露營與爸爸
After my mother married my stepfather, 歐內斯特·迪亞茲, 在 1981, he was looking for a way for us to spend time together. 我童子軍露營, so Dad decided that camping would be an effective way for us to get to know each other.
A friend of Dad’s owned property and a cabin in Greenville, MO. We did not stay in the cabin or in a tent for that matter. 爸爸喜歡露營 “在星空下” so we slept on a cot by the fire. He normally slept in his chair.
Photo of Dad, Mom and Me at High School Graduation
在我們的第一個行程下來, 有人把車停自己的車，我們使用的小砂石路營地池塘. 爸爸在他的周圍開車 1981 福特雷鳥使用一個小的傾斜的道路.
當我們來到山上, 我們仍然駕駛就像兩個輪子上傾斜，在我最喜愛的節目之一, the Dukes of Hazzard. The car tilted back down, and we arrived at the site. I thought it was cool, but I do not think Mom was so crazy about our adventure.
釣魚一樣好. 我們回家 40 至 50 bluegill, which Grandpa Ellis grilled up weeks later with some more that he and Dad caught out of Lake Tishomingo. 這是一個為數不多的幾次，我喜歡釣魚.
露營的最好的部分是我們建火, 我們會烹調熱狗和棉花糖. 我們希望把大的日誌在中間，一旦中心被燒毀, 我們將推動雙方的火. 它不停地火燃燒整夜. One year we got it so hot, it melted the cuffs on Dad’s pants.
經過最初幾年, Dad’s friend sold his place, but the camping trips helped us bond and are my favorite memories of Dad.
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