Greetings from Discovery Camp! (Thursday)

THURSDAY

It was a beautiful day at camp.

We had a few stray clouds shade us in the morning and afternoon, and it almost looked like it was going to rain at one point. We're lucky it didn't because there was too much happening today for us to cancel anything!

Breakfast today was egg omelets, tater tots, toast, fruit cocktail, watermelon, and juice/water/milks. I'm never surprised by how many tater tots an 8 year old thinks he or she can eat, but needless to say that quite a few end up in the trash can every summer. Overall, it looks like food waste is down but I always cringe when I see a camper with more tots than they could eat.

Today was also a busy day in my Indian Camp activity, because we had a craft to complete, a storytelling challenge to prepare for, and everyone had to add their own symbol to the headband we're all creating everyday. There were no hikes today, although most of the kids want to go down to the abandoned mine to see if we can find any bats. Yikes! These kids have more courage than I do sometimes.

I wish there were a few more interesting things to report on. I think Thursday is really the day when you can tell if a cabin is working together or if they're getting annoyed with each other. Children are so interesting, some of them already have such strong personalities. I have called the parents of about half a dozen children to get some advice on how to guide their campers towards success here at camp, and all of them have been so understanding and helpful. 

We also tried to do more camper monitoring today. It's an entirely new experiment we're trying out this summer and about 95% of parents seem really happy with this free service. The other 5% are a bit unhappy with the content, so we are taking notes and we're going to try to improve it for next summer. I just wanted to generally thank everyone for their patience, we're doing our best and I hope you've enjoyed the updates.

For lunch we had vegetarian chicken nuggets, salad bar, corn, fruit, green jello, and we stuck to water and milk for beverages. Its a classic lunch, but we try to limit nuggets to six per camper. It's another food that can end up in the trash a bit to often. The main entrée for dinner was pizza, which was eaten to the last bite so often it almost makes up for the wasted tater tots in the morning.

I know I skipped ahead a bit, but tonight I am down the hill buying supplies, resting, and getting ready for the weekend and our next batch of campers arriving on Sunday! I know so many of you can't wait to see your children (in near/nearly mint condition) in just a few days. We're looking forward to Sabbath tomorrow night and the Pageant Play tomorrow.

Blessings,

-Jeremy