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Spring of 2020- Most of the country had been on solid lock down since March. Illinois was one of the strictest states and had completely shut down altogether. Schools were closed immediately, no eating indoors, no shopping except at places that sold groceries. No playgrounds or movie theaters. We were stuck at home by ourselves. People were not allowed to congregate, and most churches went to an online only format. People were fist fighting in the aisles over toilet paper and if you wanted disinfectant wipes you were out of luck for the next 6 months. Masks were required to be worn everywhere outside your home. You could only walk in one direction through aisles of grocery stores guided by arrows on the floor like a herd of sheep. Heaven forbid if someone came within 6 feet of each other! We were all convinced that we would die on the spot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lockdown was only meant to flatten the curve, supposedly only two weeks were needed. Yet, two months later the lockdown was still in full force in Illinois. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was Memorial Day weekend and Evelyn, and I hadn\u2019t left the house since March. To say we were going stir crazy, was an understatement. Aaron was our tribute, who we sent out to get groceries and things we needed. When we learned that Wisconsin was wide open, we flew the coop for a nice relaxing weekend getaway and headed north to Fremont, Wisconsin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When they are available, we prefer to stay at Jellystone Campgrounds. Pre-covid, they always had fun activities for the kids to do and great pools. Some of the Jellystone\u2019s are turning into Full timer places and that really takes the fun out of camping. This is from personal experience, but people who keep their campers there full time come off rude and unwelcoming. It really kills the mood and fun atmosphere of the place. Sadly, we ran into one like that in Indiana, and we will never ever camp there again. It was a bad experience all the way around. This campground was nice, unfortunately everything was shut down due to covid. No pool, arcade, playground or activities, but that did not stop us from still having fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fred and Fiona- our camping mascots. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Even though everything in the campground was closed we still found plenty to do. Our campsite was full of sand, so Evelyn spent a lot of time playing in it. That drove her OCD Daddy crazy, but I thought it was just fine. After all, I grew up in a backwoods \u201choller\u201d in West Virginia running around barefoot and making mud pies. As long as I didn\u2019t get my Sunday clothes dirty or turn our front door into a swinging door from running in and out constantly my parents didn\u2019t care how dirty I got. (After all, we were not supposed to be cooling the whole holler nor was I raised in a barn.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    She loves playing in the sand. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Our first day camping I made sloppy Joe\u2019s with Fritos and slaw on top for dinner. If you have not had slaw on a hot dog or a sloppy Joe you are missing out, my friend! It is delicious. Seriously, go try it now! I will wait\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Slop-slop, slop sloppy Joe <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    After dinner, Aaron made us a campfire so we could roast some marshmallows. Evelyn prefers hers right out of the package, while Aaron prefers his in the trash. I, on the other hand prefer mine burnt to a crisp! The blacker the better. Yummy! We use a couple things to roast marshmallows on the fire. First, is this handy dandy s\u2019mores maker. This thing is the bomb digity. The older kids can use it to make their own s\u2019mores, which cuts mom and dad some slack. <\/p>\n\n\n