Mindless Meanderings of Schroedawg

We love to camp. And living in a mild-climate place, allows for a lot of weekend trips and getaways to wherever our heart desires. Most of the time, we are out on day hikes, but we try to squeeze in as many mini-camping adventures as possible. The best part about camping, aside from great company, is the escape you get from reality. You get to leave behind all the b.s. of normal, daily routine, and live off the land, without distractions, and enjoy the quiet, surreal, beauty of what God has blessed us with. So many people would rather have that “RV” camping type experience, without modern day amenities at their fingertips, but we tent camp and wouldn’t have it any other way. You can still live modern, per say, by mini-camp stoves and a comfy air matress, but nothing makes me smile more than just being completely away from it all and having nothing to worry about it. And I am proud to introduce Madelynne to this favorite past time of ours, too Slug on our tent  This weekend

Today Madelynne turned 11 months old. It’s hard to believe that in 4 weeks, she will be celebrating her first birthday. I can honestly say, despite the circumstances of the past year, it sure has been a blessing to stay at home and capture the moments of her infancy and as she continues to grow into the little toddler she soon will become. I think I say this in almost every one of my blogs, and as much as I miss being in the classroom with my students, I wouldn’t trade this time with Madelynne for the world. Her personality is quite defined and to use some fun adjectives that describe her, I’d say: animated, joyful, curious, talkative, stubborn, passionate, and funny. Boy, this girl can make me laugh! Here are some highlights from the past month. Next month will mark her 1 st birthday. Brad and I have decided, every year, to each write her a letter as a reflection of that year, and then save them until she turns 18.  I am also doing a little slide-show compilation of some of my fa