Mom of Boys

I got a call from my mom last week.  She wanted to go camping and had invited us along.  I didn’t talk to Marcus about it until Friday when she called to ask if Caleb would like to go up to the site early with “Papaw”.  I guess that was when we just made the decision to go camping! 

We got up there Friday night and roasted some marshmallows by the fire.  By the time Alec was ready for bed, I went and zonked out with him.  I guess I was pretty tired myself.  We got up early the next morning.  When you have no clocks and the sun is up and you are outside where you wake up tot he sound of the birds chirping, it’s hard to sleep in.  The morning went by pretty slow, but we had breakfast, got dressed and played a few rounds of Ladder Ball.  Actually, I’ve heard this “game” being called all sorts of things, (including BlongoBall) but this is the name that I’ve heard that suits it best IMO.  

As dinner approached, we packed up to head home.  We only stayed the one night and for most of the day on Saturday because we were expected to be at Reston Town Center early the next morning to participate in the March for Babies walk.  The ironic thing about that is that just before dinner, my mom told me that my cousin Monica, who was due this next Thursday had just lost her baby in utero.  I was pretty upset to hear the news.  I raised just under $300 for our walk and I walked in the pouring rain for babies born too early.  Some live and some do not.  It’s so heartbreaking…