Better Luck Next Year!

Sometimes, you just have to say..."That's it...we'll try again next year." Our annual campout has fallen on difficulty after difficulty. First, we were changing to a new location to be nearer to Allison and Mike. Then, since Mike had been blessed with most every holiday off, he needed to work this weekend, so they had to bow out for the year. Then, Ethan and Cam had an opportunity to go to Hawaii, so they bowed out. That trip fell through, but Ethan has taken on a second job in the security system business and is doing so well that he is working on his week off. Then, Kate and Nate got jobs...and they are working, so they couldn't go. This was making me feel very uncomfortable...not that they couldn't handle themselves, but just the logistics of getting to and from on bike and bus were a little unnerving with us 2 hours away. Dee and I were still going to try, but loading all in the jeep was just not going to work. So, he worked on the van trying to remove the catalytic converter so that we could replace it...no luck. So, Doran and Danyel are going to keep the tradition on their own. Tonight, they will be loaded with the food: including many cereals, the traditional pop tarts, granola bars, Ragu, bread, lunch meat, chili, etc. and they will go up to Woods Canyon Lake and enjoy a few days of cool weather while we stay in the 111 degrees. Talk about bad luck!!!