Monday: I really didn't do a whole lot except spend time with my family and finish up the packing that needed to be done for not only myself but also Dale and the kids. Then at about7:00 they took me over to Michelle's to spend the night because we had to leave so early in the morning. Dale and the kids were not leaving until later in the day so I saw no reason to wake them up so early if they were going to be in the car for so long. There I just helped get some things loaded and then relaxed until it was time to go to bed. We crashed out at about 11:30 I think. So that was my Monday.
Tuesday: Michelle, Robert, Me, Ashley, and Kelsey all got up at about 5:30 and headed out for the church. Michelle and I had to stop by and pick up Beth on our way to the church. Once we and all the girls got there we had the girls help load up their stuff and all the other things we needed for camp into the cars and the trailer then headed up to the camp. When we got up there we had the girls set up their tents and get the pic-nic tables. Once we had everything set up the way we really wanted it we went up to flag ceremony. When we were finished doing that the stake camp director made an announcement that we had a bad storm coming and that everyone needed to go back to their camp sites and secure everything they could in 15 minutes because it was going to be a bad one. We went back and had the girls put all their stuff away and go to the barn. Michelle, Ryan, myself and Ashley stayed behind to try and put the doors up on the kitchen so that the stuff in there wouldn't get wet. A lot of good it did. We were in the process of getting the back door on when all of the sudden it was a down poor and the wind was like a hurricane. We all took off running to the barn, everyone was ahead of me and as I was running I was loosing my pants. Then I tripped on a hole and fell. By the time I got to the barn it was crazy outside then they couldn't get the doors open so I had to crawl under them in the process I lost a shoe. We stayed in there for about an hour and a half then it finally cleared up. We all headed back to our campsite to find that we had lost our kitchen tent and two of the girls tents. One of the other tents we used for the first and second year girls got flooded. Most of the girls stuff including their bedding got all wet. But it was OK. We had one of our Priesthood leaders come up to the camp and pick up everything that was wet and took it to be dried and brought it back to us. The girls were real troopers also. They took down the torn up tents and put up another tent for them to sleep in. Plus they helped clean up the campsite of all the trash and put things back into place. All the while none of them were complaining about having to basically reset up the campsite from almost scratch. They were great. Michelle, Ryan, and Ashley went to the store to pick up a new kitchen tent and some small things like food. Meanwhile Jen finally got there and helped get everything back into place. All of us leaders were great also. We all jumped in and did what needed to be done. At about two we all headed to bed. Some of the girls did some pranking but not to many of them. So that was our first day at camp. What a way to start the week huh. Also in the process of the storm our castle that Michelle built for our banner fell over and broke. We had a Moroni on the castle because really the castle was suppose to be a temple, anyway in the storm when it fell over he lost his head. It was really sad.
Wednesday: We all woke up at 6:30 and got to our day. It was beautiful and hot but there were no clouds in the sky. We all got to our day and the things we needed to go. The girls went and did their certifications and we ( the leaders) did some more cleaning. Then we all got together so the girls could practice their skit for Family Night. Just as we were about to start it got all clouded and started to down poor with lightning. We all went up to the top of the barn and the wards did their skits. After it was over it was still raining outside so when it let up a little we headed back to our site to get all the girls stuff and our stuff and took it to the barn. Everyone from camp ended up sleeping in the barn that night. Let me tell you it was not a very comfortable place to sleep when there are anywere from 100 to 150 girls and women up there. A couple of our girls went home that night because they either were scared or their parents were. Either way they went home. Everyone was asleep by about 12:00. So two days in a row were had to deal with crazy rain. By that point I think everyone was just thinking what in the world was going on. But again the girls didn't complain.
Thursday: Today I woke up at 4:30 and no one was awake. It was a beautiful morning, No clouds and it wasn't hot yet. I sat in the middle of the Commons area and just enjoyed the peace and beauty of where we were. I also prayed to our heavenly father that I understood that he needed to help out the plants and make them grow but that we had had enough and to please stop raining on us. I think it worked because it didn't rain today. Although it was very hot. Everyone got up and got to what they were suppose to be doing. The girls had a great day and not to much happened. They were having movie night for us tonight and showing the movie The Ultimate Gift. The girls and Michelle went down to watch it. Meanwhile Ryan and I stayed behind and had a real heart to heart talk. It has been a long time since we did that. We cleared the air of everything that has been bothering us. She also informed me that Michelle and Jen had been feeling like I hadn't been pulling my weight at camp this year. That is partly my fault because they really had no clue about what was going on with me. Everyone knew that I had been diagnosed with Inflammation in my legs and feet but no one except Ryan really knew had bad it really was because I didn't want the sympathy. I wanted to do all the things that I had done in the past two years but my body was not letting me. The only thing that really bothered me about the whole situation was that they didn't come to me and express to me what they were feeling, instead they went to Ryan about it. They told Ryan that the reason they didn't come to me was because they didn't want to hurt my feeling. Even when they found out that Ryan told me they still didn't come to me and express to me how they were feeling. I just don't understand how I can fix a problem if they are not telling me about it. I think that what bothered me the most was that Michelle is suppose to be my best friend and be able to say anything to me and know that no matter what I will try my best to correct the problem. With her it seemed that me not pulling my weight was not the only problem that she was having with me but still didn't say anything to me. Again I say I CANT FIX THE PROBLEM IF YOUR NOT TELLING ME WHATS GOING ON. As much as I would love it I cant read her mind. Meanwhile I have been feeling like something was wrong because they all where pushing away from me all week. I just hope that they come and talk to me. We shall see. Everyone went to bed. Michelle and Ashley slept by the fire and Ryan and I slept under the tree. It was a beautiful night.
Friday: Today everyone had to be up at 5:45 because the first and second year girls needed to be ready to go at 6:30 to go on a hike. The first year girls had a three mile hike and the second year girls had a five mile hike. From what I understand it was a really nice hike. After that everyone went about their day and did what they needed to get done for certifications. Oh ya Michelle has been working on her third year certification all week. I think its great that she is doing it. She really seems to be putting her whole self into it and I think she really likes it. We broke down the kitchen tent and put it away along with a couple of tents and other things that needed to be loaded into the trailer. Then we all headed up to Flag ceremony and found out that the whole camp had finished their Value colors certifications and were getting all their flags. It was a great moment. The girls did a great job at getting everything they needed done and turned in on time. I am so proud of them. A little later the bishop showed up for stake testimony night and we make lasagna and salad. It was really good. At about 8:00 we all headed down to the Commons area and the bishops all had to do improv comedy and they were all funny. Then we had testimonies. That went on until about 11:00 or so then we went back to our camp site and had individual devotionals with our bishops. After that all the girls except the first year girls went pranking. The first year girls went to sleep. Not because they couldn't go pranking but because they didn't want to. They were to tired. Ryan and I went to go take a shower and Michelle came down to take one also. We only have two showers so Michelle had to wait for one of us to finish before she could take her shower. Ryan finished first so she left and Michelle and I were the only ones in the bathroom. All of the sudden it started to get really smoky in there so I looked out the curtain and someone had set off a smoke bomb. I knew right away that it was Jen. She was our pranking diva this year. I wasn't mad and didn't even yell or anything. When I got out Jen was standing there like she didn't know what was going on but I just laughed and gave her a high five and told her that it was a great prank. She just laughed back. After we all got back to camp Ryan and I tried to go to sleep but the girls had other plans. As we were laying there talking a few girls from our ward and C1's ward came walking up to us and bombed us with silly string. Then they got Ryan with shaving cream, mini bells and close pins. It was great. Ryan just played along and laughed. She had to go wash her hair again and when she got back most of the girls had left to go do more pranks. Michelle Jen Ryan Ashley and I all stayed up and talked to the few girls that were left in camp because they didn't want to prank anymore. We all finally headed to bed and crashed at about 4:00. It was a great day other than the fact that Michelle and Jen still didn't come and talk to me about how they were feeling. I really hope they say something before we go home tomorrow.
Saturday: Everyone was up at 7:00 this morning. We all ,well those of us that stayed in our campsite, woke up to string everywhere. At some point in the night a group of about twenty girls, some of them ours and girls from other wards, came and tied all of the chairs and tables together with string. They also tired AnnaLee and Morgan in their cots. It was a great prank. We all headed down to the pavilion for breakfast because all the bishops made it for us. After that everyone headed back to their own camp sites to break down everything and get it loaded and ready to leave. We finally finished and got passed off by the stake and were out of there by noon. Jen left first and headed out with three or four girls and their stuff. Then Ryan and I left with two girls and a bunch of stuff, followed by Michelle and Ashely with a couple of more girls. We met at the Flying J to get drinks and then headed out to Wendy's to get something to eat for the girls because they were hungry. While we were their I got a call from Jen saying that she was at exit 11 and some crazy lady had just slammed into her rear end. Everyone was fine but Jen was really mad. She was waiting on the cops to get there and wanted to let us know to be careful when we got off at the exit. We passed her on our way off the exit and headed on to the Church to drop off the girls and their stuff. Dale and the kids were their to meet me when we showed up. It was so nice to see them again. I really missed them this week. When I got home they had gotten me a couple of presents from Cherokee because they know how much I love it there. So I opened them up and they had gotten me a Giraffe purse that had a Giraffe on each side of it and a real hand make Indian blanket. I loved them both so much. After talking and sharing all about our week with each other I went to the room to get some things so I could take a shower. I sat down on the bed for just a few minutes and I was out. I slept for about 6 1/2 hours. I would have probably slept until tomorrow but DJ came in and told me that dinner was ready so I got up. Now I am finishing up this blogging and then I am headed back to bed. Man it really feels great to be home and in my own bed again. I love Girls Camp and camping but I'm glad it is only a week long and once a year. I am looking forward to next year and seeing what challenges we are faced with.
So there you go that's was my week in a sum. Ofcouse so much other stuff happened but there was no need to give you a complete breakdown of our days. Just the high lights. So now I'm headed to bed. Blog at you later.
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