Smores and Sundresses - A Camping Blog
The Adventures of a Camping Goddess
With the colder weather, it’s time to find things to do to tide us over until the weather warms up again.
December is always a busy month for us, because in addition to the holiday shopping, decorating, cooking, baking and all the parties and dinners to go to, my husband and I also celebrate our anniversary.
This year, we celebrate 20 years!Continue Reading
Do you remember those commercials that used to be on television for Family Game Night?
They ran about 8 years ago and I always thought it was such a clever idea. These days, it’s even more necessary because so many parents are trying to get their kids away from electronics. Am I right?
I have always loved the idea of family game night. We used to play Sorry! with Caleb and Tyler all the time, at dinner time. Until someone spilled a drink over the board and it was fit for nothing but the garbage.
We replaced the game and discovered that they’ve changed the gameplay since the original game came out. We still play the old way though. And we never play with food on the table either.Continue Reading
As I write this post, it’s a beautiful fall day. It’s about 20 degrees (Celcius), sunny and we have a cloudless sky.
The only thing different from today and a full-fledged summer day is the leafless trees. But, I digress, it IS fall, no matter how hard we try to fight it. In my defense though, it’s hard to feel like doing fall activities when it still feels like summer.
By the time this post is published, the temps will be where “they are supposed to be”, whatever that means. So it’s time to accept fall and start planning some fun family activities. Here’s what my family and I have come up with:Continue Reading
Have you given any thought to what you’re thankful for?
Here are some things I’m very grateful for this yearContinue Reading
This summer, we were lucky enough to camp with various friends before embarking on our annual trip to Algonquin, and I have to admit, I learned a lot.
We’ve stayed with friends and family before, but camping with them is entirely different. I didn’t expect to learn anything but I’m thankful I did. Camping with friends has taught us new ways of doing things, using new tools and doing basic things a slightly different way.
No regrets here. Read on to see what secrets we learned: