Thoughtful Escapes

I thought I posted last week.

When I just signed in I realized I didn't actually post last week, but it was one of the things I "did" in my sleep....*sigh* For me, one of the signs of not enough rest and too much stress is that I start to have a hard time separating real life from everything I think of in my sleep.

I currently have several posts rambling around in my head. Last week was INSANE - I had an unexpected job come up that had to be done right then (when I had actually expected those days to be used planning our trip). Plus my son had his first youth group trip - he left on Friday afternoon, then Friday night & Saturday was a women's conference, and Sunday morning we left, picking up Vince on the way.

I'm super excited to now be here -- but it is no small process. We are talking pack - load everything into boat on trailer - six+ hour drive - park truck/trailer - 30 min+ boat ride - unload stuff from boat onto shore - wait on shore while dad hiked up the hill to get the Kubota & trailer - load as much as possible onto trailer - then hike quarter of a mile UP - pull plywood from windows & doors - unload things from trailer - get power on - start unpacking while guys go for second load - while getting water tank filled - when trying to put food in frig it was moldy and standing water, find a spray bottle & vinegar, to clean out frig first - get freezer turned on - find toilet paper so we can go to the bathroom - okay, now we're starving (it's 10:30pm!) - back to work, where are the sleeping bags, pillows, etc. .... So, when you figure we left at 12:15pm that put us going to bed at 12:46am ... it's funny no matter how we do it, it always seems to be a 12 hour process to get from home to cabin. This time we were with dad & everything was already loaded into boat because it was the first trip down this year - other times while we may not need to pull plywood off, fill the water tank, or clean out the frig - we have another load/unload process in there.

Anyway, all of that is to say WE'RE HERE! I even brought plants down and have them all planted. I anticipate lots of playing with the camera, blogging, writing, reading, note writing, and software learning....and all with a view! Rain or shine.