Camp

I have had a hard time writing this post........

I guess I didn't want to come to grips with camp being over. We had the most amazing summer. The only way to really summarize it is to put it in lists.... While I say I had a great time, I really do need to write down some of the negatives (for inquiring minds) and for me to read when I think about doing it again.

Positives
* The girls grew in ways I never imagined. Lucy became a little bit less shy and dare I say outgoing.
* Ruthie in the dining hall with the tray was a force to be reckoned with.
* They were the youngest girls there by 2 years, yet you would never have known, they just jumped right in.
* The friendships we made will last forever, both the girls and mine.
* I got to work again at a job I absolutely have always loved
* I didn't have to cook for the entire summer
* The girls are amazing swimmers
* Lucy finally got on stage for an MTV night and DANCED!
* You should see the girls cupid shuffle, istanbul, cha cha slide Amazing!
* The birds chirping
* The whooping it up till all odd hours of the night when I should have been sleeping. Totally camp style. Who needs sleep, when the bar is still open!
* Ruthie passed her swim test
* getting to wear rain boots just for the heck of it.
* Got to wear tons of dress up clothes.
* Grilled cheese and camp food!
* seeing old friends!


CONS
* Being away from Simon. I know he really struggled with us being away for so long.
* I only had 2 Half days off the entire summer! Yes, that is right 2 half days! I didn't even take the girls with me. I just went to get a massage and my hair done!
* VERY long hours. Many nights I was up working extremely late, one night I never slept, and a couple nights it was 1am.
* I only managed 1 nap for an hour the entire summer.
* I worked just as hard if not harder than when I was full time.
* Camp has really changed, all for the better but it requires alot more work.
* Many nights I did not put my girls to bed. Yet, I was with other peoples kids.
* I really strived to not be a camp parent, that backfired when they didn't want to have anything to do with me, except for when I was extremely busy and didn't have the time, then they REALLY needed me.
* I never got to swim, except for a couple of times when I just jumped in with my clothes on.
* I never got to see my girls do ropes, tennis, swim lessons, or other activities.
* It never failed when I promised to go to an activity with them, I got pulled away or never could make it.


I have been working on a video of the girls, I cried the first few times I watched it realizing, I didn't take the majority of these pictures, Ashley our nanny did. I missed it all. I want them to remember the people, the camp facilities and the fun. They were very happy there.

Tex our fabulous photographer has taken some amazing shots of the girls, when I went to buy them off the company that he has to upload them to... They were over $400. Soo, I am still working on getting some more photos, but while I am working on them here is what we were up to......