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Year: 2014
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First Camping Trip of the Year
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON 10SEP14 Girls from Troop 13405 camped last weekend at Camp Agnes Arnold, one of the most popular in our Council. This camp has a beautiful central lake, a big, beautiful lodge, extensive hiking trails, canoeing, archery, a swimming pool, a purple hippo, an elf, separate, air-conditioned classrooms, a nature center, and themed…
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Troop 13405 Planning Meeting
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON 24AUG14 Troop 13405 had our annual planning meeting yesterday. The girls planned a very exciting year. For our first camping, we’re going to Agnes Arnold (we actually already have the Fishing Village reserved) to have a traditional camping trip. Hopefully, we’ll get to go canoeing; we’re waiting for the generosity of a…
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Day Camp Yearbook Time
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON 11AUG14 I have compiled the list of orders for day camp. I must print and bind 95 yearbooks and burn 72 DVD’s. Yes! These girls not only built memories that last a lifetime; they have souvenirs to reference. I have people ask me on a regular basis how we put together the…
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Last Day as Northampton Day Camp Director
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON 26JUL14 Mixed emotions. That’s what I’m experiencing. I am relieved to not have the great responsibility that is director of a large day camp. Yet, I can’t shake the feeling that I’m the guardian of camp and have to make sure it stays alive and flourishing. The transition is made easier knowing…
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Two more days of Day Camp under the belt
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON 23JUL14 The weather has been hot but beautiful. I’ll take it!!! We did a ‘No Thunder’ dance at opening ceremonies this morning to drive the storms away. Rain is welcome, but thunder means no swimming. Sacrilege! The girls were so cute as we stomped around in circles chanting, “No Thunder. No Thunder.”…
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Monday Complete, 50% done with the week
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON 21JUL14 Monday at my last day camp as director. This is the day of camp I will not miss when I step down. The best part about Monday at camp: there’s only one. The first day of camp is such a feat, I claim to be 50% done with the week when…
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Girl Scouting offers something for adults too
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON 18JUL14 Northampton Day Camp 2014 Orientation is two days away. I am NOWHERE near ready. This is my last year as director. I have decided to step down to dedicate more time to other endeavors. The fact that I’m not ready and ridiculously stressed out is enough proof that I made the…
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Apparently Failure is an Option
Zero posts in November. For those of you who participated in NaNoWriMo, you completely understand why! Sadly, I did not reach the 50K words in November goal. I have failed to win NaNoWriMo. Sigh. Between the many hours at the stable, band performances, Girl Scout responsibilities and family in town for a week (the only…
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Successful Writing Day
I am in an excellent mood. This does not happen often. Hence, the blog as proof that occasionally everything is just fine. I will go back and visit this entry when I am in the trenches and need to remember what happy feels like. The weather today shines in all the best ways. The friendly…
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NaNoWriMo Prep
Nancy and I attended a writing prep event for the Houston area for NaNoWriMo. Craziness! And I don’t mean the writers. Well, not ONLY the writers. The competition held every November is to commit 50K new words to the page, potentially completing a new novel. Wow, right? I have 40K words down for my novel…