No, I have not fallen off the face of the earth although it may seem like it because it has been over a week since I have written here on the blog.

We all have times where our lives get a little crazy. That was the case with me. In the early morning of the last day of our camping trip (October 6), my husband’s grandmother (Grandma H) passed away.

Her passing made the last week bittersweet. Wednesday was her wake and mass, and Thursday was her burial. Friday was the wedding of one of her grandchildren, who in honor of her gave every guest a deck of cards because Grandma H’s favorite thing to do was play cards.

The weekend was an annual 2 day shopping trip tradition I started with my daughter 7 years ago when she was a teenager and I wanted to find a way to do something with her that she would enjoy and remember (and what teenage girl doesn’t like to go shopping - especially when Mom is paying). We waited until the last minute to decide whether or not to go and then decided that Grandma H wouldn’t have wanted us to cancel our plans so I spent Saturday and Sunday shopping with my daughter.

Now that I’m back home and have a minute to breathe, wouldn’t you know - I’m getting a sore throat and cold.

Okay, back to the topic at hand - camping.

I’ll post pictures and some stories about our camping trip later today or tomorrow. I won’t say more about it right now other than it was cold, rainy, and windy. (When I say cold I mean it was below freezing several nights. When I say rainy I mean it rained part of all but 1 day or our trip. And when I say windy I’m talking about gusty 20 mile an hour winds straight off the lake).

Some camping trips are more enjoyable than others…..this one was definitely in the “others” category.