Howdy Circle F Family,
Saturday always has a funny feeling at Circle F because the world is celebrating a day off and we just keep on truck'n. We had normal activity periods today. Arts and Crafts had a sand castle building class, Softball learned a new game called "over the line," people blobbed, and there were dance classes. BOOOOM BOOOOOM!!! That was the sound of the sonic boom from the Space Shuttle re-entering today. Some people jumped, some people ran, some people ducked for cover. If you have never heard one it sounds like two cannons going off right over your head. Last year we were able to watch a launch from camp and we could see the exhaust/fire coming from the booster rockets.
Here is our daily schedule so that you know what your campers are up to:
7:30 AM Reveille
7:50 AM Waiter’s Call
8:00 AM Flag Raising
8:10 AM Morning Thought
8:20 AM Breakfast
8:50 AM Clean-up
9:20 AM Bell---Begin First Activity
Bunkhouse Inspection
10:30 AM Bell---End First Activity
10:45 AM Bell---Begin Second Activity
11:55 AM Bell---End Second Activity
12:10 PM Waiter’s Call
12:25 PM Lunch
1:05 PM Siesta/ Infirmary Call
2:15 PM Cantina Time
2:35 PM Bell---Begin Third Activity
3:45 PM Bell---End Third Activity
4:00 PM Bell---Begin Fourth Activity
5:10 PM Bell---End Fourth Activity
5:30 PM Waiter’s Call
5:45 PM Supper
6:30 PM Infirmary Call
7:15 PM Evening Program
8:30 PM Evening Medications
8:45 PM Co-Buck Evening Thoughts
9:05 PM Buckaroo Evening Thoughts
9:25 PM Wrangler Evening Thoughts
9:45 PM Pioneer Evening Thoughts
10:00 PM Taps
Now you always know what your campers are doing.
Tonight for our evening program we had our opening campfire. This is a serious campfire that the entire camp attends. First we line up by age group. Then Diana leads the campers quietly to a huge bonfire (you could probably see this thing from space). We choose 12 counselors to deliver speeches on the 12 virtues: Courage, Courtesy, Sportsmanship, Honesty, Friendship, Positive Thinking, Godliness, Patience, Kindness, Loyalty, Love, and Happiness. The counselors each have a torch that they light from from each other. By the end there is a full circle of light around the fire. It looks super cool. Each 2+ year campers and counselors get a piece of bark to add to the fire. We also add the ashes from the closing campfire of 2007. This is a tradition that goes back to 1952; so theoretically there are ashes from all 57 opening campfires all together. We finish off the night by singing the Alma Mater (our singing made Beau (the dog) howl(lol) (that means "laugh out loud" if you don't speak text) (how many bracketed thoughts can I put in one sentence) (lots)(lol).
Right now the campers are in their campers doing there Evening Thoughts. This is a time for the campers to unwind and to take some time for reflection. An Evening Thought can be anything from "roses and thorns" where each person says the best and worst thing that happened to them that day, "say something nice about each person in the cabin," "what 3 things would you bring to a paradise island," "first impressions,"what would the name of your autobiography be," "book of questions," and a whole lot more. This is most of the campers favorite time of the day because they get to share their feelings in a safe environment.
I'm going to sign off. I will TTYL (you are learning) later.
Fantastic Wishes,
Roger and the Gang
2 comments:
If you could tell Blayke Frazier "HAPPY 14th BIRTHDAY" from her family down in Naples, she will be 14 on the 18th of June, also let her know to look for a few b-day cards from us.
tell her dad loves her and Gavin miss's her
Thank you for the itinerary! And all of the pictures!
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