Week 3

Sorry this is later than normal, I've been catching up on some much needed relaxation. Spearhead counselors have the week off due to Camp Courage (a camp for cancer patients) using our facilities for a week. So I've enjoyed having the last few days to truly relax and not having to rush through my weekend. Although, if I were completely honest, I am already missing camp. It was strange not to be there today for our pool party and dance party. I missed dancing so much I downloaded some of our line dances tonight!!! Is that dedication or what?? LOL 

This past week has probably been our hardest week so far. With 91 campers (which is capacity) all our counselors were challenged to the max. But I can honestly say, I was very impressed with them. Most of our campers were higher maintenance campers than the last few weeks. (-meaning they just need closer watch over) Our counselors were pushed harder mentally, physically, and even emotionally. I was so impressed with them. They certainly showed their 212 attitudes and pushed through the week. It was an awesome week filled with laughter and fun. 

I made a new friend this week. A camper that has been a camper in the past but for the last few years has chosen not to come to camp, but this year she changed her mind. She's an older lady but completely there mentally. She cracked jokes right and left and was truly funny. She had to have a lift to get her in and out of her wheelchair, and a lot of help with everything. Her week started off a little rough because as she told me, her counselors didn't know how to take care of her. She felt she may have made the wrong decision about coming. I explained to her that her counselors were still learning and she just needed patience and walk them through it all. By the end of the week she was begging me to get her signed up for the rest of the summer!!! Sweetest lady I've met in a long time. On Thursday night I was walking around the dinning hall when she and her counselor called me over. She then handed me a card she had made- hand painted even. Inside were some of my favorite verses from the Bible. The funny thing is, she had no idea they were my favorite. But here she is, encouraging me. I was like, wait this is backwards!? Shouldn't I be the one doing the encouraging?? But I gave her a big hug and thanked her a million times. A treasure I will keep forever.

I was able to get 3 full nights of sleep this week!!! First time since staff training week! It felt so good! The first night i was up till 4:30 am trying help a camper get tired enough to go back to bed. She had fallen asleep but woken up about 1:30 am and decided she didn't want to be quiet or go back to sleep. So she, one of her counselors, and I sat outside and talked until she was tired enough to go back to bed. All in a night's work I guess. :)

My girls got really creative with their cabin themes this week!! Going to check cabin clean up was a lot of fun this week! One cabin had the theme of African Queens. One day they sent me on a Safari to find pictures of jungle animals the campers had colored. The next day they had a stream for me to rest beside and relax- even had my bathing suit waiting for me. Here, they had a refreshing drink for me to sip on while I checked their cabin... waiting beneath a homemade palm tree...

Another one of the cabins had the theme Candy Land. So cute! Everyday they sent me on a trip on an actual life size game board. Leaving me cards to follow and candy at the end of the trail...here's a few things they did:

It was such a great week. But I think I will enjoy my time at home with my family just relaxing and gearing up for the rest of the summer! Thanks for stopping by and catching a glimpse of my Summer in Paradise!!!