well im feeling incredibly tired and a bit annoyed i figure ill write anyway...
the trip was a lot of fun..im glad i got to go back to Dc and we did so much more stuff this time...we went through va and w va..we took a scenic drive for a day and a half and after a while it was just boring but still pretty..it was just like trees tress trees and then mountains and sky and valleys and it was like wow.. where did that come from..we ended up camping in md when we got to the dc area..our campsites were all nice..and pretty and tons of deer all over the place...and most had bathrooms and that can make or break a campsite!!! so i cant complain about that :)..well we got to sc after what 4 or so days of endless hours in the van..and being stuck in the back with 8 kids is not so cool after about the first day..and i was not pleased at all that i asked for the front seat and ended up having to sit in the back because the teachers assistant said she needed it..well i was nice and held my temper when she asked and gave up the front seat..and oh it was miserable some days sitting in the back..but i didnt complain ..just dealt with it..and so all the arguing and bickering i got to deal with in the van..i was in charge of changing seats when they got to annoying and just couldnt manage to seat with each other..i dealt with all the annoying trip questions and when i was at my wits end i ignored them all and just had to g et out of the van for a while..and then after a few days of no showers the van didnt smell so good lol..so we made it to dc on thursday and toured the capitol building and the library of congress..and i would be happy to never ever ever EVER go back to the library of congress!! it was so boring..another pretty but boring building..the tour guides put me in a coma and i almost thought it was really possible to die of boredom in the middle of dc lol..we had a good guide at the capitol building and he worked well with our kids..but it was still a bit boring and now i remember why it is i never liked history much..its sooooooooooooooooooooo boring! and we went to the kennedy center and saw a jazz concert .. not great by my opinion but oh well it was a nice concert all the same...and the view from the building was great! it like we could see all over dc ..and we were there right at sunset and it was just a pretty place..we got to go to the zoo again and in the rain no less! but it was still really cool..we went to the natural history museum and the holocaust museum..the history museum was ok but the mammal room was the best part! the animals so were life like and big...and i saw the hope diamond and it wasnt that impressive but ill never own it! oh and the coolest part yet...we ran into lauren in the middle of the history museum! it was the coolest thing ever and made my day..i have missed her and how much she made me laugh and how she colored with me..and i was just standing by the bathroom waiting for my kids to come out, studying the map of the place and i just look up and Lauren is right in front of me!! it was so surprising and cool ..of all the places to run into someone from camp :)..the holocaust museum was a very humbling experience and im so glad i got to go..its like one of those places you have to go to really understand it and get the full picture..in school in younger years the holocaust is one of the few things that interested me ..and now its like geez the world can be stupid at times..i still cant believe that ppl actually believe it didnt happen?! please tell how it is that 6 million ppl were killed and you think it didnt happen?? did entire families just disappear randomly? give me a break..so yes it happened the the museum was really good and held nothing back..lets see well after that day i considered the trip to be over because we were starting to head back to the nc and well it was just seriously just more endless hours on the road watching the trees go by..although ive never really noticed summer change into fall until now...driving and being in the mountains you can really see the colors change..the trees are all colors of red orange and yellow..its so pretty seeing them all..its like being able to take a step back and really appreciate nature for what it is..a lot of the parks we went to had bunches of deer ..they came out at night and in the early morning and walked around the campsites or along the road..we saw bunnies and a fox even at one of the campsites..i have learned that the KOA's are the best of camping..i thought i had died and gone to heaven when i got to take a shower when we went to the KOA..it was like a private shower with a door that locked..yep it was appreciating the small things in life to the fullest! we ended up camping at a different campground on the way back because of distances and not getting there until really late so we went to a different one and it turned out to be really nice..and we had enough extra money that we could afford to be there for the last couple days..and then we headed home for good yesterday..woke up at 6 and got the kids packed by 7 and we were heading home..we made it back a bit before 12 ..unloaded some stuff and then left again to go and out to lunch..they all behaved very well at the restaurant and enjoyed it a lot..we went to an exotic pet store and saw the shark and alligator and fish and bunnies and little hairless baby mice and birds and turtles and snakes...umm it was dinner time when we went and it was bit ugh sickening but captivating at the same time..although then it just went back to being sickening because it was well feeding time meant well just use your imagination when it comes to snakes..but still a bit cool..and then we had the fun task of doing laundry with 8 kids..we spent a lot of money lol..and the kids for the most part did very well on the trip..they were not happy to have to listen to Eldest on the drive but well i wanted to hear it and so did jim so we elected to listen to it anyway ! that was fun because after a while i was being bribed to talk to jim about not listening to it anymore and they are getting pretty interesting with there brides lol..not that i accepted any of them but it was fun..they all said they had a good time on the trip and well i burned a few picnic tables and then managed to melt the stoves into one of them..not my fault i didnt realize the pieces were sinking into the table! and then i go and try to get them out and its like ummm we have a problem..they took pictures!!!! its funny but a bit embarrassing..and then we ran into a fire ban in va and the stove spilled and so the picnic table was kinda burning and well uncool because of course right then the ranger comes by! and at the same moment one of our kids has a melt down..fun fun fun...but overall it was a fun trip..a lot of fun if you can get past all the camping and lack of outside stimulation...
and then we come back to camp and we are treated as if we dont know what we are doing..it was a little unsettling being questioned about some of our expenses and it was just weird..its like we have done this before..we had more trust and freedom last semester but we have done nothing that should have made us lose that trust..so i dont know whats going on in the office but i would appreciate if they get there acts together..i find it very interesting that one of my kids told me they dont like the program manager..and i didnt agree or disagree with her but its like well gee shes only known him for like what 2 months and she doesnt like him..i was not pleased this morning when we were stuck doing shift change for and hour and a half..i just came back from a ten day trip with no breaks and then im being forced to sit here and pretend to care when all i want to do is get home and check on dusti and my apartment and make sure everything is ok..and no..im forced to sit there and listen and it was a waste because i wasnt listening..i wasnt paying attention..my attention was all over the place..i was tired and cranky and not wanting to be there at all..and im only off for three days..thats it..and then its back to work and its hard to get to back in the swing of things...i feel so out of place right now..i had forgotten what it was like to be gone and then come back..i hate out hard it is to get back into the swing of things..its more than just being gone for a few days ..i was gone for a week and a half and without tv or news or anything just kids and camping and kids and camping and more kids and camping..that was my world and then coming home and having internet and finding out about the fires in cali and bank stuff and money stuff and all this other stuff that is still here waiting for me when i get back..doesnt matter that i was gone or not..its all just waiting and i cant manage to decompress from everything trip wise at all..ugh..dont know why everything is overwhelming me right now..maybe im just overly tired and a night of sleep will help..i hope so
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