Day 3 - Oregon (by Pam)
Posted by Pam Taylor on Tuesday, June 29, 2010
The Events of Monday, June 28, 2010
Today was a quiet day of rest in the Valley of the Rogue State Park, OR. It sort of had to be since the day started at 12:30 am with us arriving in the campground after seeing Hamlet at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Hamlet was 3 hours 15 minutes long and did not start until 8:30 pm. Both Jim and I nodded off at times, but all the kids stayed awake and attentive throughout! The resilience of children! We reached our campsite early this morning and after my miserable failure at using flashlights to direct Jim's maneuvering of the RV, we finally hit the sack at 1:10 am.
We slept late, enjoyed a late breakfast, awesome showers and a day of R&R. We cleaned up the RV, moved some things around to provide better access, and generally re-organized. Our new cell phone rang during the organization and we couldn't find it/reach it before it went to voicemail. After a good laugh, we decided we needed a new storage place for it. We had had a problem with the AC not working when the RV was not hooked up which resulted in me having to cook dinner in a 93 degree RV without a working microwave. Jim solved that problem today after a phone call to the owner and uttered those infamous words we wives love to hear - "You were right, honey."
After lunch we began our family bible study of the book of Mark, manuscript style. Jim and I had been introduced to the manuscript method of studying Scripture when we were in college and have been eager to share this with our kids. It takes a year to study Mark in this manner so this trip has provided that perfect opportunity. The kids were fully engaged in the process and some good learning took place.
Abby finally got to fix her fish tacos for dinner, a dinner that had been aborted for the past few days. It was delicious, made more so by the pleasant surroundings of the green river valley. Rested and refreshed we are ready for another day in the Valley of the Rogue and the girls and I will take in Pride and Prejudice at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival tomorrow why Jim and Ben find some manly activity in Ashland to keep them busy while we are being entertained.
Today was a quiet day of rest in the Valley of the Rogue State Park, OR. It sort of had to be since the day started at 12:30 am with us arriving in the campground after seeing Hamlet at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Hamlet was 3 hours 15 minutes long and did not start until 8:30 pm. Both Jim and I nodded off at times, but all the kids stayed awake and attentive throughout! The resilience of children! We reached our campsite early this morning and after my miserable failure at using flashlights to direct Jim's maneuvering of the RV, we finally hit the sack at 1:10 am.
We slept late, enjoyed a late breakfast, awesome showers and a day of R&R. We cleaned up the RV, moved some things around to provide better access, and generally re-organized. Our new cell phone rang during the organization and we couldn't find it/reach it before it went to voicemail. After a good laugh, we decided we needed a new storage place for it. We had had a problem with the AC not working when the RV was not hooked up which resulted in me having to cook dinner in a 93 degree RV without a working microwave. Jim solved that problem today after a phone call to the owner and uttered those infamous words we wives love to hear - "You were right, honey."
After lunch we began our family bible study of the book of Mark, manuscript style. Jim and I had been introduced to the manuscript method of studying Scripture when we were in college and have been eager to share this with our kids. It takes a year to study Mark in this manner so this trip has provided that perfect opportunity. The kids were fully engaged in the process and some good learning took place.
Abby finally got to fix her fish tacos for dinner, a dinner that had been aborted for the past few days. It was delicious, made more so by the pleasant surroundings of the green river valley. Rested and refreshed we are ready for another day in the Valley of the Rogue and the girls and I will take in Pride and Prejudice at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival tomorrow why Jim and Ben find some manly activity in Ashland to keep them busy while we are being entertained.