What I Did on My Summer Vacation, Part 2

August brought us a new responsibility.  With Cheryl and Greg relocated to Virginia, planning the annual Delaware River tubing trip fell to us.  I guess it's appropriate, since that's where Maggie and I were introduced.  It was a success, though not as well-attended as we'd hoped.  We also enjoyed the Peach Festival at Peddler's Village the next day.

The following weekend was a relaxing camping trip to Tohickon Valley Park, around 30 minutes from home.  We set-up our site, relaxed, and went to bed as it began to rain, only to find that the tent leaked.  As large as it is (four rooms!), there were so many leaks, we couldn't find a spot for our mattress that could avoid the drips and seemed to rain harder as the night went on.  We finally relented and accepted defeat, bundled the soundly-sleeping Will into his car seat, and departing around 1:30am, leaving everything in the tent.

Will loves camping.

After a comfortable, relaxing, and dry sleep in our own beds, we had a nice breakfast and returned to evaluate the damage.  Our mattress and blanket were wet and the site was a bit muddy, but since the skies were now clear, we hung the wet gear on ropes, lit a fire for ambience, and spent the afternoon reading in the sun and walking around the campground.  Will was in a great mood.  We reset the tent's interior with our now-dry gear, then Maggie cooked chicken with potatoes and onions in foil packs and we thoroughly enjoyed them before getting a full night's sleep.  I relit the fire in the morning and Maggie made eggs and bacon, which was simple and delicious.  We packed the car and headed home ready to face the coming week.

Bacon!

Maggie spent the last week of the month off, recovering from foot surgery (again).  The hardware installed in her foot was on a nerve and causing a lot of pain, so the doctor had to remove it.  In other medical news, Will had another seizure this month (the week before we camped), so he returned to the neurologist for an electroencephalogram and an exam.  Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, but since Will continues to grow, his medicine dose (based on weight) seemed to be too low and was increased a tad.  Maggie was still limping a bit, but we closed the month with a trip to Radio City Music Hall to see Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana.  One of her sisters watched Will while we were gone and other than fighting traffic and tough parking, it was a very nice afternoon.