This past week, the wife and kids have been on a camping trip in the lovely Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I was left with a list of things to accomplish whilst they frolicked in the woods (my favorite woods, BTW). I actually had high hopes for maximizing my time while they were away. WRONG!
I woke up last Saturday with the world in the palm of my hand, ready to take it all on, check things off my “Honey-Do” list. Fat chance. I did get some of my new picket fence painted that day. Then it was off to visit with family in another part of the state and not get home until dinner time the next day. The whole weekend was shot at that point. And then came Monday. Have you ever tried to be productive in the evenings after work? It rarely happens. I would come home, open a beer, start dinner, and eat while watching TV. Then what? Usually another beer and the realization that it is getting close to bed time and I haven’t accomplished shit. Ensue Monty Python themed scrambling with “Yakkity Sax” playing in the background while I tried to get laundry done, clean up the massive mess that my wife left the house in as she emptied every closet and storage bin in the house trying to locate every necessary piece of equipment for camping in the Michigan wilderness with 3 kids aged 6 and under. It looked like a tornado went through the main level or our house. I don’t even recall owning this much stuff, let alone finding enough storage space to keep it all hidden!
So, it’s now Friday. I am leaving to meet them in the U.P. tomorrow for a short stay at Manistique Lakes with my entire family. My wife hates staying with anybody while on vacation, so it should be fun. I have to admit, I don’t really like staying with other people either, so I can’t really fault her. Anyway, my list is about half done as of now, and I have about 8 hours to finish the rest. To make matters worse, I scheduled a small guys’-night-out for later this evening. I really am a lazy slob.
