i got back last night from my trip and it was a lot of fun..it really really was a lot of fun...hmm where to start on the mishaps and adventures of our trip..considering it was only 7 days a lot of things happened! hmmm well we left sunday morning and the directions said it would take 6 hrs to get to the campground for the night..well 6 hours my foot it took us over 12 hours to get there and that was with a couple stops and the bus breaking on us...and i didnt really recongize the way we were going but seriously we made it all the way down to lumberton and thats the way i go to go to see mommmy on 74/76..the problem with that road is that it only goes through small towns and it was only 35 most of the way and it was just hard and boring and so uncomfortable being on the short bus..well by the time i recongized where we were at it was like are you kidding me there were a bunch of other more direct ways and they made us go through the small towns ugh..we seriously took the short bus through some towns christmas parade..we were right smackdab in the middle of it! well it was after 7 before we made it to sc with the directions we were following and then the bus breaks..well the muffler falls off and ive never been so scared in my life..because we were going on the highway and all of a sudden it sounded like something was just stuck in the tire so we pull over and jim checks the tires and its not them and then he checks under the bus and its like holy flippin cow you have got to be kidding me!!the muffler was off and there was nothing we could do about it..we call everyone on the emergency list and well no one picks up of course except ben and he was worried but its not like he could send us a bus of something to come and get us ...so we duck tape the muffler up and it lasted all of 2 minutes before it was burned through and the muffler was dragging again..and jim was the one under the bus and i was holding the flashlight and all of this was done on the side of a major highway and all the cars flying by scared me even more because we were outside and under the bus..when we started going again the kids of course are all watching out the back and looking at the sparks flying from under the bus and im just hoping and praying that the bus doesnt blow up or something but we made it to the truck stop and jim begged wire from someone and got the stupid muffler rigged up enough to keep going..of course they dont tell us to go back to camp..no we have to keep going and just pray the bus doesnt break down again..and all the kids are freaking out and scared and theres nothing we can tell them to make it better except hope it works...and it was so uncomfortable on the bus with all the gear and backpack filling the aisles and them sitting two to a seat and trying to sleep against each other..but they managed and pulled through fairly well..so we make it to ga and to the ferry dock at like 2 in the morning..we cant go to the campsite because we are to late so there are 11 of us crammed in the short bus trying to sleep and just wait until it is time to wake up again and get ready for the ferry..gosh i dont know how we managed but everyone was cranky and so tired the next morning but we had made it and everyone was safe and sound and decently happy considering...we got the ferry and all of our gear across to the island..me being sick sea most of the way and boy was i just happy it wasnt such a long ride..it was miserable going across but once we got there of course it started raining lol while we were setting up camp..but the island was beautiful and peaceful in ways im not sure ill ever be able to explain...most of them took naps that afternoon and i ended up taking the two who were still awake on a couple of walks around the island ..we went to the beach and walked up the never ending road a bit before turning around and going back...we checked the camp site twice and still most of them were asleep! and i couldnt sleep so i had no problem keeping the ones awake busy for a while..finally i gave up and started waking them up because i was worried no one would sleep that night lol...and the rest of the day was spent around the campsite doing odd things because it got dark so fast! the days after that fell into a schedule and the kids had school in the morning and the afternoons we had for hiking or walking on the beach or exploring...and we saw the wild horses, the wild turkeys..i feed the seagulls and saw the sunrise over the ocean one morning all by myself, i collected seashells and picked up baby hermit crabs..saw jellyfish and huge horseshoe crab shells..had miserable freezing cold showers and one warm shower lol....one of the kids really screamed his head off when he found out about the showers..even though i told him before he got in there that there was no hot water and he forgot that quick..i could hear him screaming from half way back to camp lol and then i made jim go and check on him and help him in the shower lol ... we had a possum who become named vernin thanks to me and my abilty for remembering all things animated!! well vernin always showed up at our campsite like clockwork around 6:30 because it was already dark and by that time dinner was over and the kids had spilled food all over and so vernin came looking for meals and jim was the officail vernin chaser every night lol...we had a vernin stick and everything!! well one night jim was having a guy moment and kept going crashing into the bushes and throwing the sticks like javelins and im laughing at him..well he went crashing into the bushes yet again and im right there holding the flashlight and he comes flying out of the bushes backwards and falls backwards into another bush..im laughing at him and asking if vernin was attacking and then of course asked if he was ok..all the kids around the campfire saw was jim flying out ofthe bushes so they are all laughing at him to and it was just a fun night..when the kids went to bed i got to play in the fire and dry palm leaves burn incredibly well!so im making the fire huge and having a grand time and jim is telling me not to burn down the trees while im playing in the fire..and so after a while i have to stop and jim chases me around the picnic tables because i wanted to burn the vernin stick and wouldnt give it back..and im ticklish just a bit and jim can get me laughing in almost no time flat! so he got his stick..and the next night around dinner time again i heard something in the bushes and jim was in the bathroom so i told zach to go and scare off vernin and he goes crashing into the bushes and comes back a few minutes later and tells me it was only kerry lol..i told her to never go into the bushes at night when i couldnt see !!! we had a lot of laughing and fun on the trip..even with the issues we had it was a lot of fun..and then on the last night we had smores and i dont like smores at all so im dropping my marshmellows into the fire and watching them burn..and then i put chocolate syrup in the fire to see if it would burn lol..some of the kids now call me pyro :) for it to have been work it was really a relaxing time..i woke up in the morning and didnt immediately wish to go back to sleep again..and im covered in bug bites that im now thinking is chiggers because there are new ones coming up and im not even in the woods anymore..oh they are a pain in the butt and ive scratched them all to the point of infections *insert sorry face here* but they really really itch!! but having the TA there and knowing she was watching and reporting what we were doing back to the office really made me start second guessing myself on everything..and i stand by everything we did but its just not cool having to work and forever feel like in being watched and judged... it was hard but jim was there to make me smile and i talked it over with him and it makes me feel better that he knows and shares some of my concerns and that he doesnt care as much where i care to much...it was hard and i had to work really hard to stay civil towards the TA because i realized i dont trust her and didnt want to be around her and i dont yet know how to work with someone i dont trust..but we got through it and now we are back and now im just waiting to be called into the office and get questioned again..and the other big issue was that we were sent without enough food again...we were all hungry and tired and cranky by the third night and there was nothing we could do about it...i fixed meals as best i could with what we had and the kids were appreciative but still they were all hungry and that makes me sad..because for how much money those kids families have to pay to send them here they are all losing serious amounts of weight and not being fed properly and when jim and i do feed them we get in trouble about it...i dont get it at all..hmm some day it will all make sense but for now it really doesnt..i brought extra food for us because i know what i will and wont eat while camping and we were still hungry..and i gave some of the protein bars i had to the kids i work with because they needed the extra cals more than i did..
and now im at home again and things are moving really really fast..how is it that every time i call home i end up losing a couple more days in my apartment? i dont know how it happens but it does..now i have about two days to pack because mommy decided it would be better for her to come and get my stuff on tues instead of waiting until the weekend..and i just got home im tired and sore and tired and itchy and now im told i have to pack..it can be done and should be done before she gets here..I DONT WANT TO PACK!! thats the problem..i dont i dont i dont and yet i have to..if it made any difference i would throw a huge tantrum and just say forget it..but i cant..ill have to pack and i know that but i still dont want too..and so all im thinking of doing is wasting money and time and not getting anything done..blah bad me..
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