Mason was a repeat camper for Boys’ Week at Camp Ondessonk. *Hanging out at the swimming area with Cooper on his left and Martin, on his right. *Playing peekaboo behind Rowan at the Challenge course. This was taken on Mason’s actual 12th birthday and it represents his fun spirit. He’s always up for a fun […]
We did it again! We were first in line for camp drop off. This week Mason is attending Boys’ Week and Walker will be doing Backpacking and Ziplining. Mason will be in the great unit of Chabanel with his unit leader, Michael. While I checked Mason in, Bill signed Walker in with his unit leader, […]
Mason is celebrating his birthday at camp this year so we scheduled the opposite of a do over. Shall we call it a do ahead? It started with breakfast in bed. Bill’s specialty pancakes, bacon and strawberries were the fare. Then Mason opened presents. Walker surprised him with a book by one of his favorite […]
Our troop went to Camp Ransburg again this summer. It is located about two hours north of us in Bloomington, Indiana. It’s a very big camp and quite active during the summer. When they arrived, Bill had to park the trailer way down the hill away from the permanent tents. That meant that the first […]
It was a happy moment when I realized that my friend, Amanda, was teaching a quilt class while the boys and Bill were at camp. It didn’t matter that the class was being offered in a city about as far away from mine in Indiana. Getting to quilt with her has been on my bucket […]
After the boys departed for camp Sunday morning, I went home and got busy. I had a whole week at home alone. What to do? What to do? I felt compelled to do several loads of laundry, mop the floors and vacuum the house. And then I started to play. I had just completed all […]
The troop gathered bright and early at the scout house to load the trailer and set off. The group included several senior scouts (Walker, Ben, Ian and Triston), six newly crossed-over scouts (Mason, Cole, Daniel, Luke, Sam, and Pierce) and two leaders (Bill and David). Our third leader, Captain D, would drive up Sunday. The […]
What a week! Bill and I had a wonderful week as empty nesters but we were both excited to see the boys again. We were greeted with great smiles and we took our time to say our goodbyes to staff and friends. Then we were off to home for our traditional lunch at Cracker Barrel. […]
My godson Zachary is graduating today from high school and to celebrate that milestone, I made him a quilt. This is not just any quilt. This is a quilt made from the shirts and jerseys he has worn for his entire baseball career from Little League through high school. With the exception of the grey […]
It’s not an official competition but in our house it’s important to arrive at camp early. This means we usually try to leave for the Sunday camp drop off by 7 am. This week we left a little earlier because someone who shall remain nameless but who writes this blog wanted to add a Starbucks […]