Friday afternoon the nurse called and confirmed what the doctor thought. It is Bells Palsy, a viral infection, and with treatment it should go away. It was amazing that I heard the phone because I was in and out of the house packing up the camper for our impromtu weekend.
We are NOT planners. We camp when the opportunity presents itself. This time my sister had a spot she wasn't able to use and we snatched it up last minute. It was cool and the forecast predicted rain but we packed ponchos and mud boots and headed north.
We weren't there five minutes and the boys, Gavin brought a friend, had their lines in the water. Dad was still leveling the camper when they pulled their first fish outta the lake. What a great start to the weekend!
The rest of the weekend went fast and was a ton of fun. I think you will get more out of the photos than my jibber jabber so may I present to you the first camping weekend of 2011, gordo style...
fishing in the rain
computer games in the rain
picnic when the sun came out
more fishin'
canoe rental 3 hours $15, acutal use time 45 min before the rain and wind came back :)
even more fishin', I could see them from the camper - it was an awesome spot
it's getting hot out here
no more clothes
burying in the sand, everyone got a turn
boys
And just before our showers (read; sand where the sun don't shine) on the last day we ended the weekend the same way we began it with one super big fish on the line. We couldn't ask for anything more now could we?
4 comments:
what awesome memories of childhood you are building for your kids! i bet every single one of them grows up to be a camper, and maybe a fisherman(woman) too :)
love the pics.
so glad you are going to get well.
Hi Bobbi ! I have tried, unsuccessfully to comment on your post several times this morning. We are studying Jonah tonight in VBS. We are focusing more on his fear of Ninevah and how he tries to run from God. But, I do so love that WHALE story. So do the kids...did you know that in Hebrew the translation means GREAT FISH and could have been any sea creature? Cool, huh?
yeah. Pastor talked a bit about the times back then, and all the legends of sea creatures that abounded. i find it interesting that he chose to use a sea creature to save Jonah's life.
pastor has painted Jonah differently than i ever heard before. as a servant of God who had probably faithfully obeyed, until he came to a point when the obeying just didn't make SENSE. thus, the control issues. he also has referenced parts of the bible which compare Jonah to Jesus, as being sent on a mission of redemption into a place of corruption...had never been aware of those before.
i love good teaching :) i bet the kiddos do, too.
Your kids are seriously having the best childhood!
So cool. SO THANKFUL your reports were good. I will let my small group know!
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