Sunday, July 1, 2007

Camping, camping and more camping

So last week was daycamp. I was incharge of the one of the 5th grade units, total of 12 girls, with only 1 adult with me. I kept us on task, didn't get the badge work done (we never get the badgework done!), hiked us through pioson ivy, ate lunch on the rocks at the river, went to the dump for the fieldtrip, and was told I was too harsh with the girls and that if I'm the unit leader they won't be back!! All in all a great week, wouldn't you say? Of course the scout parents that said I was harsh didn't stay to help out during the day, didn't read the paperwork sent to them, their daughters didn't know how to follow directions or remember the bring items even when told!! I mean really I can tell my troop we are going to need.... and they remember it. They are going in the the 5th grade they need to take care of it themselves people. Besides the fact that these same parents are all nicey nice to my face, then complaining to everyone but me. Oh well, I won't be back to that group, I may not be back to camp actually. I'm not sure I want to deal with these parents anyway.

I went tent training this weekend. All in all it was fun. Felt more like a leader campout then training. We went on a night hike and cut through the 4-H camp to the road which means we walked through the cow pasture. Have you even been walking a night and suddenly see movement from what you thought were sleeping cows? It's really scary!! Made me stay up with the rest of the group!! There was a section of the hike that we turned off the flashlights and just looked. It was like Christmas with all the twinkling lights (june bugs) and lots of stars in the sky. About the only bad thing for the weekend was a suprise visit that I wasn't expecting for a week so had no supplies and had to bum some off everyone (thanks ladies!) I tell ya it's always something.

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