Back in it!

Yikes! That was a big break from blogging! I found myself submersed in camp and then a nice week vacation. This is my first full week back at it and I feel completely recharged. So here is the rundown of vacation. The first couple of days we vegged and caught up on some sleep. One of those days we pitched our new tent in the back yard (not much of a camping family...yet...but we wanted to get our feet wet). I didn't think you would need the tarp to go over the top so we could look at the stars. Nice. By 3:30 in the morning we were all wet from the dew that formed and dropped the the screen mesh! But still a good time. Sunday we went to this small water park in southern Iowa and spent a couple of days there. After that we headed even further south to Peoria, Illinois to get our DVD player in our van fixed (no circuit city in Iowa, ugh!). Our plan was to go there get it fixed and drive home. But we found out while in route that their installation bay closes early and wasn't opening again until 2 days later. Oh well, we enjoyed a little unexpected vacay by going to the zoo, seeing the movie Walle and swimming in the hotel pool! And that was our vacation!