Well, again my week was pretty uneventful. We started our week as normal with church in the Chapel of Pines. Then I received all my campers at once, three of them were friends, and the fourth just happen to come at the same time. We played many games such as get to know you, and even bonded before we went back to our cabin on Sunday night. All my girls being from the ' Burgs of NYC were quite interesting to bring to the Privies.( outhouse here on camp). It was quite the entertainment to see them hold there breath, then run in and use the Privy. Then being out of breath, when coming out of the privy. As normal, we head down to the Lake to take swimming test, and one of my girls had a hair due that cost ruftly around the $200 range. Ouch. Needless to say she needed to wait about 48 hour until she could hop in the lake.
Monday was our beach party. Monday was also a great day for fires. We hiked the mile down to the lake, and waited for about 20 minutes until the other group arrived to help with the swim tests and other items. We ended up playing beach volleyball, and canoeing. While in the canoes, we made up a game called Kayla Tag. This is a game when Kayla sits in the middle of the canoe, and waits until the canoe I am sitting in to tap another one. In which case I switch canoes, in the middle of the lake, and it starts all over again. We played this for about two hours. This was a great game, this allowed the kids to practice paddling, and turning. I also had alot of fun while playing this. We cooked lunch over the fire, and we made Pizza pudgy pies. We got our fire started on the first try, and even had it big enough to cook our food,and our water for our dishes. Mitch came to help me with my fire, because in the past I have not had any luck in the past.
Tuesday was the day we were supposed to go across the lake to homestead. We started our morning with a baby bear cub at breakfast, and had to relocate for first word. Then after this we had bible study in our cabin, and then headed to St. Clairs in the rain. As we got to St. Clairs we heard thunder and had to wait 20 minutes to hike anywhere. We ended up not going across the lake, but going to the Trail building, to do more of a frontier days. We had the kids make rope, candles, and a few brain twisters with rope and a hula hoop.The kids had fun over all, even with the bad thunder storm that hit us that day. We ended our day on a high note, with the snack wagon, which was always fun and gives the kids to much sugar.
Wednesday was a day of challenges. We started our morning with the challenge coarse. This set of kids really needed to have the challenge corse. After the challenge coarse, we went back to our cabin to make our fire, and oh what fun that was. After a few nights of rain the ground was wet, and it was a challenge to start a fire. My kids helped to pick up sticks to start a fire, and it was grand to bond more time with them. After lunch we went to the basketball court to play some b-ball, and not everyone wanted to particapate, so it was interesting trying to get everyone to particapte. After this the girls went and shot some bow and arrow, while I had my hour off. As soon as we were done with bow and arroow we had our shallom time, and practiced our skits for Jubalee.
Thursday was the Rafting trip, and it was quite the interesting experience. It was warm, but not warm enough for a splashing fight. We split up my girls into two rafts, and enjoy the company of two boys from another cabin. It was Mitch, Myself, two of Shahola girls, and two Cocecton. We had a great time, we even had a battle cry when going into a splash fight. The river was down, and I enjoyed watching the many items pass by when on the river. I saw many schools of fish, and even some large rocks. We were lucky this round not to get stuck on any big rocks, or anything, and manage to excape with out to many sunburns on the kicks. Jublee was tonight many great acts were done. Counslors did the hug machine, Many of the bear cubs acted out skits, a few did songs, My girls did favorite activities from through out the week, featureing a differant staff member in each skit. Mitch and his orange, Myself and being scared easy, Cory and his challenge to eat anything, and one of my campers and her spiter challenge. Then at Campfire that night we had a good time singing songs, and roasting marshmellows. I had forgotten my flash light, and took this oportunity to do a night hike with my kids. It went over well, but the kids favorite game was the deer in the headlights game. Which is where when in the dark we spin 10 times, then get a light shown in your eyes. This was quite the adventure, and all the kids wanted to do it over and over agian. When getting them into there cabin they quite the giggley bunch, and enjoyed many good memories on the last night of camp.
Friday was a busy day, we packed and had farm chores in the morning. We then went to breakfast, and had amazing food. After breakfast we went to the parking lot of the Confrenence Center, and played foot tag. ( kids favorite, then everyone is it tag). After a few games we got a hay wagon ride down to the lake, and enjoyed our closing worship at the Chapeal of the Pines. Many of the parents were there to greet the kids, and watch as we did our many differant activites for closing worship. We then headed up to Brunch and enjoyed some hamburgers, and other grilling out items. After this I got the oportunity to talk to some of the parents, and show them around down by the lake. ( I even got a tip from some of the parents, which I had to serrender to Koinonia). After all the kids had left we did our Friday cleaning, and I gained a water bottle from this experience. When going to bed, after moving all of my stuff to hankins, I found a mouse in my bed, so the whole evening was about how to scare the mouse so he would not get my stuff I had. So I dropped differant items on the floor, and took pictures of him. I even flashed my flashlight from him. Nothing seemed to work. So I turned my flashlight on, and my Ipod on as well, said a prayer and went to bed. ( hoping I would not have another problem with the mouse that night.)
This week was full of animails and rain storms. I was super tired, and glad to have some time to relax and enjoy some freedom. We are going out tonight, and going to have a good time. YEAH! More in two weeks, since I am going into a two week session.
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