Bethany Meyer

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“Rough Waters” by Bethany Meyer

Submitted to Contest #262

In the Summer of 2021, my family of 5 took a vacation to Cutter Reservoir, New Mexico to go camping with my husband's life long friend, Josh. Our boys were ages 7, 5 and 2 at the time.Josh is well known for being a river-rat, which always brings to mind the book, The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.Josh is a good fellow, kind hearted, experienced with water activities and a good laughing conversationalist. He heartily invited our family for a river float. Key word...float.With absolutely zero experience with river floating, my husband...

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I am a stay at home, homeschooling mother of 3 boys, ages 10, 8 and 5. I live in Longmont, CO to which I am native to both town and state. I have been married to my husband Eric for 14 years. I am 36 years old. Eric is an Electrical Engineer who works on AI for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Our height difference is what makes us stand out; Eric is 6'5 and blonde and I am 4' 10 and 1/2 with brunette hair. I have always had a love of writing since elementary school. Our family is very active and we love to hike, tent camp,ATV, yoga and cycling.