When the heat index is 108 and you are staying in a 100-year-old boarding house you come well equipped! Swimming! Fans! Your friends AC camper! Yes, that is four fans you are counting! This even would not cut it! We had to go swimming! Just when you think you will burst into flames the camp nurse says she is going …
Timmy and Tommy
It is rare that I use real names on my blog but it has been ages since this story happened so I think I am good. Here comes a good camp story. Timmy and Tommy were twin boys who came to camp. They were 7 years old and away from home for the first time. Mom and dad dropped them …
Bella the Guard Dog…
Captains log day 948. Camp day one. First day on duty. All is well. All is safe. Bella the guard dog signing out until next time! Spectrum Mum
Packing for camp…
The time has come for summer camp! Little Girl is 7 and she is going to spread her wings just a bit. She is heading to camp. Well…I should say we are both heading to Maine. I am going to lifeguard at a Christian camp for 2 weeks and she is coming with me. We will leave Husband at home …
Syrup boil off…
I am blessed to have a group of friends whom I have known for over 20 years. We call ourselves the Crew. We are scattered throughout New England but make it a point to connect a few times a year. One of these times is the annual boil off. It is hosted by A and H. They do all the …
The day we broke the camp nurse…
I spent many years running the waterfront at a summer camp in the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Camp is camp. Kids are active. Kids are busy. Things happen. For such as those times we always had a camp nurse on staff. Nurses would usually come for a week or two at a time. Most often they would be there …
Hiking with friends
Ok…another camp story here. Many years ago…seems like ages my two friends from camp Bob and Cris were talking about hiking a 4000 footer on an overnight trip. Somehow I thought it would be a good idea for me to join. Now…in my college years, I was very active. But I am more of a water person. Swimming, aqua aerobics, …
Search and rescue at night…
Camp story! In a pre-mom life, I was a lifeguard for 14 years at a Christian summer camp. This place was amazing. It was nestled on the end of a quiet lake in the White Mountains in New Hampshire. We had water skiing. We had a blob. We had a long T shaped dock. We had water trampolines. We had kayaks …
Tunorky…
Tunorky Tunorky….pronounced tah-nor-key. If you are easily offended stop here. If you are a youth pastor or work with youth in any way this story fits right into your wheelhouse. Here comes a crazy camp story for you. I ran program at a Christian winter camp for teens for many years. We show up on Friday….have a meal as a …
