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We took the boys camping this past weekend.. Spent thursday and friday nights down at Paynetown SRA on the north shore of Lake Monroe. The lake was too flooded for swimming (safety of the unknown ground underfoot and general floodwater bacteria kept us out) though it was hot enough on thursday that a dip would have been nice. A friend had brought along some little pools so the kids were able to cool off nonetheless:

From 2008

We had a great time. I think we spent more time doing nothing than anything else, which is something Nicole and I really enjoyed. We camped right next to the playground so the kids were in heaven. Much of friday was spent ducking away from the rain but we did manage to find one of the many geocaches within hiking distance. The rain didn't stop the kids from playing though:

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And at the end of the day the kids were both exhausted:

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(yes, that is my HT with a whip borrowed from Rich.. had to keep an ear toward the skywarn net for the threat of storms)

From 2008

We did end up with a pretty strong storm on Friday night after midnight. Had a lot of close lightning and thunder, and rain so heavy that it was deafening inside of a tent. Surprisingly the kids both slept through it all. If only I could sleep through a storm like that... while sleeping on the ground even...