Parachute Away!!!

~*~Remember when you were in elementry school, picture it. Gym class, back when it was fun not work and sweaty like in Jr. High and High School but there was one day that you look forward too. Ok so some are thinking dodge ball, (I was only good at dodging balls just not throwing them back!) but I'm talking about the day everyone loved!!! Parachute day!!! Everyone could get involved, the teacher would bright out this HUGE multicolored parachute and if you were lucky you would get a handle, otherwise you held on to the side. Oh how cool, making it waves or making it fly up high and almost float down. Or try to keep the balls on the parachute as we bounced them around or run under it. Oh my the fun!!!

~*~So I haven't thought about this for YEARS!!! So when I came across something about parachutes I realized I JUST HAD to have one!!! I figured they would be expensive and way out of my price range but I started looking. After caculating the kids at my church and the size I would need plus what I could afford I found a very affordable one! I bided on one on ebay and I'm just HOPING I get it cause it used but it great condition and cheap!!!

~*~Now I'm bouncing around like a kid, telling everyone that I'm getting a parachute! Lots of the teens and adults were ssssoooo excited, except for a few. Poor homeschooled children that never got to experience the parachute day!!! Don't worry we will fix that!

~*~Hey and with all my research did you know that parachutes are actually good for you? Yeap that right, it teaches teamwork, cooperation, upper body strenght and of course it's lots of fun!!!

~*~A parachute kid forever~*~

Jac

Future Jr. Camp Woes!

*PS* This story is for those who every worked with kids, sunday school kids, Jr. Campers or kids in general. Only you will understand! For all those who haven't, will not understand why you do have to have this conversation with kids sometimes! So don't read it if you will get offended! LOL Don't say that I didn't warn ya! It's really not bad, but SOMEONE will get offended I'm sure with a "That gross don't post that!" Comment!

So excited about Junior Camp this year that I was in seventh heaven! Lots of campers going, some needing the Holy Ghost and several of my Sunday School Kids (SSK) are going and so on!!! Nine total campers, 2 staff (including myself) 4 off campus, equaling 15 total!!! Woohoo!!! With 4 that need the Holy Ghost!!!

BUT... Then the realization of how by the end of the week after your head is swirling with questions like "For Reals?!?!?!" come crashing in already and camp hasn't even started!!!

I was telling the SSK what they needed to bring to camp, talking to them about what kind of clothes, stuff they need to bring, (like towels, shampoo etc.) but when I mentioned they need Five pairs of underwear at least.
One of my SSK looked at me in shock and said, "We have to bring FIVE pairs of underwear??? Why?!?!?"
"Cause you have to take a shower every day and change your underwear!" I responded kinda shocked.
"Why can't I put on my old pair? I do that all the time!!" She was very upset!
"Cause they are dirty!!!"
"Ssssoooo...."
~Sigh~ but then responded firmly, "As your future counselor, my campers will not smell during the week so you will have to take a shower, brush your teeth, and change your underwear EVERYDAY!!!"
"How do I brush my teeth everyday if I don't have a toothbrush?" said one of the younger girls.

~Sigh~ It going to be a long week at camp, but I'm still excited!!! I think I will have to sing them my silly song, it a Jr. Camp tradition for my campers so it should teach a lesson. My old campers know what song I'm talking about!!! LOL

Only Me,
Jac

My Dream!

They say if you can't sum up your dreams and goals in one or two sentences then you are not certain of your dream! So here my dream...

"I may not amount to much but if I can influence a child that will one day become a modern day Peter or Paul. Then I accomplished my greatest dream!" ~Jac~

Decision...about camps

Don't you hate making a decision? I know I do! In fact, this one I have to make soon or both options are out but I want to make the right one.

I have to take a work off I have to much vaction time built up (again) but I can't take it off all at once. I plan to take off for the youth conference I always got to in July in Colorado Springs, CO Heritage and I don't plan to miss that.

But I need help deciding and to be honest I'm plain stuck!!! I have to choose between 2 camps not the same week but right after each other.

So here is the pros & cons to both....

Apostolic Jr. Camp, a would be working as staff for kids ages 7-13. Fun times, lots of work, no sleep, good food, blessing to others, very very tiring.

New Mexico's New Senior Camp, as a camper, Fun times, new camp, blessing to me, lots of good fellowship.

I love kids, infact I have a burden for them but I have it for teens too but I would be a camper at the senior camp not staff. I have been praying for a senior camp for years and now we have it and I don't even go! LOL

Jr. Camp is HARD work it not much of a vaction but it such a blessing. I could use getting away for myself but I am going to Heritage later that summer. Will I be physically ready to keep up with those hyperactive children?

With so many youth going to New Mexico camp, will there be someone for our kids for Jr. Camp the next week? Most can't do both like me! I can drive the kids up, the parents trust me with their kids and the kids listen to me, I'm used alot at Jr. Camp and they are asking for my help already.

I'm going to try to get off both but if I can't what should I choose? What would you choose? I'm so torn about it that I can't focus on either and I feel like I will betray one or the other?

Any advice will help!!!!

Jac