101 reasons to NOT camp at half moon lake...

Well maybe not 101 but enough to really not go there.
1. The price - 40 $ a night is very high for what you get.
2. The rules - to ridiculous to mention
3. The no outside firewood sign
4. The 10 a bundle price for firewood
5. The kiddie pool being closed
6.The paddle boats being closed
7. The trout pond being closed
8. The mini golf course that is so well maintained at sometimes the only thing holding you up is astroturf. The whole thing is an obstacle ever tried to putt straight on torn astroturf?
9. The leeches
10. The fresh water shrimp
11. The smell of the well water
12. The smell of the bathrooms
13. The smell of the "beach"
14. The "beach" sand with weeds and random hoses and a rotting smell does whip me into a suntanning mood.
15. The itty bitty campsites where your neigbors are permanant residents and as such build fences right where they want. including the middle of your camp site.
16. the sticky sappy things that fall from the trees and stain your feet clothes trailer and dog.
17. The lack of visible campsite numbers ( good luck finding your site.)
18. The outdated campground map.( dont find your site by counting campsites)
19. 1 word. LAWNMOWER
20. If theres no horses or animals take down the rotting barn
21. The jerky attitude towards teens and younger patrons
22. The ultra friendly ( feel the sarcasm) clerks
23. No cell reception
24. Where the hell are the garbage bins?
25. You cant call it a snack pavilion if there are no snacks.
26.59'000 to BUY your own little bitty space in this crappy decrepid place.
27.The playground that is older than me and hasnt seen a new paintjob in that many years. Broken equiptment is dangerous
28. The spiders everywhere.
29. The spiders that fly and land on you all day long.
30. The new no boating rule.
31. The dock is gone
32.My dog has to be tied up but the owners dog can run free to releive itself on your site.
33. the bugs
34.

FLASHBACK -Summer of The flying ants

During our weekend out at Half Moon Lake ( watch for a post on 101 reasons NOT to camp there) we noticed a fair number of flying ants. This in turn brought me back to a summer of 2 wheelers and dickie dee men, of pigtails and pulling hair, and of course a summer of Jem and the Mini Pops.
The summer of the flying ants. I remember clearly that summer our yards were taken over by an astonishing amount of flying ants. I remeber my mom and cheryls mom out there with Raid cans and brooms spraying and uh brooming those ants to death. If you know where me and cheryl grew up your know the space between our side walls and fence is only about 4 feet wide along that walk way. So imagine 4 feet plus the 5 ft highish fence and the wall COVERED in flying ants all the way along the side walls. It was so gross the yard was alive. For some reason i do not remember thes edisgusting creatures anywhere but the side of the house.I certainly do not recall our mini pop listening swinging days being interrupted anyways. So yup theres my useless story for you readers.

Out Of The Mouths Of Babes

A while ago my kids said some funny things. Both in the same day actually. These just popped back into my head so i thought id share.
Mikaila to mr.x ( name with held) - " You know mr.x you sure have a lot of pimples" thinking face "sigh , maybe you should get some neutrogena" i just about died of embarassment my 6yr old is NOT shy.

Joe to mommy - while shopping in walmart " mommy look at that" points at the waterhorse movie " we could watch it tonight on blu way in supah high def" awwwwwwwwwwwwwww my little baby techy