Away We Go: Arguments For Home

Dear Mom,

This is why home is better:

-Because there are no pit toilets at home and I don’t want to use pit toilets because I might fall in

-Because there are no Legos out here

-Because we really want to bake banana bread like in Daniel Tiger but with regular cinnamon not the spicy kind. And we can’t bake out here and we don’t have spicy cinnamon

-Because I want to build things out of wood but not the stick kind

-Because camping is cold

-Because camping is too hot

-Because campfires have too much smoke and it gets in my eyes and “white rabbit” doesn’t work you liar

-Because propane is stinky and smells like farts but not the funny kind

-Because my legs are tired

-Because I want the goggle with the snorkel and those are not here

-Because I want to build a basketball goal and that’s too big to fit in the trailer

-Because we get more sugar here but have to go on more hikes. At home we walk to the park and that’s not even up a hill.

Dear Boys,

You are exactly right.

Sincerely,

Your Adventurous and Also Very Mean Mother, Who Is Giggling Behind Her Hand Right Now

P.S. - I notice no mention of s’mores here?

This story inspired by events in every single state we’ve been to: Utah, Colorado, California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Oregon, and Idaho.