Saturday morning bright and early we hopped in the car eager to pick up Walker from his two week stint at camp. We had a surprise for him! For over a year, Bill has been planning on getting a personalized plate for the second Highlander aka Walker’s car. What could be more appropriate than Camp […]
We have long given up on letters from the boys from camp. They are too busy having fun and the walk to the mailbox is just too far. Never mind that there are mailboxes at the dining hall and the trading post where meals are eaten daily and ice cream is purchased equally as often. […]
Although I would have thought we were closer to Camp Ondessonk starting from St. Louis, our drive was still about two hours. We just got to travel different roads and from the east. We had breakfast at the Golden Pancake right near the hotel. A fellow guest at the diner saw the kids’ Camp O […]
Just in the nick of time, we got the sashes for Camp Ondessonk completed. The rest of the sewing for camp was done in the car on the drive to the airport. These are the faces that motivated me and thanked me for my help making it all worthwhile.
With our first weeks of camp on the immediate horizon, the goal of finishing Mason’s lodge sashes for Camp Ondessonk gained priority. These sashes are quite the undertaking. When I pulled out the materials from our last big sewing session, I was delighted to discover we were more than halfway there. We just had the […]
A few months ago, the camping service director of Camp Ondessonk emailed us a questionnaire for an upcoming article about what summer camp is like from the parents’ perspective. Bill and I discussed it and then he responded. Below is the article that was published in the Camp Ondessonk Spring Newsletter 2018Camp Ondessonk Spring Newsletter […]
It shall never be said that one child of ours has passed up an opportunity to spend time at Camp Ondessonk. That being said, when the call for help with the First Camp Ondessonk Haunted Forest Hayride and Trick or Treat Event was heard, said child started vying for permission. The weather this weekend was […]
Walker couldn’t wait to get out to Camp Ondessonk on Friday night for the Fall Lodge Reunion. It was a full weekend to spend time with folks he enjoys at the place that makes his heart happy. The main goal is to do service for camp as the Lodge mission states. I’m not sure what […]
When we were at Camp Ondessonk for eclipse weekend, Mason completed a service project for his lodge arrowhead by helping reset the meeting room for the workshops. During the set up, the camp director commented to Bill that the chairs were functional but pretty unsightly. A light bulb went off and Mason proposed that he […]
Today was a divide and conquer day. The scouts had a hike on the calendar, Walker volunteered at a golf benefit for Camp Ondessonk and I had a service commitment for Mother to Mother. It was dark o’clock when the Bill and the boys headed out to Illinois. Walker spent the day helping at the […]