{"id":1439,"date":"2013-10-06T19:52:45","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T00:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leucht.com\/blog\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2013-10-06T20:03:01","modified_gmt":"2013-10-07T01:03:01","slug":"my-unexpected-and-possibly-unpaid-vacation-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.leucht.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/my-unexpected-and-possibly-unpaid-vacation-day-4\/","title":{"rendered":"My unexpected (and possibly unpaid) vacation: Day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is my little journal from the government shutdown. \u00a0Today is day 4 (Friday Oct 4th). \u00a0This entry was not posted on Friday due to it being a crazy day, though. \u00a0Click here to see all of my government shutdown journal entries.<\/a><\/p>\n

I woke up at 8am this morning and got busy getting ready for our Cub Scout camping weekend. \u00a0If the government were not on shutdown today, I would have had to take the day off work because the camping weekend starts around noon with a convoy of our entire cub scout pack driving to the campground so we can get there right when it opens. \u00a0So I think today would have been exactly the same with or without the shutdown.<\/p>\n

So today in my morning rush, I had what we affectionately call “breakfast burgers” for breakfast. \u00a0Breakfast burgers are actually Tennessee Pride Snack Size Sausage Biscuits<\/a>. \u00a0These little dudes are yummy … especially with a little Louisiana Hot Sauce<\/a> added. \u00a0I want to thank my sister and her family for introducing these little nuggets of frozen microwavable goodness to my family several years ago when we were up in North Carolina visiting them. \u00a0Since that fateful day when she introduced them to us, our fridge has rarely been without a 24 pack on the top shelf.<\/p>\n

In my morning rush, I ate on the run and did not sit in my Adirondack chair and enjoy my breakfast. \u00a0[insert sad face icon here] \u00a0Did I mention that I love my Adirondack chair? \u00a0I made it myself. \u00a0I’m so proud. \u00a0So after I scarfed down my breakfast burgers, I washed them down with a little egg nog that my wife surprised me with from the store last night. \u00a0[insert happy face icon here] \u00a0Can you believe it’s the first week in October and the stores are already carrying egg nog? \u00a0I’m not complaining since I absolutely love the stuff. \u00a0If I ruled the world and if I also didn’t care much about giving myself a heart attack, I would probably drink a half gallon of that stuff every day while it was in season. \u00a0My wife and youngest son hate egg nog and think it’s gross. \u00a0While myself and my oldest son think egg nog is a gift straight from heaven above. \u00a0Funny how one takes after me and one takes after her, isn’t it.<\/p>\n

After my quick breakfast, I got to work collecting stuff from around the house and packing for the camping weekend. \u00a0My wife actually did most of the work. \u00a0She’s been collecting and checking things off her packing list for probably a week now. \u00a0I do maintain a small personal list of camping stuff that I need to collect that are mostly stored outside in the shop. \u00a0Here is that camping list in case anyone out there in Internet-land might find it useful or helpful. \u00a0If you don’t find it useful or helpful, please keep your comments to yourself. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Kurt’s Camping List:<\/strong><\/p>\n