Happy Halloween!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Labs have to be the best dogs in the world. What other breed would suffer the indignity of dressing up for Halloween? October 31st is one of those milestones in our family's life. Last summer is a distant memory. We are full steam ahead planning for Illahee's 90th Birthday Bash, and getting ready to wrap up the fall travel season. Laurie and I have had a couple of weeks at home, and we are getting ready to head back out for the final blitz next week. I can't wait to see all of our friends in Tampa, Jacksonville and Ormand Beach, FL! Laurie will be in New Orleans and Mobile, and Gretchen will be in Columbia, SC this week. Check out our travel schedule and come see us!
One of the things that is fun during the summer is answering curious camper questions about our family. Many are very envious that our own children get to have sleepovers in the cabins (once that I can remember), use the Tarzan and Streak off-season (happens a lot!), and have cool birthday parties at camp. Well, our youngest turned fifteen this week, and we decorated the small camp bus with balloons and streamers, and I donned my Hawaiian shirt (I thought about Sugar Daddy), and we picked up almost all of his entire class at school and brought them back to camp for a cookout, bonfire with s'mores, and a movie on the big screen (at our house, not McLeod). It was really fun, and I was so pleasantly surprised to see how much fun they all had and how nice they were to each other. That part also made me think of camp. There are no nicer girls than Illahee girls!
O.K. in other camp news, Tennis Dave Hartsock is engaged! It took him forever, but he finally proposed to Nicole on his birthday! No date yet, but we think it may be around Easter. We are already working on getting Dave back with an extended role at camp. We are renovating a house we bought adjacent to camp for adult staff to live in who may have needs that extend beyond a camp cabin.
In other camp news, we are clearing a site next to the Paw Paw Patch for a brand new Heigh Ho bath house, with individual showers, no pull chains! and lots of room! That should start in a few weeks, and be ready well before camp!
Finally, we are in the final round of interviews for a website team to redo the camp website! We have had some great meetings and are super-excited! A fresh new design, lots more pictures and video, and more functionality for campers, staff and alumnae alike! It's going to be a BIG year...and of course the BEST Summer Ever at Camp Illahee summer camp for girls! Woo Hoo!
