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// June 2014
JUN
18
2014

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN…

This morning I was quite surprised when I didn’t hear a wake up bell…I was even more confused when I realized that today wasn’t Sunday and that it was Wednesday. Finally, around 9:30, I heard the familiar clanging of the bell and realized that today was “Sleep In.”  I
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JUN
17
2014

DANCES WITH WOLVES

This morning, I woke up to a beautiful and glassy Lake Fairfield.  As I looked off into the distance, I saw dark green canoes heading towards the docks.  I realized that these canoes were coming back from campouts, which is something that every cabin participates in at least once
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JUN
16
2014

O SAY CAN YOU SEE…

  I have just returned from a quick dip in the lake.  It takes a lot of washing to get colored powder out of Tajar fur.  Oh, haven’t you heard?  Tonight was Olympics, which is a camp-wide relay race highlighting different activity areas and supporting unity among campers of
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JUN
15
2014

TO THE KNIGHTS IN THE DAYS OF OLD…

Well, I was quite confused again when I woke up this morning; clearly I still haven’t gotten used to Sundays, when the campers and counselors get an extra half hour of sleep!  At the chapel service, the camp community listened to a beautiful talk reflecting on relationships with
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JUN
14
2014

A PLACE WE’RE ALL TOGETHER

I think I stayed up a wee bit late last night dancing under the full, radiant honey moon!  The bullfrogs were singing loudly, and the moonlight was just so brilliant that I couldn’t resist. Thankfully, an enormous breakfast of eggs, hash browns, bacon, and an oatmeal bar helped
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JUN
13
2014

FUNGA ALAFIA!

It’s Friday the Thirteenth, so today I was in charge of making sure no funny business occurred (except for my own mischievous games). Since I am an expert in tricks and foolishness, I decided to cause a little turmoil around camp (all in good fun, of course). I pranced over to
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JUN
12
2014

WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER

Thursdays are always a highly anticipated day at camp! Campers and I anxiously waited all week for handmade pizzas, bag supper, and movie night. The Junior Counselors spent the morning making delicious pizzas for lunch and the girls swapped ideas about what movie would be shown.
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JUN
11
2014

OVER HILL, OVER DALE…

  I woke up early to scout around the camp before the sun rose this morning. The lake was shimmerinin’ in the mornin’, so I decided to take out a paddleboard before the bell. I heard an alarm go off around 5:45 while I was out on the lake, and I peered down from the tree I
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JUN
10
2014

OH OUR GUESTS, OUR GREETINGS WE EXTEND…

As I was resting on the camp gates this morning, some unfamiliar visitors who were not wearing greys and greens pulled into camp. I didn’t know who these friendly new faces were, so later, I crept up on some counselors to eavesdrop and learned that the ACA reaccreditation visit
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JUN
09
2014

CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES (ALRIGHT!)

  As I sat up in the trees tonight, I heard loud applause coming from Castle, so I swung by just in time to get a front row seat for the big Talent Show (in the rafters, of course).  I watched as the girls danced with glee, sang with cheer, played instruments with pride, and
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