Crochet Me Crazy

We left Thursday heading to Cleburne State Park. We got off to a great start until we had a blow-out on the RV tire about 30 miles before we got to Waco. It was hot but Jeff and Michael got it changed pretty quickly and without incident. The plan was to get to Waco and go to a tire shop and get them to put 2 new tires on. We got to Waco and we can't believe it when we hear the noise of the other tire on the same side as the last flat blew! This time it was worse because we had to try to get to a parking lot and out of traffic to pull over and it also meant no waiting in the A/C while they changed our tire. We had to un-hook the RV and leave it in the parking lot while we drove the truck to find the tires. We were extremely lucky to find the tires after going to 3 different places before we found a Goodyear that had any trailer tires in stock and just before they closed too. We almost spent the night in Waco! Well, the Jeff and Michael came back and changed the tires in about an hour. He had to move some tires around so we had the good tires in the right place. We headed back on our way but ended up getting in late. We picked the best site we could find in the dark, all the while knowing we might had to move the next morning because there was some confusion about which sites were available since the park was full for the 4th of July. Sure enough, the next morning Jeff went down to the park office early to find out and the answer was yes...we would have to move because all of those sites were booked for the weekend. Well, things worked out nicely for us in the end, because the nicest spot in the park became available while we were shuffling around. Having that site, completely made the trip I think. Our fire pit was just steps from one of the nicest entrances to the lake. We had our own little beach area and never had to go to the public swim area. We had never camped at Cleburne before and was delightfully surpised at what a little gem the lake is. It's a very small lake and there were no ski boats or anything like that. It's a spring fed lake and the water was some of the cleanest lake water I've been to and the perfect temperature on the hot days. We spent a whole lot of time in the water and we all got a lot of sun! We did have one more event though....on Friday night, Jeff discovered water coming out from our storage compartment and that's when we figured out someone had left the water on the bathroom sink which filled up our holding tank, when then backed up into the tub, which then overflowed and when throught the vent and into the storage compartment. Okay, this was worse than the tires...this was not good at all. I was very worried ... did I do that? Do I need to be checked in to an alzheimer facility? Hardly anyone had been in the RV all day...I did go in there and used the sink.... the kid's washed their hands without being told?? What is going on here? The mystery was solved later that night luckily after Jeff had cooled down. My forensic investigative skilled had figured it out. A few hours before we went to bed, Michael had a kleenex sticking out of his nose. I asked him if he was having a nose bleed. Yes. Later in the night, after all the stressful flooding and I was brushing my teeth I saw the tiny drops of blood around the sink and a few on the mirror. I knew they weren't there earlier when I had used the sink. Okay, I'm very relieved now knowing I didn't do it! I went to tell Michael I had solved the mystery! He was very impressed with my investigative skills. The rest of trip went well other than we wasted part of our day Saturday driving to the Creation Evidence Museum in Glenrose, Texas which isn't very far away but when we got there they were so full they weren't letting anyone else in the building. There were people sitting everywhere in chairs outside listening to the lectures over a loud speaker. We ended up leaving and going to Dinosaur Valley State Park which was just a few miles up the road. That was a big mistake...it was extremely crowded with cars and people literally everywhere. You could hardly find a parking spot. We walked down to one set of dinosaur tracks and there were lots of people and relatively no water in the river. There were some people swimming the stagnant water. We made a quick decision not to waste anymore time and head back to our picturesque campsite in Cleburne. We all just felt like relaxing and not dealing with the crowds. We spent the rest of the day swimming and floating. We had planned to go to a meet my sister and brother-in-law at a fireworks display that night in a town near-by but ended up deciding not to go. We were tired of running around and wanted to play games that night and relax. We would've gotten back so late. It's good we ended up not going because Michael's was tired and went to bed even while we were playing games. Even though his cough was much, much better when he started the medications we got from the doctor this was the first night he really wasn't having any problems with coughing. He needed the rest. I only heard him cough a few times on the way home today in the car. We had religiously been giving him the Mucinex and the inhaler every 4 hours but today, he's only had it one time. He can use the inhaler on a 4 hour basis as needed but I think the whole thing it finally winding down. Anyway, I got a little carried away with details on this post and just so I don't forget for the next time we go there...we like sites #45, #46, #48 in that order.