rain drops, and streamers, and hair, oh my!
Posted by Jackie , 22 July 2010 10:32 PM
The big three things that have hapened in the past few days:
1) Massive rain storm last night. We canceled the last two activty periods of the day and spent the extra time in the bunk. It wasn't too bad on the scale of rainy weather until 6ish, when everyone was instructed to bring a book, flashlight, and water bottle to main bunk. Needless to say, this was a difficult process with seven 8 year old girls under short notice. Just as we were leaving the bunk, an announcement was made that everyone must stay in the bunk if they hadn't left yet. Thankfully one of the directors, Marcy, came into my bunk to keep us company and told us that the center of the storm was just passing over Pinecliffe. Warry of lightning, they didn't want anyone walking outside. Marcy's presence helped calm the girls, and 45 minutes later when a van came to get us the girls were playing an (innocent) game of truth-or-dare. Once we reached the dining hall, dinner was served. After the meal, we were required to stay in the dining hall for a while and passed the time in a cheer off between the two sides of the dining hall. Without a doubt, this was one of the most memorable nights at camp.
2) I have celebrated 2 birthdays in the last 3 days. At Pinecliffe, this means that the birthday girl gets a "birthday box" full of goodies - plates, cups, party favors, streamers - as well as a made-to-order cake and ice cream for desert. These are shared with the birthday girl's bunk during lunch. The bunk sets up the birthday table before the bugle, so that all is ready for the girl, and it was quite a different experience both times. The first birthday girl didn't have a birthday box, so I had to scramble with the administrative staff at the last minute through the left overs from previous parties. For the second girl, her mom was so organized she included a theme coordinated monogramed banner (and a roll of tape to hang it!). Both girls enjoyed their meal, though, so it all turned out well in the end.
3) preparation for parents' weekend. This means an extensive cleaning of the campers' drawers, beds, and their persons. I won't go into detail tonight - I'm tired and there will be plenty more to write after the parents visit - but the hair was by far the worst part of getting the campers clean. The vast majority of them have wavy/curly hair, and I have been brushing out nore knots than I've seen in my enyire life! I literally brushed one girl's hair for 50 minutes tonight!!! Unreal
All I can say is that I will never again wish (even in passing) for curly hair. My straight hair, that is easy to style and never gets knots is perfectly fine by me.
