View from our campsite at West Yellowstone KOA

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Another driving day. Spokane, Washington to West Yellowstone. Everyone except Sammy slept through Idaho. At least I assume Sammy was awake since he was driving. The view from our campsite was awesome. We even had a swing to sit and enjoy the view. We would have too had there not been approximately twelve million mosquitos just on our site. We sprayed a sticky layer of bug repellent and pulled out the citronella candle just in time for a storm to roll in. The funny, or not so funny depending on who you are and your sense of humor, was that Jake, Addie and Hoke were caught in the rain on a rented bicycle contraption. This blue bicycle thing could hold six people at one time. There was a huge indoor swimming pool and, according to the three that went swimming, smelled like pee and chlorine and very crowded. Thus, their swimming excursion was very short. The propane stopped heating the water and Addie took a cold shower. Hoke, much to his liking, was allowed to skip the shower tonight. We turned on the electric water heater for the first on this trip.

I need help. Everytime, and when I say everytime I mean everytime, I ask Hoke to brush his teeth or take a shower, I get the answer, "Why?". I have used up all my good replies and need some fresh ones. Anybody have any fresh ideas, I would appreciate it. So far I have used everything from sarcasm to being sweet, yet I still hear "Why?". Staring at him blankly doesn't work, either. Please, help me.