It seems like it has been forever, since I have been caching. So, I guess I will just give you some updates!
I was reviewing the logs of some of the caches we "didn't find" and see that on the same day we were standing on the street corner for over an hour, some one ELSE "found it" and then goes on to log an easy cache! WHAT!!! You have to be kidding!!! I mentioned it to the pot-stirrer. I can not even print her response here!
The cache for the "cannon" was logged by the owner, as being replaced. Hmmm...so that probably means it was NOT there, the whole time. Of, course, 1st SGT thinks it is in the missile! I am going to have to talk the pot stirrer into going back to check that one!
Big Sis, did get a GPS unit, not within the time frame , or the store, that 1st SGT and I bet on, but she did get one!
Second Sis is coming to visit ( from the hippie state) sometime in October. She wants to go geocaching! But... ( hang on) she is bring MA!! OMG!
Big Sis came for a visit, brought along her GPS so we could go caching ( after I set it up for her) Well, I really can't comment on the whole day, but when she left , I noticed she left me her whole geocaching warehouse....bag, containers, swag, pencils, buttons, note pads and a couple of caches ( pre-made, ready to place) She did take the GPS ( to sell on e-bay) and even though she says " I am done!" I hope she will still cache with me some day, but more important, that she laughs about this some day !!! :)
1st SGT has found all the caches, on his island, and has sent out a travel bug in honor of Goldy ( final destination....here) I, in turn, have sent out a travel bug with a final destination to him. Hopefully the travel bugs have 1st SGT and Goldy's sense of direction.
The pot stirrer is vacationing in another state, but promises to go caching, when she returns. The ticks and skeeters should be at a minimum by then.
I am still waiting for the movie deal.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
A little slice of tradition
Sitting around the other day, bored, along with the other half million bored people. Logged into Facebook, to see if any one's life was as boring as mine. I see my niece ( Goldy's side of the family) writing that she is bored. Suddenly I get an idea.....we can go geocaching together! I IM her, she being a typical teenager, it goes as follows:
me: what r your plans for today
niece: don't know
me: do u have to be anywhere today at a certain time?
niece: no
me: do u want to go treasure hunting?
niece: what kind of treasure?
me: secret...yes or no
niece: when
me: now... yes or no
niece: I guess
me: tennis shoes are mandatory, this requires getting hot, dirty, walking outside...still in?
niece: I will get ready.
Whew, talking to teenagers is almost impossible...that and they text 100 words a minute!
So, I head off and pick her up. This is the middle niece, and I decided to ask her, because she is an athlete ( in case I get hurt, she may have to drag me to the car) she's not yet into perfume, make-up and foo-foo clothes. perfect! On the way to the first cache site, I explain about geocaching , travel bugs, muggles and latitude/longitude. It is kinda nice, when you, as the grown up, do the explaining, because they can't tell if you know what you are talking about or not! However, she did know the muggle from Harry Potter. I gave her print offs to "study up" on the drive to the woods! Yep, we did 5 wooded/trail caches, and her first cache was a travel bug. I snapped a picture of that ( I may need to use it for blackmail some day) She did really good, got her first thorn berry scratch ( didn't even whine!) and turns out she does have a sense of direction! ( go figure) By the end of our 4 hours, we were dirty, tired, sweaty, hungry and smiling. It was a good day. I decided lunch was in order, she had no preference, so I stopped off at an A&W root beer stand. We ate and talked, I swore her to secrecy and gave back her cell phone. I think she missed at least 40 texts while we were out! As I drop her back home, I ask how she liked geocaching. She says, "ok"......back to teenager mode.
As I drive home, I look back on the day, and realized that it was only a day to her...but someday she will talk about the time, "aunty" took her treasure hunting, she probably won't remember the date, or even the year, but she WILL remember, and I really hope she remembers the A&W visit too, because....that is where we ALWAYS stopped after a great family day outing. It was OUR family tradition! I am sure she has already told her friends and swore them to " don't tell anyone".....typical teenagers!
me: what r your plans for today
niece: don't know
me: do u have to be anywhere today at a certain time?
niece: no
me: do u want to go treasure hunting?
niece: what kind of treasure?
me: secret...yes or no
niece: when
me: now... yes or no
niece: I guess
me: tennis shoes are mandatory, this requires getting hot, dirty, walking outside...still in?
niece: I will get ready.
Whew, talking to teenagers is almost impossible...that and they text 100 words a minute!
So, I head off and pick her up. This is the middle niece, and I decided to ask her, because she is an athlete ( in case I get hurt, she may have to drag me to the car) she's not yet into perfume, make-up and foo-foo clothes. perfect! On the way to the first cache site, I explain about geocaching , travel bugs, muggles and latitude/longitude. It is kinda nice, when you, as the grown up, do the explaining, because they can't tell if you know what you are talking about or not! However, she did know the muggle from Harry Potter. I gave her print offs to "study up" on the drive to the woods! Yep, we did 5 wooded/trail caches, and her first cache was a travel bug. I snapped a picture of that ( I may need to use it for blackmail some day) She did really good, got her first thorn berry scratch ( didn't even whine!) and turns out she does have a sense of direction! ( go figure) By the end of our 4 hours, we were dirty, tired, sweaty, hungry and smiling. It was a good day. I decided lunch was in order, she had no preference, so I stopped off at an A&W root beer stand. We ate and talked, I swore her to secrecy and gave back her cell phone. I think she missed at least 40 texts while we were out! As I drop her back home, I ask how she liked geocaching. She says, "ok"......back to teenager mode.
As I drive home, I look back on the day, and realized that it was only a day to her...but someday she will talk about the time, "aunty" took her treasure hunting, she probably won't remember the date, or even the year, but she WILL remember, and I really hope she remembers the A&W visit too, because....that is where we ALWAYS stopped after a great family day outing. It was OUR family tradition! I am sure she has already told her friends and swore them to " don't tell anyone".....typical teenagers!
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