Contrary to misconstrued conceptions concocted by controversial critics, our camp can be more than complete chaos. In short, we have a lot fun and learn as we go. Our boys have been constructing their gardens, clearing land and moving stones, in addition to the multitude of project in progress.
They even are building fences, though I do not know what it is intended to keep out (it wont keep me out, that's for sure!). All i know is the boys work hard and enjoy this kind of productive manual labor. They all are sad that summer camp will end the 31 of this month...or maybe they are just sad they have to go back to school.
Anyway, everyone enjoys the work. Every morning the special care children brighten our lives and lighten our loads. Most love to work and they make us laugh while they are at it.
Summer Camp is not all work and play, our classes have been packed with action and games. English class has been a blast and important too, because this is an English speaking summer camp, and whoever speaks English, works hard, and is obedient gets the grand prize. First there are three rewards. The dinner prize, where we take the ones that did not put a lot of effort into the camp to dinner at some fancy restaurant, and if you think that is nice listen to this. The ultimate water park prize is a two day trip to a water theme park for those boys that worked hard, were obedient, but still did not exert themselves to speak English or to do more. Now hold on to your napkins and listen to this last show stopping prize. A five days vacation at a resort several hours away with a swimming pool, good food, and sights to see. Every year the location changes and we always keep it a secret. This year is no different so do not ask me where we are going for I cannot disclose the location. It is always exciting to have these prizes because we always need funding and God never fails to provided through gracious sponsors and donors sufficient funds, and always on the last week. Well, what do you know it is almost the last week.
And this is pretty much how we end each day of summer camp. Now you know my excuse for not hosting more postings (I am hosting dreams). The nice thing about being one of the controlling trio is we get all the prizes and a five day vacation sounds temptingly divine.
This is our crew and each will get one of the prizes before mentioned. This is where the anticipation is oppressive. They are all hoping to get the five day reward. We will just have to wait and see.
This is were a moral of the story comes in mighty handy. You cannot always kill two birds with one stone, but sometimes it takes to stones to kill a bird....I think this moral loses something in the transcription. Anyway, it is instructive of human nature to watch how some boys really put in effort to speak English, work hard, and do extra, while some pretend or do not even try thinking they somehow automatically magically qualify by virtue of their magnanimousness (if that is even a word) for the five day reward. If you really want it you have to work for it. Could not have said it better myself!
And that was David the Engrossed Post Host...and sometimes he asks himself "Why do I never know when I will post again?"
