I really wish I had pictures of Girls Camp to share but just imagine a bunch of stringy, wet headed girls and I think you got the picture.
When we prayed and fasted for the "right" weather, I had no idea what that would entail. You would think that would mean blue skies, 70 degree temps, no rain, no wind. But I saw the Lord had something else in mind for us. We did have some blue skies from time to time and the weather was cooler rather then hotter. But, we had raging storms. One night I heard the thunder begin around 2 am and the hurricane winds and lightening with torrential rains continued for 5 hours straight. If you have ever been here when it rains...you can imagine that for 5 hours and the amount of water there would be left. One day it rained for a couple of hours in the morning and then high winds came and dried it all up within hours. Because of the high winds and rains we had hardly no mosquitos. While there were huge trials of weather, the Lord completely compensated every time. I think it was a challenging week for the leaders but the girls got along so well. I never heard one girl complain...even while wringing out tents and sleeping bags. The Maryville branch was wonderful and came to the camp and took back with them tons of sleeping bags and clothes to dry and then brought them back that evening.
The crafts went well and I was so grateful to have Melissa with me. She was a trooper. One day we used the showers while the girls were doing their certifications. When we got in there with the hot water and steam running, it started pouring and lightening and thundering outside. The lights flickered and we just laughed and giggled the whole way through our showers. What a funny, surreal feeling to basically be showering out in what feels like the open during an electrical storm....trying not to step on the big beetles that were crawling all over the shower floors.
I have to say, I'm really grateful I got to go to camp. It is really hard work but I enjoyed getting to know some girls that I never knew very well and associated with great women. Being a craft lady, is the best way to enjoy camp. I got fed very well. So well, I will be dieting all this week!! I was a judge for the Bishop dessert cookoff on wednesday night. Imagine 10 full helpings of desserts in a half hour. Bishop Litster's strawberry icecream and Fia and Bruce Hammond's peach/pineapple cobbler were amazing! Enough said.
I am a little overwhelmed with the recovery. We spent 5 hours after we got home hanging 20+ tents to dry in our garage, spreading 15 huge tarps all over our yard, unpacking a week's worth of 5 people's stinky clothes to wash, unloading camp gear, driving girls and their gear home and then making it to Bridger's dance recital with her all dolled up by 6:30 last night. The garage is still full of all the tents that need to be packed, the laundry isn't done, I have to help at the choir car wash this morning, Bridger has another recital at 2:00 and then at 7:00 today, I have to figure out what to do for Boyd for Father's Day, and I really want to help Catherine pack and get ready to move. All of our cars and our trailer are out in the driveway and in the street (a big neighborhood no no). I'm on overload.
I'm grateful to Heavenly Father for protecting his little "flock" of girls this week.
When we prayed and fasted for the "right" weather, I had no idea what that would entail. You would think that would mean blue skies, 70 degree temps, no rain, no wind. But I saw the Lord had something else in mind for us. We did have some blue skies from time to time and the weather was cooler rather then hotter. But, we had raging storms. One night I heard the thunder begin around 2 am and the hurricane winds and lightening with torrential rains continued for 5 hours straight. If you have ever been here when it rains...you can imagine that for 5 hours and the amount of water there would be left. One day it rained for a couple of hours in the morning and then high winds came and dried it all up within hours. Because of the high winds and rains we had hardly no mosquitos. While there were huge trials of weather, the Lord completely compensated every time. I think it was a challenging week for the leaders but the girls got along so well. I never heard one girl complain...even while wringing out tents and sleeping bags. The Maryville branch was wonderful and came to the camp and took back with them tons of sleeping bags and clothes to dry and then brought them back that evening.
The crafts went well and I was so grateful to have Melissa with me. She was a trooper. One day we used the showers while the girls were doing their certifications. When we got in there with the hot water and steam running, it started pouring and lightening and thundering outside. The lights flickered and we just laughed and giggled the whole way through our showers. What a funny, surreal feeling to basically be showering out in what feels like the open during an electrical storm....trying not to step on the big beetles that were crawling all over the shower floors.
I have to say, I'm really grateful I got to go to camp. It is really hard work but I enjoyed getting to know some girls that I never knew very well and associated with great women. Being a craft lady, is the best way to enjoy camp. I got fed very well. So well, I will be dieting all this week!! I was a judge for the Bishop dessert cookoff on wednesday night. Imagine 10 full helpings of desserts in a half hour. Bishop Litster's strawberry icecream and Fia and Bruce Hammond's peach/pineapple cobbler were amazing! Enough said.
I am a little overwhelmed with the recovery. We spent 5 hours after we got home hanging 20+ tents to dry in our garage, spreading 15 huge tarps all over our yard, unpacking a week's worth of 5 people's stinky clothes to wash, unloading camp gear, driving girls and their gear home and then making it to Bridger's dance recital with her all dolled up by 6:30 last night. The garage is still full of all the tents that need to be packed, the laundry isn't done, I have to help at the choir car wash this morning, Bridger has another recital at 2:00 and then at 7:00 today, I have to figure out what to do for Boyd for Father's Day, and I really want to help Catherine pack and get ready to move. All of our cars and our trailer are out in the driveway and in the street (a big neighborhood no no). I'm on overload.
I'm grateful to Heavenly Father for protecting his little "flock" of girls this week.
5 comments:
Darcy's Dance Recital was last night too! Does Bridger go to all about Dance!? Darcy was sleeping beauty...It was too funny to watch all the little girls dance!
Camp truly sounds like it was a big adventure this year. I am so glad that you were all protected and managed to have a great time. I wish I could've seen Bridger dance! It sounds like you have a lot on your plate as usual. Oh well- you like going a hundred miles an hour with your hair on fire, don't you? Love you!!!!!
I thought about you wondering how the weather was at camp. It sounds like you were able to make an awesome memory! Cant wait to see you for a "minute" before you leave for Europe!
Love your new layout, it sounds like you need a vacation, come to montana!!!! we will be there for 4 weeks!!!!!
LOVE THE NEW PAGE!!
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