THIS IS OUR PERIMETER o_O

Well after 16 years of marriage you pretty much get used to each other, and your kids.  The things that are said and done aren't usually so far out there that it leaves you with a "what the heck" feeling anymore. Until you decide you are going to try the great outdoors, then you WILL have that "what the heck" feeling! Not a question of if, it's simply a matter of when.

     For those of you who don't know me, this is my first year of experiencing outside stuff. I helped my family with the garden this year, I even planted my own flowers! I discovered that outside really isn't so bad.  So now that I'm Outdoor Woman of the Year it just seemed logical that we become expert campers.  Yep, we were going for roughing it-by roughing it I mean we have a small travel trailer and I have to walk to the PUBLIC showers to get semi clean feeling.  My wonderful husband, our daughter and her friend load up in two separate vehicles and we were off to experience the most extreme adventure I have ever had.  Yes we were escaping for the weekend.  No cell phones, no craziness, no family.  Just us.

     We arrived at our destination earlier than expected that day so we eagerly parked the trailer, unloaded and was going to go exploring.  While unloading and setting up our daughter and her friend come in with a look of confusion all over their faces.  Surely no one has ever seen that from their 16 year old! I paid them little attention until Audrey pipes in with, "Dad is hanging a rope around the trees".  Obviously he is hanging it in anticipation of needing to dry towels later I thought.  After several minutes I pop outside to check on Michael's progress of our clothes line. It wasn't until that very second when Michael was standing there all proud of his accomplishment that I realized, we had brought our unwelcome house guest. "This is our perimeter!". There it is...what the heck?  Yes you guessed it PTSD needed a vacation too! I stood there laughing so hard at this measly little white rope that was carefully tied around the cluster of trees surrounding our campsite.  We went about our weekend having a wonderful time, even drying our towels- but no one crossed OUR PERIMETER!