything to camp, then everything for Abby and Jeff.  Two sets of the bazillion things each girl needs was insane.  I actually just sat down at one point and stopped.  I couldn't even think about how to get all of that stuff together and organized because the entire time I'm wondering how I'm going to fit it all in the van.  At the end of the day it got packed and stuffed in the van with us and we only left 30 minutes late.

After a long day, Emily and I are in our cabin with my mom, sister, nieces and my sweet daughters.  It is going to be a lovely four days . 

It is sweet to take time with my girls.  Hannah is almost grown, Emily loves to have some time away from Abby and my Sarah is always up for fun.  It's literally CRAZY getting everyone out of the house, but so worth it.  I hope these are the days my girls remember.  I wonder if they will look back and see their nutty momma sitting in the middle of the living room floor almost in tears because I can't remember which bag I packed the Motrin in, or the Momma I want to be, the one I think I am most of the time?  I wonder if they will remember quiet walks and roasted marshmallows.  I hope they do.  I hope I do. 

So now, off to enjoy this beautiful planet that our amazing, awesome God spoke into existence, and my amazing children~  How very blessed I am :)