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Hi all, I had a great post all thought out in my brain earlier today, but just like Anne of Avonlea forgetting the speech she memorized for her students, I can’t remember a word of it.  So I’ll ramble for a bit to make up for it, then I’m going to bed.  I’m very very very very sleepy!  Camp is going great!  I’ve been having a good time in the General Store selling fun stuff and lots of sugar!  Yay for counselors who get to live with these kids hyped up on sugar and caffene.  Tonight was funtime and while I was a little nervous about it being pulled off, I thought the guys did a great job, and it was actually funny!  Yay for us!  The campers loved it too by the enthusiastic laughing and cheers that they participated in.

Qade is doing pretty well.  I’ve had some discipline issues with him the last couple days and that’s not fun, but I know I need to be consistent even when we’re out of “schedule” and not in our normal place.  He can have quite a temper, and we’ve got to help him nip that in the bud (butt?)  I still think for the fact that such a little guy has to adjust to a whole new place and a BUNCH of new people that he’s doing a great job!  This morning he took 2 steps by himself!!!  Daddy has been working with him, and he thinks it’s this terribly fun game.  I get the biggest kick out of watching him.  I let him run around “mecked” in the morning when I get him up so that he can “air dry.”  It helps his bottom not get too rashy.  So this mornin’ when he was trying to walk it was just too funny to watch his little hiney work to keep himself up.:-)  Ha!  Hopefully he will never see this post.  I shouldn’t talk about his little bum, but it’s just too cute not too! Ha ha ha!!  Anyway, Stu’s mom is here for a couple days and she’s going to help me watch Qade while I work in the store.  It’s usually during his nap time, but I don’t like to leave him without a responsible person.

Well, I’ve got to run.  Morning has been coming way too early, and I need to be at the snack shop to sell hot chocolate, and cappuccino during breakfast.  Toodles!

Today the entire staff packed up and headed north for the 2 hour trek to Sanders.  We had some good services!  One of the staff guys preached the morning service and did a sparkling job!  Qade was banished to the back with the other munchkins for Sunday School, but he got freaked out at one of the staff guys who was back there helping.  It took 2 other staff members, Daddy, and a cracker to restore order.   Ha ha!!!  He was just way too tired to deal with it, but once he got happy again, he was fine.  After service we had a lovely lunch that the camp cook and helpers prepared ahead of time!  It is soooo nice not to have to think about fixing dinner every day!  Woo-hoo for yummy camp food!  The afternoon service was really refreshing.  The staff sang their songs for camp (a good practice run) and some gave testimonies between songs.  It was a really great service and I was encouraged, so therefore it’s a success!  Ha!  Tomorrow the campers arrive, ready or not!:-O  I hope that we’re more ready than not, but we shall see.  The guys are even now engaged in funtime practice.  I’ve yet to see any of it in action, so I’m looking forward to the first performance on Wednesday.  Pray for all of us, there is a lot going on!

Okay so what would camp be without a few creatures to keep us company, huh?  Some of the critters I enjoy.  For example, Wednesday me, Qade and our friend Rachael went to town, about 30 min away, to get some camp “stuff”.  We were almost back to camp when we saw two mommy Elk with their very new babies!!   The one calf was right on the side of the camp road so we got a really good look at him.  It was sooooo cool!  I’d never seen one so close before.  We stopped and gawked for a minute or two then left them alone, as the mom was looking a big nervous.   I can understand the feeling- ha!  BUT there are other critter, such as the ones who have been leaving their “calling cards” on the floor in my bathroom, that I do NOT appreciate or like in the least!  It all started “one day” when I had brought Qade up to the house for some play time before nap. I sat down and got comfy in the rocking recliner in our room when I just “happened” to glance over and see a DEAD MOUSE!!!  It was right there on the carpet feet in the air!  UGH!!  Needless to say, I was not comfy any longer!  I was just glad that Qade didn’t “discover” it first!  So, I got my handsome hero to dispose of the vicious beast when he came up.  The next day I needed a “potty break” and we were down at the lodge so I just took Qade into the restroom with me cause there was no one to watch him.  He entertained himself by whacking away at the bathtub. (I think he wants to be a drummer!) When I stooped to pick him up after washing my hands I noticed a perfectly LIVE mouse skampering around the tub!!  EEEEK!  Actually, it looked pretty ill, so maybe it had been in the D-Con, but still it was moving around and that grossed me out!  One of the other guys came to our rescue and scooped it out in a pail and dumped it outside somewhere.  That same night after I put my beloved boy to bed, I was sitting on our king sized waterbed (which is not kind to poor spines!) working on the computer when somehthing caught my attention out of the corner of my eye.  It was a VERY alive mouse running from the dresser to the door!  Do you think I was about to put my feet on that floor where rodent paws had tread???  That night Stu set a trap just on the other side of the door that the irksome creature had run through, and the next morning, sure enough, we had us a smooshed mouse.    Icky!  However, I am convinced that there are many more of them lurking around our abode as evidenced by the ‘evidence’ in the bathroom.  *sigh*

Well, on to other things.  Qade woke up with a head cold this morning.  He’s been trying to be “okay” but you can tell he just doesn’t feel that good.  He has been sneezing lots, and has the drippy nose.  He detests having his nose wiped at all, poor guy.  I detest seeing trails of snot all over his face, so you can guess what our day has been like.   But we’ve been having fun too.  One of his very favorite things to do, I don’t know why, is to wallow around on our big bed.  He knows it’ll end up in him being tickled, but he loves to do it anyway.  In fact he invites it by squirming up to the pillows and flipping on his back with this HUGE grin on his face as if too say, “Go ahead… make me laugh!”  The anticipation just about kills him though, and by the time you barely touch him, he’s just shrieking.  It makes me laugh too, and we usually end up in a big heap laughing together.

Tonight we are doing a “special” Snack Shop night for the staff.  Rachael and I planned to have Italian Cream Sodas for them, but we couldn’t find the syrup, so we’re doing A&W rootbeer floats instead.   They will get to browse camp merchandise as well as get their FREE staff shirt.   I think it’ll be a good time.  I’ve had a couple gals helping me to “set up” the store, and it’s looking pretty good.  We still haven’t received our Latte mugs, Water bottles, or the sweatshirt we’re planning to sell.  Grrrrrr…. I’ve been a little peeved especially as the guy we ordered from assured me that they would all be here “in time.”  I think next year I’ll give him a date a couple weeks earlier.  Hopefully the boxes will be delivered today and we can pick them up Sunday when we’re home.   I’m especially happy about the Latte mug!!  I think I’ll have to buy a couple myself!  Ha!!  As if I need more coffee paraphernalia.

Well, must go.  Hope you have a fabulous weekend!!  Pray for us and the campers that are coming Monday!!!  Ack!

Well, today was a “chilaxin” day. (As James would say)  We slept in, which was much needed since Qade kept us up for several hours the night before!!  Then we went to Micky-D’s with James, Joy and David for a late-ish breakfast!  It was yummy!  I like their McGriddles, but they were out of hashbrowns so that was kinda sad.   Stu worked a lot today on the camp data base, but I mostly took it easy.  All of the staff that are here, besides us, took the hour trek into Sho Low to make a Wal-Mart run.  They got a lot of stuff that’s needed for camp as well, so that was good.  While we were here on our own, one of our other staff members got in.  So we took he and his fam for a little camp tour, and then had a lunch.  I did lots of laundry today, but I also got in a good nap while the Qade was sleepin’ too!  That was nice!  This evening we went for a walk in the cool mountain air.  Qade loves to be outside!  Now I’m just killing time, and Bubba is playing on the floor.  A moment ago he was dancing with his reflection in the glass!  That’s hilarious!  He’s starting to get more serious about the walking thing.  Still isn’t willing to let go, but he’s thinking about it more than he has before. Tomorrow al of the staff is running up to Sanders for church at Living Waters.  It’ll be nice to add some fresh faces to the crowd.  Hope you all are having a swell weekend!

Since I’m back in the “camp mode” I have to, of course, wear lime green on Thursday.  It’s tradition!  Qade also has some lime green that I got him on purpose so that he too could join in the fun.  Mostly though, I don’t think he knows what he’s wearing half the time.  In fact he’d go around in the buff if we let him.   Yesterday was fun though.  We went through some of the stuff for the General Store, and organized a bit of it.  We’re going to let a couple of the creative counselors help “decorate” and set up though.  We’re super excited about some of the new stuff we have to sell to the campers.  Today I think I need to get the office set up and I’m not sure what all else.  I think a nice Alpine walk is due now that the stroller is here. Stuart had to run back “home” for church last night and he picked up a bunch of stuff that we couldn’t fit before.  Well, I need to grab my mornin’ coffee and get the boy up and ready for breakfast.  Toodles!