But like Mrs. Syphus' class, it will be memorable. Because I choose to do something hard, I hope that I will remember it but mostly I want them to remember me and hopefully appreciate the fact that I was willing to do it for them and to have fun (I hope they had fun. I tried really hard). I saw a little segment on Studio 5 that showed a lady having a "Grandma Camp" with all of her grandchildren and it sounded really fun so I wanted to start that tradition. I hope this was the "First Annual Crazy Cousin's Camp" and not the "only" Crazy Cousins Camp. Hopefully by next summer I will forget how hard it was. Anyway, it was exhausting but hopefully successful. We started with a PowWow where I gathered them together and tried to talk to them.....big joke, but we sang a song then off we went. Activities included T-shirt creations, hot-dog supper, a trip to Snow Shack, lots of jumping on the trampoline and playing in the basement, then bustin' the dance moves for our "Rockin' Awesome Dance Video" (which is yet to be produced. I'm too tired.) All I can say, it was hard but fun. Lauri helped make it easier and now it's Lauri's "Going Away to College" fundraiser yard sell (and it's already hard but she needs some money. Sometimes money is the motivating force to do hard things). I've got to muster up the energy. Peace out......What are some hard things you've done lately or not-so-lately?
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I am glad you will do hard things...and I Know your grandkids are glad too. I love 'Grandparents Camp.' I am not sure if you could talk my parents into it though. Hard things I have done lately, mmm...ropes course, saying goodbye to my family once again, flying alone with kids....just a few of the things that are hard for me. But hard things are definitely good for us.
I hate to admit it but sometimes just getting up in the morning is hard! But my hard thing is going to the gym a couple of times a week. And, this mother-in-law thing is not easy, either!
p.s. I also remember Beth Syphus, especially when she coached me on how to recite a poem at 9th Grade graduation...now THAT was hard!
Wow that looks so dang fun. I'm excited for next year, maybe Scotty will be able to join in on the fun. The hardest thing that I have to do is disciplining Scott. It's getting harder cause he's getting smarter.
Kudos, girl. You DID IT! I got through a week with four of my g-babies, but it was just tending and not too much fun, I fear. I want to do "Cousins Camp" for mine too. Got to muster the courage. I loved Mrs. Syphus - she also was my favorite teacher of all time. I have often told my family and others that I learned more about the English language in 9th Grade than I ever did in college. I can think back an smell the desks, see the blackboard with all the "words," and still picture the paper with the 500 spelling words. I sat on the back row with Roger Zidemon (can't remember how to spell his last name). She was hard and I can do hard things too...sometimes!
that was a pretty fun camp!!!
thanks grandma!!! love ya!!
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