Last night’s suburban camp out by the numbers:

  • 9 kids 8 and under.

  • 4 dads.

  • 4 tents.

  • 1 backyard.

  • 1 campfire (OK, a small grill.)

  • 25 hot dogs and 10 hamburgers.

  • 1 bag of large marshmallows.

  • 1 dozen Hershey bars.

  • 1 box of Graham Crackers.

  • 4 campfire songs.

  • 8:30 bedtime.

  • 54 degrees Fahrenheit.

  • 50 barking dogs.

  • 10,000,000 crickets.

  • A dozen “I’m scared”s

  • 300 mosquito bites.

  • 1 sleepless night.

  • 4 aching adult backs.

  • 9 kids who want to do this again next Friday.

    E I E I O.

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