Week 2 summary...

So I haven't had as much time to blog, write letters, make phone calls, relax and read books, and other things I thought I would get to do during the first 2 weeks at camp. Instead I have been running to wal-mart, the dollar store, scrubbing the floor of the art shed with bleach, moving 400 lbs. of clay and attending meetings about how to deal with campers. We learned about different diagnoses, health issues, even STDs. I even got to help check for lice in the staff! On a more fun note, I did partake in a staff teambuilding activity with the age group to which I was assigned - and we made graham cracker cabins, tie-dyed shirts, ate marshmallows and caramel apples and told embarrassing stories about ourselves. I stayed past my bedtime, but did not "bunk in" for the entire night! What a start to summer vacation! But the campers - 250 of them - will be arriving on Monday. And then the adventure of being an art director should be off and running!

In other news:

- Sophie and Lily have watched more than their share of movies during the rainy afternoons that seem to be daily here in North Carolina. Napping by either of the girls has only happened on a few occasions - despite the sheer exhaustion that hits in the afternoon hours! This leads to some tense and cranky moments during dinner time!

- Dan travelled to Charleston for business from Tuesday to Wednesday and during that time both girls managed to fall and scrape their knees. Sophie carried on like crazy and got the kitchen to give her sympathy ice cream to stop crying when she tripped! Everyone is healing now, although Lily's took a visit to the health care center to make sure it was ok!

- Services are held daily here... my girls don't care for them too much, although we have made several attempts to attend. Lily proclaimed "Mommy, I don't like this show" and then proceeded to yell loudly until I removed her from the chapel. Sophie enjoys sitting with various groups of people and then jumping from bench to bench rather than paying attention to what is going on!

I know that a lot more has happened this week, but my tiredness from our time here so far has caught up with me... I hope to get on to update again soon! Good night!