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Camping Trip from Hell? pt43

Once we got inside the we were seated rather quickly due to there not being a lot of people around. I guess they had something better to do on the 4th like BBQ or something..lol. Anyway Red was not liking it one bit.

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Friday Night..........A Nutcracker.

It's friday night and it's almost Thanksgiving so that can mean only one thing, it's time to see The Nutcracker Ballet. While I enjoy the fine arts I was wondering just how "fine" this one would be. The school my two older kids go to is a fine art magnet school and it's great.

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Flying Lesson

My wife loves planes. When we got married I had no idea she even knew what a plane was but after she went into the Air Force I quickly found out that she loves planes and flying. I hate flying with a passion.

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Camping Trip from Hell? pt42

We fell into our routine again rather quickly after getting back on the road. I told the wife that we'd be putting on some serious miles today. She just smiled and reminded me not to drive once I started to get tired.

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Camping Trip from Hell? pt41

The next morning I woke up rather early just itching to get on the road and lay down more miles.

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The Chris' go Camping.

Ok, I know the title sounds kind of cheesy but it is the best way to describe it. If you haven't read my other articles I'll just say that my best friend and I both are named Chris and were inseparable during a large portion of our childhood.

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The long awaited Potted Meat article and poll!

On a dare I'm going to list the ingredients contained in potted meat at the very beginning of this article before getting into the story of it. It may gross you out or it may just make you hungry but here it is: Libby's Potted Meat Food Product

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My Family's First Camping Trip. pt7 Conclusion.

My wife shook me awake with a look of exasperation on her face. I was completely confused, as usual but she quickly clued me in. She had been awakened by the baby needing a change and was just getting her settled in again when it dawned on her that she was done.

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Camping Trip from Hell? pt40

Here we are heading to Amarillo and eating. Things are looking up for us by now. As I was leaving the state I didn't really have any problems until I came to the branch off to head for Amarillo instead of Lubbock.

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A 500 word article on Cheese Whiz! pt2

As I was writing the first part of this article I was telling the story of me and my best friend and him introducing me to the wonders of processed cheese product also known as Cheese Whiz. Because I was trying to keep it short I let out a bit of the story concerning what we did.

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My Family's First Camping Trip. pt6

I had gotten settled into my bag as was drifting off when all of a sudden my wife sat bolt up right and started shaking me back awake. I, grumbled that I was awake and that she could stop with the earthquake impersonation.

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Wow!! Another year already?

Well I can't believe it but I have somehow survived yet another year. Even with the kids seemingly plotting to give me a heart attack on a near minute by minute basis I have once more reached the day of my birth.

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HotDog Chili, A Hotdog's companion. Recipe

You can thank R.D. Snyder for inspiring this article.

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A 500 word article on Cheese Whiz!

Well first off I'd like to thank SnotRagDave for giving me the idea of trying to write a five hundred word article about Cheese Whiz. With out his prompting I doubt that I would have even tried to write such an article.

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For the Love of a Lammy.

I know you are probably thinking I need a spelling lesson on the word "Lamb" but no this is the was she spells it. When my oldest daughter was 1 year old she got a new wind up music playing Lamb for her birthday from Her auntie.

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Halloween Fun!

Today we decorated the yard with Jack O Lanterns and spiders and webs and rats. We put a few tombstones out and even had a zombie clawing it's way out of the ground.

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Camping Trip from Hell? pt39

We waited for a little while. I can tell you that I hate waiting and it felt like forever. Eventually the verdict was in....it was "Maybe". I swear I could've chewed iron and spit nails by then.

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Do you attend Star Trek/SciFi Conventions?

I love a good convention. my wife on the other hand couldn't stand them. I would drag her along so the photographer. After she attended a couple of them she found out what I had known all along. Conventions are fun. You can meet some of the most interesting people at conventions.

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My Family's First Camping Trip. pt5

I sat and watched the newcomers back into the spot next to mine and begin setting up the popup. I could tell that they had some experience with it just by watching the efficiency that the guy displayed in setting up camp.

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Why aren't we using Nuclear Power?

With all the debate the past several years about Global Warming or Climate Change as it's now called I can't help but wonder why we aren't pursuing Nuclear power to replace our coal dependence? Most of our electrical needs are met by the burning of coal because it's a cheap and a …

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My Family's First Camping Trip. pt4

We took both vans and the cellphone just in case she was called in again. No sense getting in trouble with the brass over something stupid like leaving the phone at home.

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I think I got Banned today.

Lately I've been in a kind of funk. We have fallen into a routine of work, driving the kids around and sleeping. No traveling or anything exciting like that going on. Yup...boring central around here.

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Camping Trip from Hell? pt38

The next morning I awoke to the alarm clock beeping at me. I quickly turned it off so as to not wake the wife and slid out of bed to get dressed. I went into the kitchen and grabbed a quick bite before leaving a note and heading out the door to go back to the storage unit.

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My Family's First Camping Trip. pt3

Things were coming together. All our supplies were laid out on the dining room table ready to be packed into the van and the kids actually went to sleep on time for a change.

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My Family's First Camping Trip. pt2

I could've been a jerk about it and set up the camping trip for failure. I mean I knew we should get a camper of some sort but I also knew she wasn't going to have any of that until she got the tent camping experience.

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About frostyone

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Member Since: 6/2009Last Seen: 11/21/2009

Military husband and a father of 4. Love to travel and find adventure along the way.

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  • Camping Trip from Hell? pt43

    Once we got inside the we were seated rather quickly due to there not being a lot of people around. I guess they had something better to do on the 4th like BBQ or something..lol. Anyway Red was not liking it one bit.

  • Friday Night..........A Nutcracker.

    It's friday night and it's almost Thanksgiving so that can mean only one thing, it's time to see The Nutcracker Ballet. While I enjoy the fine arts I was wondering just how "fine" this one would be. The school my two older kids go to is a fine art magnet school and it's great.

  • Why Don't Things Work Like They Are Supposed To?

    Today is a typical day. Nothing out of the ordinary in any way, but I am so frustrated I want to scream.

  • 2nd. Index of Articles by Robertlyn Schultz (by Topic)

    One Hundred and Six Articles, it's getting deeper! So I thought that a second index would be a good idea about now. All my new friends can find those older stories where I was just starting to write in public.

  • Hick in New York City, Part 16-- A case of mistaken identity

    Tuesday morning dawned cold and wet, just like Sunday. It took all of my strength to get out of bed and ready for the day. I had been in Great Neck for a week, working fourteen to sixteen hour days, without a day off, and only sleeping four or five hours a night.

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