Climbing "Everest"!: Last minute details...

The Purpose

As my husband approached his 40th birthday, I looked for a way to make this era of our lives memorable. One day as we were hiking, it hit me. What if I set a goal... a really high goal? What if we kept track of every foot of altitude and then compared it to Everest at 29,030 feet? And better yet... what if there were a prize at each of the 6 camps used to reach the summit?

The kids and I decided to do it. We created a travel brochure listing 15 hikes within 60 miles of home. We listed the altitude change of each hike and we set goals. On the night of Nate's 40th birthday we gave him a cake (shaped like Everest and made by one of my students) and a basket full of gifts wrapped in string and brown paper. Each gift was labeled with an altitude. To prepare Nathan for our trek, he opened his basecamp gift, the book "Into Thin Air" by Krakauer, detailing the most deadly year in Everest's history. Get ready, Nathan Tiday, cause we are going Over-The-Hill!

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Last minute details...

That,referring to the title, is what today has felt like. We ran around searching for electrolytes and guinea pigs in the Last Supper painting. We carried a list all day and now at 8:53PM, we are finally crashing into bed. Something had to go, so we never made it to the puma's head from yesterday's post.

I have to say that I am a little scared about trekking tomorrow... Today my face started tingling- the tingling is not new, just the face part. I felt relieved when another trekker in our group of 7 said, "Mine too! I looked it up and it is normal."

Last night I dreamed a friend of mine came to encourage me with a Psalm:

He stilled the storm to a whisper;the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew calm,and he guided them to their desired haven. 107: 29-30

Anyway, here we go... And a few pics from the day :)