It's been a while, so a quick synopsis on what's happened the previous week. I had a week off offered to me, and I felt I should take it before the crazy part of the summer took hold! I had a few days off for my follow-up ear appointment in Iowa City, and then I took the opportunity to also go to the chiropractor and the eye doctor. I needed a new prescription for my contacts to be replaced, and carrying a 9 year old on your shoulders while he's carrying your back pack is not a good idea at all! The ear appointment went well by the way. I took a picture of what they pulled out of my ear, and it was roughly the size of a AAA battery, but skinnier. NASTY. But I should be good for 6-months to a year. Yay! I also saw my sister show her rabbits at the Franklin County Fair. She got reserve champion, a blue, and the showmanship trophy. I was pretty proud! We also went to the demolition derby at the Hardin County Fair. It is extremely sketchy. Franklin is much better. I told some kids off for throwing rocks at each other like I would at camp, and they looked pretty freaked out. It cracked me up :D. We cleaned out Dad's garage, went on our pontoon boat, made a massive Craft Room donation collection, and I got stung by a wasp! Very eventful week.
So this week is Grace Family camp and I came back to some great surprises. These come mainly in the form of Katie Riley. Katie Riley is a organizational genius, and I think she was meant to be in the craft room. Seriously, it is ridiculous how she has managed to fix more placement problems in one day than I have in three years of working in that crazy room!! In all honestly, I'm partially ashamed of myself, seeing what she can do compared to what I have done, but she's just gifted in that area. She still asks me if things are alright in how she's doing them, so I still got my facilitator authority. :) It takes someone who lives and breathes in there to know if something will work or not, so I'm happy that that's me. I at least know how to run it the best. Maybe that's why I'm an Art Ed major. My best friend Katie Strupp worked in the craft room last week, and she left me a whole written out sheet with what happened every day in the craft room, and each day ended with "No mice." The funny thing is, I think yesterday, the lady we have for the pottery asked me for a 5 gallon bucket, and I knew exactly where one was. My dad had told me to put peanut butter at the bottom of that size of a bucket to catch mice, cause they wouldn't be able to scramble back out. I hadn't caught one in the 3 weeks I had done it, so I just grabbed the bucket and was going to take out the peanut butter packets, until I looked and saw the dead mouse. It reached!! It had been there several days!! You can bet I teased Katie Jean Strupp about that surprise!! My mom also gave me, on my return to camp, a turning organizer that you would see in card stores. She had had it for her leveled books and she no longer needed it, so she handed it over. It has been an instant success, and it's always a treat to see Camie and Andrew come in and say "Hey! When did we get this? It's great!" My mom just has the best ideas!
I really wish I could write all that has been happening, but that will have to wait for another night. Me and several of the other staff that I have talked to aren't sleeping well. Weird dreams too. I had sorted stamps for several hours on Monday, and then I ended up dreaming of Batman stamps the next night. Weird. I also need to dedicate more time to my Math class. It took me 6 hours yesterday to finish my math homework and to take my test twice. I had to improve my score. My final is on Friday, and I don't know if I'll even be able to remember anything! Good thing I took some notes!
The biggest disappointment of my week though is going to be this weekend. My family is leaving for our family vacation to Yellowstone at 5 Sunday morning, so I have to get home and pack. But they're going to have "Open Mic Night" at camp at 9. And then I have a 3 hour drive home. This hits hard for me personally because at camp, when they find you have a talent, you are instantly put in that category forever. My camp talent is anything art related. Very few know that I'm also a vocal music minor, and was a music major until this January. I'd like to show people what I can do, and why my voice teacher says I have one of the best voices at my college. Dreams die hard, but I still may be able to work something out with my family. They understand where I'm coming from. At least at camp they could care less what I'm wearing! My old church wouldn't let me on the worship team because they didn't like my clothes. Explain that one to Jesus!
After the next week as a family vacation, I have two more weeks of fun in the sun. I might give them a couple extra days, but I can't do another week. If you want something to do during Labor Day weekend, feel free to bring your family to volunteer. I would love to be here if I could! It's only a weekend, and it's a great way to start of the coming school year or the fall by dedicating a couple of days to serving Jesus. School starts the 5th of September, and I need to get ready, personally. Plus I have a janitorial job up at school that they'll be wanting me back for, and finding another job when I get there. Oh the joys of college living!
"Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's nothing else above you?
You fill my heart with gladness
Take away all my sadness
Ease my troubles that's what you do!"
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