My almost Eclipse tent scene

This last weekend was Camp Snowshoe for cub scouts. Original date was in February, but had to be postponed due to a severe ice storm complete with busted pipes and trees down everywhere. If you aren't lucky enough to be part of the cub/boy scouting scene, it turns out boy scouts have plenty of outings on their own. Cub scouts are elementary school age and always need to be accompanied by a parent. Dangrdafne reminded me that camping in a tent in the cold was kinda like a scene right out of Eclipse.

Here is Edward helping me unpack.


Then Mini Edward tried to get me into the sleeping bag with him.
I woulda done it with the real Edward.

Since I haven't been camping in a coon's age, I forgot to bring a flashlight. Fortunately I had my I-touch. Can you picture this scene? It's dark, little man has to visit what is basically a multi-stall outhouse. I use my I-touch with Alice Cullen wallpaper for light. Of course, the light only lasts a little bit before it goes dark & I have to press the button again. So here we are in the dark. I'm outside the stall with my hand & I-touch inside so the kid has a little light. One of the dads walks into use the other stall while Ian is calling out "Alice, Alice". Did I mention I was the only mom in our group AND the only non-camper?

I know what a golden shower is. No I don't want to know about brown showers!

Liar, liar, pants on fire. When we got up Sunday morning this read 40.
After coffee, breakfast &coffee, I went to my car which was covered in ice.

To be honest, I survived & the boy had a great time. Trips like this one make memories that will last him a lifetime. Even so, why did our campsite have to be the furthest one away with the entire hike being straight uphill. For the first time in my life I understand the difficulty of having a child at "advanced maternal age". This trip would have been no problem if I still had the body & bladder I did at 35.