Matt Holthe's Fleeting Thoughts

It's only September. Today the high temperature was just over 90. But we're done camping for the year. Last weekend was our last trip. We have a trip scheduled in early October, but it would end up being more trouble than its worth to bring the camper on that trip. And we have plans the rest of the weekends in October and even plans in November already. So another camping trip this year is not going to be possible. We had a decent year for camping. We didn't take the camper out for a long trip like I had wanted, but we did several weekend trips. The longer the trip, the better, as far as I'm concerned. There is a lot of work prior to hitting the road (loading things up, packing, etc), a decent amount of work unloading and setting up when you get there, and a ton of work when you leave and return home. So the longer that last day can be pushed out, the better. We're thinking about an extended trip next year, and hopefully we can do more than 1 extended trip to ma...

Last Saturday I took my daughter to her first football game. She's 9 years old. She still has a lot to learn about football. And sitting through a 3+ hour game in heat was too much to expect. We only lasted the first half. Problem was, Illinois (the team we were rooting for) was down 17-3 at halftime. In the second half (which we missed), Illinois made a comeback and ended up winning 31-24. It would have been nice to see the second half of the game. Maybe once she gets a little older.