Camping at Edvera Farm

HELLO FOLKS! —The Camping bug bit hard at Edvera Farm this year. It started early with the Scouts camp out at Helmer Myre State Park. Then a trip to Spring Valley for the day. Later, Vera took most of the youngsters to White Water State Park for an overnight and nearly two day stay. Last Saturday the Scouts got home from a week at Camp Luck, Wis.

In between that there has been a lot of sleeping out at the farm. The "kids" put a tarp over the picnic table and took turns sleeping there. We have had so many other youngsters visiting us this summer that it was hard to keep track of whether mine were all home and who was here. Of course when ever one of the kids had company they had to sleep out.

Tent In Constant Use

We also acquired a tent this summer and it has been in almost constant use.

A couple of weeks ago Linnea and Merilee, 6 and 4 respectively had a night in the new tent. They came in the next morning completely thrilled. "Daddy! You've just got to sleep in the tent with us tonight — Please Daddy".

It so happened that the next night I had to be gone until late. I wasn't too thrilled about sleeping out. For some unexplained reason, it doesn't thrill me like it did 30 years ago. However for the sake of family solidarity I agreed to spend one night out there.

I got home about 10 o'clock and when the girls saw the car headlights turn in they came out of tent, and made sure I didn't head for my own bed. I still like to sleep in my own bed but it wasn't too bad on the ground with an air mattress between me and "Mother nature."

Poker Face

Merilee, the little "Poker face" is always trying to pull some kind of a joke. Last Saturday she strode into the house and over to me where I was lying on the couch. She held out her hand, "My name is Johnson, I'm President Johnson."

I went along with the joke. "President Johnson, can it really be, I never thought I would see the day when I would have the President of the United States in my own home. Well President Johnson I am certainly thrilled to meet you. What brings you here?"

"I have something for you, some money; a hundred dollars". "Now I know you really are President Johnson," said I.

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Speaking of Merilee, we have a little joke about her. She seems to have her wits about her pretty good. We say that when the Lord passed out the various gifts, He asked who wanted brains. Merilee thought He said rains and said, "I'll take a monsoon".