I spent most of my childhood in a small town called Glen Rose Texas. My memories of this place were from what I recall, great. There was always something to do here. One of the two places I enjoyed was called Dinosaur Valley State Park. It got it's name by all the dino footprints that were left behind. I hope to drive up there soon so my boys get to see where I grew up and get to see the place I called home for several years. Below is a link for information about park.
http://paleo.cc/paluxy/dvsp.htm
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Our first camping trip!
The boys and I went camping with my sister and her family, and few friends this past Friday. We headed out of town to Garner State Park. The park was beautiful, the drive alone was very relaxing or maybe it is just me, but I find the scenery so beautiful, that it reminds me of the place where I grew up (cue in happy thoughts of childhood). My boys were surprised with all the different road kill they spotted which ranged from armadillos to wild boars. Our first day there we went not to far down to the river and it was beautiful water was just the right temperature and clear and not to deep so the boys could have fun. The downside was that I, mom, forgot the oh-so-important water shoes. OUCH!! Flip flops, the shoe choice for summer (in almost every important color) was not enough for those large rocks. A very painful lesson learned.
Saturday we spent the whole day pretty much at the river and headed back late afternoon to put the kids (who all looked over the age of 90 with their little wrinkled bodies) to sleep seeing as some of the little ones missed nap time. We sat out and prepared the meal for the night and barbecued. Later, the children all woke up after a long nap and ran around from pop-up to pop-up. Yeah, we cheated just a bit. No camping gear was really needed just some groceries and a lot of water and snacks, sunblock and bug spray. We headed out early Sunday morning because well, I wasn't feeling well and I needed a real shower in my own bathroom, not one where I had to wear my flip flops and tote a bag of toiletries. Over all we all had a blast and it was great spending it with friends and family. I hope we are able to do it again soon.
Saturday we spent the whole day pretty much at the river and headed back late afternoon to put the kids (who all looked over the age of 90 with their little wrinkled bodies) to sleep seeing as some of the little ones missed nap time. We sat out and prepared the meal for the night and barbecued. Later, the children all woke up after a long nap and ran around from pop-up to pop-up. Yeah, we cheated just a bit. No camping gear was really needed just some groceries and a lot of water and snacks, sunblock and bug spray. We headed out early Sunday morning because well, I wasn't feeling well and I needed a real shower in my own bathroom, not one where I had to wear my flip flops and tote a bag of toiletries. Over all we all had a blast and it was great spending it with friends and family. I hope we are able to do it again soon.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Well, I have had quite an interesting week. First, I have been tossing the idea of cutting my hair short around for a while now. Decided to get opinions from really close friends who have known me, I got both negative and positive feedback. Thursday, I woke up and decided "It's just hair, It'll grow back" so I made my way to Northstar Mall and went to Toni and Guy and long story short, I cut it all off and decided to donate the rest to Locks of Love.
Saturday, I went tubing for the first time ever in my adult life. Haha. Yeah, what can I say, I lead a very boring life and the smallest things seem to amuse me. Needless to say I had a blast and got super burned, but I had fun, despite losing my vehicle key and then to later find it on the train track after a train just passed over it. I got pretty lucky though, it landed on the board between the rails and was it was retrieved unscathed. I also almost drowned after my tube flipped over. I survived to tell the story and hopefully tube really soon.
Saturday, I went tubing for the first time ever in my adult life. Haha. Yeah, what can I say, I lead a very boring life and the smallest things seem to amuse me. Needless to say I had a blast and got super burned, but I had fun, despite losing my vehicle key and then to later find it on the train track after a train just passed over it. I got pretty lucky though, it landed on the board between the rails and was it was retrieved unscathed. I also almost drowned after my tube flipped over. I survived to tell the story and hopefully tube really soon.
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