Sometimes in life, we have to give up some things in order to get to where we really want to go.
That was the case with a recent camping excursion. I’ve always wanted to take the kids back to where I was raised so they could see fall leaves. It’s simply a spectacular time of year and it takes my breath away when you hit it at its peak. However, my kids just weren’t interested and leaving the air conditioning of home for a camping trip. This was a great disappointment for me and even for my wife. When I was a kid, I loved going camping. Dad would grab me up from school where we go hike into the mountains for a long weekend of camping. It was just me and him as mom and my sister we’re at home enjoying the indoor air conditioning. Dad knew a lot about camping and that region and passed all that on to me. There’s not a whole lot better memories and being out of the air-conditioning and out in the woods with my dad. And this is what I wanted a little bit for my kids. When I asked if they wanted to take a vacation up to see the leaves, I got the usual response. So I bargained a bit. Instead of roughing it, we went car camping in a campsite with electricity, bathrooms and the works. I even agreed to bring along space heaters as the kids were worried there would be not enough HVAC heating. It turned out to be a great time anyway and the leaves were simply spectacular.