{"id":154,"date":"2003-10-30T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2003-10-30T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plan.thewoottons.com\/?p=154"},"modified":"2003-10-30T12:00:39","modified_gmt":"2003-10-30T12:00:39","slug":"chubby-bunnies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plan.thewoottons.com\/?p=154","title":{"rendered":"Chubby Bunnies"},"content":{"rendered":"

We spent last weekend camping. A Halloween weekend at Granite Hill Campground<\/a> was filled with activities, from a costume contest (which deposited a prize in the wife’s nephew’s pocket) to a bout of trick or treating (Cambell fell asleep, but we need not talk about that). It was fun and every night ended just as it should: huddled next to a warm campfire passing around marshmallows.<\/p>\n

Chubby bunnies<\/a> was the name of the game on our last night there. For those not in the know, chubby bunnies is a game where you stuff your mouth full of marshmallows one at a time. After each marshmallow, you must say, “chubby bunnies.” One guy managed to get 16 marshmallows into his mouth before my comments about his likeness to Old Yeller<\/a> made him spit them to the ground. It was truly impressive indeed. My wife led the female side of the campfire. Her grand accomplishment was 12. I’m so proud.<\/p>\n

The trip really got us thinking about buying a pop up camper. We already have a hitch on the back of the Xterra, a hitch that was originally meant for a boat. A boat, however, sounds like a purchase of the very distant future. The wife and I love to fish but we have a very young child. I don’t think I’d feel real safe floating above the Ocean with him onboard until he can tell me his age. Even then, there’s always the possibility of a little brother or sister to worry about. Besides, much like a pool, the best kind of boat is somebody else’s boat. Those things are expensive, in both time and money, to maintain (Incidentally, I’ve heard that the two best days of a man’s life is the day he buys his boat and the day he sells his boat).<\/p>\n

Anyway, back to the camper. It just sounds like it makes sense. Before we had a child, the wife and I camped a reasonable amount. Now that we have a kid, camping sounds a whole lot more family friendly than a hotel. Not to mention, its a good bit cheaper.<\/p>\n

My wife remarked that she didn’t do a lot of traveling as a child. I was the exact opposite. We had a camper and we went all sorts of places. I liked camping as a kid. I still like it as a adult. The ability to, ahem, rough it while still being able to control the temperature — via a convenient heater or air conditioner — sounds right up my alley. Camping season gets extended and mom, dad, and baby get a good reason to get out of the house more than occasionally.<\/p>\n

For the moment, this just a dream and future plan. But, if you couldn’t tell, I’m pretty enthusiastic about the idea. It might not be as far off as you, or I, think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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