Victoria MudDiary

The Loniest Bush in the Desert

2005-12-06T07:37:00.000-08:00

So my family and I were out in the middle of the desert and it was rainy and not so much fun for a while. I found a bush just sitting all by itself and wrote a poem. YES! It is really sappy, but I was feeling rather saplike.
Here’s the poem. Don’t laugh…

Rain came down atop the sand
It dripped from my nose and on my hand
From near to far I saw this tree (couldn’t find a word that rhymes with bush)
It looked as if it felt like me
All wet and gray
Alone and blue
But it stood proud and true
All wet and gray
By itself it stood
I felt happy again
Just like I should.

Here’s a clip to show you my inspiration:

You can also view it and see my other videos here.

A little birdie told me...

2005-12-01T17:58:00.000-08:00

Buttwood and a great geocache

2005-11-28T08:22:00.000-08:00

Need I say anything more?
Ok, I’ll say more. I shot this when we stopped somewhere in Wyoming. Clay couldn’t stop laughing about it, of course. I’ll try and post more weird stuff we found along the way ;) BTW, we found a geocache in the desert on a different leg of our adventure and just want to say, it was one of the best one's we've found. You can learn more about it here.

ovah heeeyaw!

Gobble Gobble!

2005-11-23T06:14:00.000-08:00

The big turkey day is tomorrow with the whole family. Am I thankful? Of course I am, even if my brother annoys me to no end and my sister is something more than annoying. Despite all that, I'm thankful that we do things together as a family. We've been places and done things that most families don't ever get to do. I'll share more of that in my next few posts. Especially stuff from our last trip...we ended up finding something that brought us closer together as a family (ok, you can barf now).

Anyway, I found this video this morning. Thought it would be a nice alternative to the normal turkey dinner (it's a mustard marinade). YUM!

2005-11-21T11:51:00.000-08:00

My brother Clay is the most typical little boy you could ever meet. If it can be thrown or smooshed he will gladly oblige. My family and I were recently camping in the deserts of Arizona/New Mexico and i was rolling. This one will be perfect to show his first girlfriend...mwahhahahahaaaaaaaa!

Be Like Me

2005-11-18T09:02:00.000-08:00

If you want to see what we did out in Grand Teton National Park, it was basically what was in this article.

(You have to get a free membership to see the link, but it’s fast and totally worth it).

There’s a whole bunch of easy trails to check out. Not that we did just easy ones when we were there, but like the article says, sometimes it’s nice to just walk, rather than get out all the gear and freeze-dried spaghetti and ramen noodles.

Death in the family

2005-11-08T07:58:00.000-08:00

My Mom is very sad. Please be respectful when watching the video I shot.

In other news, Summer is going to copy me once again! She's getting a Myspace account. In my opinion, that's the easy way to go. I understand...poor girl doesn't even know basic HTML! hahaha More on this later.

Oh the horror!

2005-11-07T14:07:00.000-08:00

Here's the scenerio:

Dad gets new car.

Family goes on roadtrip.

Mom and Dad get too comfortable in front of Daughter.

Barf.

But thanks for the inspiration Mom and Dad!

HAPPY DOG

2005-11-07T11:23:00.000-08:00

I think it's time our family to get a dog. And when we do, he or she will be just like this big fella...

Bleex!

2005-10-31T08:24:00.000-08:00

No, I didn’t make that word up. Ever been hiking with a heavy pack and felt like your legs were gonna give out? These things would sure help.

Blogwork

2005-10-26T06:46:00.000-07:00

Hey, it turns out when I write my blog, I’m not just messing around and having fun. This article says it’s actually educational!

So next time someone (are you reading this, mom?) tries to kick me off the computer or make me go to bed, I’ll tell her to get lost because I’m doing homework ;)

Vacation plans

2005-09-08T08:32:00.000-07:00

Well, we're all settled with our vacation plans. Unfortunately, we're not going to Craters of the Moon. Boo! But we're going somewhere even better! ; ) Yay!

So where are we going, you ask? Stay tuned...all will be revealed soon!

CRATERS OF THE MOON

2005-08-23T04:55:00.000-07:00

So my question to all of you is this: Have you ever been to a place that real life astronauts have visited? You are probably saying to yourself, no, I have not! Or else maybe you’re saying yes but we both know that if you say yes you’re a big LIAR! :-)

Well my friends, I Victoria Elizabeth Mudd am planning on going to the moon! Well, sort of…Craters of the Moon National Park :-) And yes, real-life astronauts have been there. Don’t believe me? (http://www.nps.gov/crmo/astronauts.htm) So, all I have to do is convince my Dad to add this to the itinerary of our family trip. Which shouldn’t be too hard to do if I tell him astronauts have been there.

It’s either that, or we go check out the volcanoes in Oregon. Found a good article on it from one of my fave outdoor writers (http://outside.away.com/outside/destinations/familyguide2002/volcano_tour_1.adp). If you ask me, volcanoes are a little played out. Nothing a little paper maché, a toilet paper tube, white vinegar and some baking soda can’t achieve. Although, the class-V rapids there have some appeal.

Anyway, I am SO going to bug my Dad to take us to Craters of the Moon, starting tonight at dinner. Wish me luck, ‘k?

YAY!!! VAY-CAY!!!

2005-08-22T15:57:00.000-07:00

OK, I just found out that we're going on a family vacation next month, so I figured I should start some kind of diary. But then I asked myself: Who keeps a diary anymore? Do you think I’m going to go out and buy some little pinky-pink book with rainbows and unicorns and a crappy lock? As if!

So I started this blog. Who knows what I’ll put on here, but at least I got it going!

Yay for me!