With a two boy family, my weekends are just absolutely CRAZY! This last weekend was the first in awhile where there was NO birthday parties. February we had seven birthday's (OUCH $$$)! But, we still had plenty of other plans for the weekend!
KD had a mom's club thingy on Friday night, so the boys and I had a "guys" night! Saturday was a Wii party! Can you believe it, total video game party. Sunday night we had our family dinner up in the mountains with the in-laws.
The difficult part for me was not how busy I was, but how stressed out I was from work! I wish in my hearts of hearts I was one of those guys that did not take things so personal, especially at work. But when things are not right I make it personal and I feel the need that I have to fix it. Unfortunately, many times my family suffers from this, I withdraw.
The difficult part for me was not how busy I was, but how stressed out I was from work! I wish in my hearts of hearts I was one of those guys that did not take things so personal, especially at work. But when things are not right I make it personal and I feel the need that I have to fix it. Unfortunately, many times my family suffers from this, I withdraw.
I do not mean too, but I get "ALL up in my head", I call it, "consulting the idiot". Seriously why do I consult this person, like he can fore-see the future or control other people. But the "idiot" thinks he can! I had many one on one sessions with the "idiot" this last weekend (they are free of charge), I became unavailable for the family and had absolutely no patience. I HATE IT!
So to try to break away, we went on a hike up in Evergreen before the family dinner on Sunday. We had a plan to hit the trail up to Maxwell Falls, a little late of course, because that is what we do as a family. We are a heard of turtles leaving the house. We hit the trail around lunch time in hopes to have lunch on the trail.
Well, NC has a poopy diaper at the trail head, so that gets changed. KD takes a stick to the nose and draws blood before we even get started! NC does not want to be in his pack anymore because he is hungry (no lunch yet), so we let him walk up the trail. He is just taking on the trail full force, but he takes a "header" and draws blood (all OK). We come to a crossing in the trail that has a piece of frozen stream that we think we need to cross to keep going. KD goes for it to see if it was even possible. Well, she falls and slides down the stream on her butt.
So to try to break away, we went on a hike up in Evergreen before the family dinner on Sunday. We had a plan to hit the trail up to Maxwell Falls, a little late of course, because that is what we do as a family. We are a heard of turtles leaving the house. We hit the trail around lunch time in hopes to have lunch on the trail.
Well, NC has a poopy diaper at the trail head, so that gets changed. KD takes a stick to the nose and draws blood before we even get started! NC does not want to be in his pack anymore because he is hungry (no lunch yet), so we let him walk up the trail. He is just taking on the trail full force, but he takes a "header" and draws blood (all OK). We come to a crossing in the trail that has a piece of frozen stream that we think we need to cross to keep going. KD goes for it to see if it was even possible. Well, she falls and slides down the stream on her butt.
After a well deserved choice word or two by KD, we decided to circle back and have lunch at a nice little rock back up the trail. Everyone is feed, happy and so we decide to head-back to the car.
We get back to the car and I look at our GPS. This is what it said:
* Odometer: 1.8 miles
* Total tripe time: 2hrs 12 mins.
* Total walk time: 52 mins:
* Total standing time 1hr 20 mins. THAT IS RIGHT WE STOOD AROUND MORE THAN WE DID HIKING!
We did not make it to the falls this time, but we were out here as a family and for 2hrs and 12 mins. I WAS NOT CONSULTING THE IDIOT!
This week we are going out and trying GEOCACHING: http://www.geocaching.com/
Geocaching is a game played all over the world. People hide little treasures around neighborhoods or out in the woods. You locate these using GPS. You take something and you leave something. It is treasuring hunting with the kids. Should be interesting!
Maybe we will do more hiking than standing this time! I will let you know how it goes!
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