Ah...  the things I didn't think I would already be saying at camp....

"No... wait...  I can't move!  I just got a good signal on my cell and don't want to drop this call!" 

"My kids have been doing WHAT at the Country Store?  They have spent HOW MUCH?"  

"Aaahh... it's just a bug bite.   Take some benedryl and go to bed.  You'll be better in the morning."    (His dad took him to the doctor anyway.     We'll see how that one turns out....

We've also already been woken up at 3am because someone needed to go to the hospital...  okay, well, James woke up.  I didn't hear anything.   But it was a good thing he did because it could have been really bad had the person NOT gone to the hospital.

Camp life is great.   We get the butt-end of it, so the staff is getting tired and a wee bit cranky, so we have 'issues' at times, but in the end, I think we're all okay.  We only have one more full day of camp this week and then we have a long weekend...  then we only have a full week of camp next week and camp is over.      Life will then be different.  Again.   And we get to finish unpacking out house in town.  Since we haven't done that yet.

Good night!  Sleep tight!  Don't let the bed bugs bite!

Grace and peace.

We have been SO busy!

We are in the middle of Music Camp - our long camp of the summer.   I can tell that we are all getting tired...   my family, the staff, the officers, the lay leaders...  but I know that we will make it thru!  (I just got word that three campers are going home...  homesick!)    Somedays I forget what day it is - it's Wednesday, right?   And often I am in bed after 11pm (which was actually normal in Indy, but for some reason, seems late here!), but we are doing well.   The kids were all a bit 'homesick' last night (Grace and James are campers) so they came home to stay in their beds, but they are all happy again today.   I have caught a bit of some bug...  don't know if it is allergies or sinuses, but thankfully I had a stock of Advil Cold and Sinus in my Bathroom box that I will not unpack for a few more weeks yet.   Life is good.

Some pictures....

Last night was a Variety Show.   Grace participated with her cousin, Lauren, with the song "Popular" from the musical Wicked.   I thought she was quite cute GREEN.

Lauren did a fantastic job.   She was so cute.

Tonight was the Solo Competition.   I had no idea that Jamesy made it to the top three!  I was so proud of him!  I didn't think he would be brave enough to do it, but he definitely proved me wrong.  He did a great job.

Lily has been having a lot of fun.  She is very popular with the campers and the staff, so much so that they ask where she is when she is not with me.   For me, the schedule is great...   she used to stay up so late and not want to go to sleep... now, when we are done with devotions, she is so tired, she goes right to bed!   My girl, who loved staying up well past 11pm, now falls right to sleep, before 11pm.   Thank the Lord!  (She is still a bear to get out of bed in the morning tho!!)

Noah is the man.   He is also very popular with everyone.   This picture is from before we moved and it is hilarious.   He put the thing on his mouth, not knowing what it was....    It's the plastic sticky piece that comes out of a bathing suit.. from you know where!  LOL.   Hilarious!

So.. off I go.   Issues that need to be dealt with!   Happy happy joy joy!!