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  9 Easy Camping Grill Ideas One would have the best of it during camping by following these simple and easy nine grill ideas. Camping is best enjoyed with family and friends, and much more with a satisfied stomach. One of the easiest ways of cooking meals during camping is by grilling . It doesn’t need a lot of preparation to do like any other cooking method. You just simply cook your food over dry heat, mostly from a heat source below. This form of cooking saves a lot of time and produces hot smoked food almost instantly, making it a favorite for every camper. 1. To burn charcoal faster, keep them in a cool, dry place. They won’t burn easily if they are damp. 2. Put vegetable oil or the food on the grid before grilling. This makes the food cook faster and smell good. 3. Marinate food before the camping trip and keep it in the cooler. This allows the marinade to sip into the food, making the food even tastier. You will save time from marinating during camping. 4. Drain marinade fr

 It's been an eventful day...a 16th birthday and a 6-year old's violin performance. A rainy day tends to brings excitement I suppose. We got ready... One of us was the Diva:   The Diva, MacKenzie One of us was Indiana Jones' father, Henry: Will disguised as "Henry Jones" and then there was this handsome feller, my Rock Star! The ever handsome, Jake We arrived an hour early. Grandpa thought it would be a treat to go get coffee and maybe something to eat. We found a Burger King and took a seat. I mentioned to William and MacKenzie not to let the maple syrup get them sticky as they were dipping away those tasty French toast sticks. Turns out, that was NOT what I should have been concerned with as William announced he needed to use the restroom. I think his chronological sequencing was a little off-kilter because there in that seat, his pants, front and back, were SOAKED! We cleared our table. I took William to the restroom, loaded into the car and headed across the s

 Oh, Son, where has the time gone? You seemed so little just yesterday and today, you're finishing driver's education so you can cruise in that groovy Oldsmobile! Here are some reflections on your first year....some of the people who influenced our life...it's all about YOU, as you came into our life and brought great joy! You were our second and some things I'm sure I neglected...this is not evidence that I loved you any less than Jake. My hands were just fuller and my knowledge was greater--babies grow up! No one was MORE excited than Jake. Here is poses in front of your crib with the layette Mommy made just for you.   Your name means: Jehovah has remembered A Gift from God At 7:30 am I began having minor contractions that were 30-40 seconds long. We called Grandma Ann and she said we needed to be on our way. I told her we'd "be there in a while."I packed snacks for Jake (Kudos bars, "Cockaloos" (cornflakes), Waldo Spaghetti-o's and grapes)

  40 is NOT What I Thought It Would Be I'm not going to lie. It happened. I turned 40. If only it was THAT simple. You also know that my birthday is a BIG deal if you know me. I count down. I remind you periodically that my birthday is coming. It's typically a week before, the day of, and a week after the celebration. When it's over, I remind you that it all starts again in just 364 more days. It started innocently enough. My routine was not even the slightest bit disrupted. The countdown had begun! This was a momentous year. One of those years you look forward to, like 16, 21, 30...there was a giddiness in me and a bounce to my stride. Then, about four hours before the minute of my birth was to be reached, I heard forty screaming for me to join the "Dark Side." I kid you not. Even the heavy breathing, though that quite possibly could have been me reaching the top of the stairs. Why did it happen? I have no clue. Suddenly, my parade of celebration was a death marc