2009 COTOC camping schedule

[SheBantam]

Tracy, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your and all of the COTOC group.

We're talking about a possible weekend at Twin Grove KOA for the weekend of February 14th.  We need to get a February trip in to get one in every month for a year.

Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving, give my regards to the group.
Brave brave people towing in the winter...I am a fairweather camper/towwer.

[tlhdoc]

Well, considering the drop in fuel prices, we've been talking about scheduling in a 2 to 3 week trip to Yellowstone/Teton. Seems to be the year to do it, so long as fuel prices remain low. Anyone interested in going along?

Dave I would love to go, but I have already picked my vacation time for next year.

[tlhdoc]

Tracy, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your and all of the COTOC group.
 
We're talking about a possible weekend at Twin Grove KOA for the weekend of February 14th. We need to get a February trip in to get one in every month for a year.

Bruce I would love to go then.  Let me know if you decide to go.  I have a four day weekend, that weekend.  Are you still planning on camping over New Years?  If so I will try to get the 2nd of January off.

[DiW]

Chris snuck our popup back into the garage over Thanksgiving weekend so I guess we're all done with camping until the spring. Good news is he got the snowblower all ready to go, so maybe we'll be snow free for awhile. Usually, it's AFTER the snowstorm hits when he realizes he needs to get things moving.

Have fun you guys who are still camping. I'm constantly 'readjusting" the heat thermostat after Chris walks out of the room so I can't imagine camping in the winter. But then again, I get cold just walking out to get the mail . So glad it's basketball season - games are played INSIDE. Kels has some soccer friends who are playing in a tournament this weekend IN THE SNOW. I remember some of those games and don't miss that one bit.

Oops, I just looked out and see the snow has begun... Think I'll go make some hot chocolate and watch Miracle on 34th Street.

[tlhdoc]

Chris snuck our popup back into the garage over Thanksgiving weekend so I guess we're all done with camping until the spring.

Di if Chris didn't put the camper in the garage were you planning/thinking of going camping again this year???

[DiW]

Well, My "look on the bright side" back up plan if a layoff should happen is "Let's go somewhere". Yes Tracy. It would have to be somewhere warm, you know me well. And if he should be out of work, camping will be the only trip within our budget. But, I will just hope for the best. He has been down'sized twice already, and seeing all these layoffs, it's a bit scary...

[Hargus]

seeing all these layoffs, it's a bit scary...

I  think "scary" is a good  way to describe all these layoffs and them some.

We're looking forward to hopefully seeing everyone next season on some trip.

Somewhere warm of course...Di.

[tlhdoc]

Well, My "look on the bright side" back up plan if a layoff should happen is "Let's go somewhere". Yes Tracy. It would have to be somewhere warm, you know me well. And if he should be out of work, camping will be the only trip within our budget. But, I will just hope for the best. He has been down'sized twice already, and seeing all these layoffs, it's a bit scary...

Di I hope Chris keeps his job.  With K's sports you won't be able to go on a trip, would you?

[DiW]

Well, HS bball season just began but there is a window for a trip when it ends around the end of Feb - since technically she doesn't play a spring sport (just club soccer). She WILL be sitting it out for awhile when bball ends to give her back a break. She's been having trouble since fall of '07. We repeatedly took her to doctors and they kept telling us she was ok (xrays and bone scan were ok), said she just needed physical therapy and occasionally muscle relaxants. I kept pushing and finally got a different doctor to do MRIs. As I expected, he found problems with 2 lumbar vertebrae and disks. Luckily, they ruled out spinal cord stuff like Jason has (or she was facing giving up sports totally). Kels took a month off (for the most part) as soon as HS soccer ended and she is really just getting back into the swing of things. But the ortho said she could play bball (gave the ok the night before Thanksgiving and tryouts were the morning after)...

I'm hoping springtime will allow for some camping. Her club soccer team isn't as demanding, time-wise, as HS sports. Most of the girls are involved in other sports so it's somewhat flexible, although this year many of the girls (who are a year older than Kels) will be pushing to enter college recruitment tournaments.

So, I actually booked a camping trip for August. I was so excited to have a trip planned. And then before I got the credit card bill, we got a call that Chris' niece is getting married in Boston and to save that weekend. Aarrgh. It is so difficult to plan ahead...

[goforit75]

Scott emailed me about going to Codorus SP in PA.  I was there along with a few from the group last October and would like to go back.  When would anyone like to go there?  I do remember a nice restaurant with very, very good ice cream.

Codorus SP sounds like a good trip, close to Gettysburg...love that place.  Trip there in the early spring would be great, I'll keep and eye out for any posts about it.


Rich and Barb

Oh Yeah....Dexter too

[Hargus]

Chris' niece is getting married in Boston and to save that weekend. Aarrgh. It is so difficult to plan ahead...

Diane, Let me know if you need any local tips or suggestions when your planning your Boston trip.

Mike

[DiW]

Thanks Mike. I was told they would be reserving a block of rooms so I think the hotel will be decided for us, but I'd like to "stay and play" if the timing works out ok. They're going to get married at the Museum of Science, overlooking the river. They had been contemplating the Cape, where my MIL lives. Will try to fit in some time there as well, if I can arrange things for Kels. HS soccer will be going full swing then and I still won't leave her home alone (have to maintain the same rules the other kids had, haha). Gets so much easier once they hit 18 and go off to college. In the meantime, I play meanie.

[Hargus]

I think the hotel will be decided for us, but I'd like to "stay and play" if the timing works out ok. .

Diane, I wasn't sure how familar you & Chris were with the area. That sounds interesting at the museum, you might end up staying in Cambridge or there abouts. I sympathize with the scheduling we're "only" on basketball, cub scouts and before and after school events. Keep me in mind if you think your going to get lost or looking local. I mentioned to Tracy we were hoping to get together for camping at some point this summer.

[SheBantam]

Chris snuck our popup back into the garage over Thanksgiving weekend so I guess we're all done with camping until the spring. Good news is he got the snowblower all ready to go, so maybe we'll be snow free for awhile. Usually, it's AFTER the snowstorm hits when he realizes he needs to get things moving.

How does one sneak a camper in the garage?  Christmas day Raymond ahd Shannon (my second oldest son) get the snow thrower out of the shed, they put fresh gas in it and started it, then put it near the door where I could get it out.


Out May 31 Wedding cruise has been canceled, seems too many of the Chicago contingent of her family had more important things to do that week than go to the Bahamas...like senior proms...so they are looking at places to have it locally.

That means the first week of June is freed up, we traded off the first week of Feb, where Lord willing, we will board a plane and go to Vega...cheaper than driving to Norfolk and boarding a Carnaval Cruise for 6 days.

I intend to do a weekend this spring at Holly Lakes in the Transient Section. We had Kyrian today and took a drive (the house IS NOT 2 year old proofed), and ended up at the petting zoo part of Holly lakes, We did not bring our cameras, but I want to camp there with Kyrian and possiby Ryan, the other 2 year old granson, and of course Raymond (to help me chase the 2 two year olds and give me a break to do peronal things, unless of course Tracy or anyone else wants to come along and give me short breaks a couple times during the weekend. We WILL take the camera and watch the two year old (s) interact with the goats and pot bellied pigs.  The transient area is adjacent to the petting zoo...

[tlhdoc]

Paula where is Holly Lakes?