"Bent or Broken is the Family Tree": Camping~

June 7, 2010

Camping~

My Grandpa instilled in me, in us all the love of the Great Out Doors & The Open Road. He took me every where with him, I was always road tripping and camping with him. He would even drive all the way here to California (UN announced, he liked the surprise) Honk his horn and tell me “Grab your pole, The weathers changing…perfect time to catch some fish!” and just like that all other plans be it friends or work where out the window as I was out the door to spend a few hours on the river with him. Most of my favorite memories are of my Grama and Grampa out camping. I have tons and tons of stories.. I am going to focus on those this summer, sharing them with all of you. Some of you may even have been there. But as of right now … Rick and I took the kids Camping this weekend to East Park Res. As you can see It's Beautiful! Rick's Family EVERY year on the same Date JUNE 5Th goes camping together for the : " COUSIN CAMP OUT" I swear that there must have been 150- 200 people this year, kids, dogs, boats, jet skies, fishing, games, raffle, Lots of Food and most important Memories! The girls had a Blast! Kenzie got to ride on one of the jet skies, Loved it! ( I think that's going to be my next big purchase)

We set up the Tent:

Did some Swimming :

Sat on the Fishing boat -and I do mean Sat...Rick couldn't get it started so we sat in it for a good 20 min out in the water before he had to swim us back in!! LOL, Memories!

We roasted Mellows!

And then we enjoyed the true beauty that is our world, the sun setting and the starry sky!

Camping is something I love, I don't mean RVs and Cabins..I mean Tents and the back of the pick up. Grampa taught me: Fishing and tyin' my own line and hooking my own bait, How to start a fire and make it last 3 days, how to watch and hear snakes, and how to swim with the current and not against it. I am so Thankful to him and you Grama for giving me these wonderful memories and the life knowledge so that I can pass them on to my kids! Thank you.

I Love You!

XOXO, Renea

Life, Family and Time

This is because I can't be with you everyday- Becasue we all have our on lives to live and Becasue we all need to remember we are bound together. On a journey that may lead us all in different direction only to end at the same place. Besides houses and cars and cloths and jobs and school and work and bills and , and , and ~all we have, all that is really important each other, is Family.

Life really is short~ I have learned that. We really don't have all the time we think we do. It can really come down to now or never.... I have lost 4 Very important people to me in the last 7 years. Some I could deal with better than others, some that were ready and that had lived long lives- others that I still cant belive wont be calling me in the next 5 min to ask if I heard what so and so has done now or if I have finally read that books she said is the steamist bestist book ever...

I just want to live my life knowing I made the effort. I have tried. I reached out and have done what I can consider the best I could do. So that I have no regrets, no only if I's or I could haves'!

I believe in following my own heart, not the worries, fears or opinion of others. I have to do what I believe is best for me, for my heart and my soul.

I don't wana!

I don't want to EVER tell my children, "sorry, I was to scared or rapped up in my own world to reach out to that Auntie or Grama or whom ever, when I had the chance." I don't want to tell them " I'm sorry for my mistake, but they aren't around anymore for US to get to know." because it will be an US not an I. It's not about just our selves, it's about our children. I am here, I am ready and I won't be the one to crush mine and my children’s chance at more people to rely on, more love in their lives, or more family to embraces them.