July and Camping

Yep I know it has been a while again since I have posted – I feel like such a heathen. There never seems to be enough time in the day, I am just going to have to re-evaluate my goals on this one and just say that I will try to post once a month. That way I won’t feel bad if I don’t get a chance to post.

Well this weekend is the ward campout, I know that my family is really looking forward to this. We have never camped as a family, in fact I haven’t camped in years. There used to be the day when I used to go backpacking and camping all of the time – but those days are long past. Now it will be all about I hope the double high air mattress I bought for my wife and I works ok or I will be laying down and won’t be able to get back up – I hate having back problems – my wife is the same way if not worse except she has had back problems all of her life and hardly never complains – I love her so much. My back problems I have only had for about the last 5 years or so. Anyway getting back on subject – I have gone out and bought some new stuff and we are looking forward to testing it out. We went out and bought a new tent – we set it up on the grass at the ward to try it out and it seems big enough – I don’t think my wife and daughter understood why I wanted to test out the tent but anyone that has spend any time outside knows you don’t wait until you are away from home to try out the equipment. What I like most about this campout is this is good time to check out the other campgrounds up by where we are going. It used to be nothing to throw stuff in the car and go camping back in california – but here there are a few more chalanges because who wants to go camping in 100+ heat – not me thats for sure. Now I don’t think that I have ever been up to prescott so this will be cool to see what else this state has to offer. I have to add here that I am also looking forward to spending time with the ward away from church – this it a great time to see how people really are. I have to say that I really like this calling to the activities comittee because it forces me to interact with people and to do these things that I would not regularly do just because of being shy and a bit of an introvert and a home body anymore.