I had my grandson's this weekend and wanted to take them camping since the last 2 times they were here i was on crutches or working 6 days a week. So i get them friday, got things packed up, wife just got home and was getting ready, we hear a scream and crying. kids was outside, bill was holding his head crying and blood coming between his fingers. Bill threw a rock at his brother david, so david chunked back and was a better shot and hit back. Needless to say, one got a butt whooping other got what he deserved for throwing rocks. Fast forward 2 hours, at camp and getting fire pit set up, the boys were to unload the firewood. David in truck throwing and bill hauling and stacking. Bill walked in and caught a chunk of wood and split his head again. It was a harsh first night. So next morning we decided he needed to be looked at, so my cousin is a nurse and took him to her. I cooked breakfast, and waited till the fire was out before we left. She pronounced him ok, and we reloaded up on more wood since it was going to be colder that night. On the way back about a mile from our camp, i see a puff of black smoke followed by a bigger cloud. I was thinking it was my uncle who has a dozer close to out camp was pushing brush. we got in to about a 1/2 mile and a giant white cloud boil into the air, i knew it was a grass fire. I told the wife we just lost all of out stuff. All the blankets and pillows in the house...tent.. kids coats and clothes, my heavy coat, cpap machine, ice chests with food. it took the fire dept with 2 trucks about 15 minutes to put the fires out. the firefighters think there was a ember that got kicked out in a wind swirl and burned everything up. I have been camping since i was little and this was the first for me, and now my wife doesnt want to camp again in fear of burning down something else. The moral of the story, watch your fires and make sure your fire is set up correctly to prevent this from happening. I cried a little, then i laughed my ass off cause you couldnt write this story and make me believe it.
