It was also a nice bonus for me! Gracie was sick last week and had residual stomach cramps from it. She was waking up at night kind of a lot which meant that I was waking up at night kind of a lot. Theoretically, this would be a night full of uninterrupted sleep for me!
The girls were quite excited!
Aaron even made a fire...to make their camping experience that much more authentic.
They ended the evening reading the Jesus Storybook Bible by the light of a headlamp!
I enjoyed a quiet evening and went to bed.
I woke up to poor Aaron vomiting at 2:00 in the morning.
Clearly he couldn't go back out to the tent which meant that I morphed into the fun-camping-parent.
Now, I realize that I worked at camp for a long time, but I am a res camp girl.
Which means that my kind of camping is the cabin kind.
There's a lot about actual camping that appeals to me, but sleeping in a tent is not one of those things.
Regardless of that, I dutifully and gladly took Aaron's spot in the tent.
It did take me over an hour to fall asleep because it sounded like a critter was trying to get into the tent...not the most relaxing sensation in the world.
I slept until Gracie woke up at like 5:20 and announced that she wanted to go inside.
I was happy to oblige!
We brought in all of the important blankets and miscellaneous supplies and laid down on the real beds.
Ahhhhhhh...
Until Gracie started crying approximately 1 minute after laying down.
I figured that the night was just kind of weird for her, so I brought her out into the living room so we could cuddle/lay on the couch.
She proceeded to cry and whine for the next 2 hours until she threw up.
2 down.
Plus, Leah said that she wasn't feeling well and was unsure about going to school.
Leah likes school, so if she is okay with staying home, something must really be wrong. I went with my gut and let her stay home.
I pulled together Maggie's lunch and got her some breakfast before taking her to school.
While I was doing that, Aaron and Gracie were throwing up at the very.same.time.
Now that's dedication to Father-Daughter bonding...how cute ;)
Leah joined in on the fun after I got back from taking Maggie to school and picking up some needed supplies.
What a day!
I'm so grateful that Maggie and I didn't get sick. I really felt God sustaining me through the day...largely through the prayers of friends and many offers of help!
Needless to say, I think we're going to wait a while before sleeping in a tent.
After all, it literally made 60% of us sick ;)
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