What a Day

The day started out rainy, which usually fills me with a sense of dread, imagining re-arranging programming the whole day and disappointed kids who won’t get to shoot archery or swim. But if there’s one silver lining to no campers, it’s that when it rains, I thought, “eh, no big deal.”

After breakfast, we all headed to Sweeney- me to clean and organize the back of the kitchen that is currently kind of a mess, the boys to ride their bikes and run around with Mary. Axel came too and hung out with them while I cleaned. 

The rain didn’t last long and the boys were off and running with Mary- they all had spy names and were solving mysteries. I don’t know all the details, but I do know that Mary is the MOST fun person on the planet and the boys are in heaven that they get to play with her all day long. I am so happy she was able to be here for this month! 

I had a headache of a day. Have you ever read that book, “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”. It goes like this- If you give a mouse a cookie, he’s going to ask for a glass of milk. When you give him the milk, he’ll probably ask you for a straw. When he ‘s finished, he’ll ask for a napkin….” and so on.

the boys helped us unload some kitchen stuff

Here’s how my day went. I took the golf cart to go get water to clean in the kitchen, but on my way there, I ran out of gas. I went to the gas shed, but there was a GIANT (like the size of my head) bees nest. So I got bee spray to get rid of it. But then all the gas cans were empty. I wanted to take the camp van because Nate has my van (it needed to be fixed), but the battery was OUT of the camp van. So I found some tarps to protect Nate’s fancy clean trunk. I brought the gas back and decided to fill both the golf cart and the 4 wheeler. But it turns out, filling the golf cart is not a one person job, because as I was holding the seat up (the gas tank is underneath), it fell and I managed to spill gas all over myself. So then I had to take a shower and google how to get gas out of clothing (vinegar- FYI). Then I decided I was DONE with that project for a while, because I was OVER it. 

Later in the day, Sean and Meghan (and the boys and Mary) helped me move all the garbage I’d cleared out, all the stored food that needed to go and I also packed up some of the paper products. I need a bunch more bins, but some wonderful supporters have already donated, so I will have those in a few days. And I never ended up getting the water to clean the kitchen, so that will have to happen another day. 

Axel’s new bed arrived in the mail today. He loves his kennel at home- it’s his safe space. But since arriving at camp, he won’t go in it. I thought maybe it was too hot, but even when it’s been mild, he’s not interested. So I bought him a cot. He’s laying on the floor as I type this, but he seemed to like it initially. Hopefully he will like it. 

We’re still adjusting to camp life, and this super hot weather is so draining, but we’re only 3 days in and have already made a lot of progress. I am excited to see what camp looks like after a month!