camping and karate

Went camping this past weekend. We were lucky - the weather was beautiful! The park was practically empty and we had pre-booked a great site. I have never dreamed of being a camper. In fact I joked that in preparation, I would throw all my shoes on the floor, cover them with a blanket, and sleep on them for a month. Thank goodness for air mattreses!

My friends have me pegged as a city girl. They were surprised that I could put up a tent (read the instructions), start a fire, bait a fishing rod and remove fish from the hook.

The kids had a blast! I took them out of school for one day so we would have a decent length of stay. Don't think the missed much. 6 came home with a wooly bear caterpillar, the upper jawbone of a pike, a collection of shells and handfuls of fossils she dug out of the sedimentaty rock on the shore of the lake.

The weather was warm enough for them to swim on Sunday!

And yesterday, I started karate classed. Not too sure this is my kind of thing. I like the katas, but am not comfortable kicking and punching into shields held by others. I was partnered with a woman about the same height as me, but substantially more solid. She nearly sent me flying into the wall! It's a one month free deal from by the kids karate school. I may survive one month, but doubt it will be longer! Still, it's good to get some exercise...