My son was at camp for a month this year, my daughter, 2 weeks. Returning home is always a major downer for my guys - nothing to do, the food stinks - so this year I decided to ease the transition. Most years they come home and they go from fun and activity all day everyday to 2 working parents … [Read more...]
That Time I Packed My Kid’s Lunch In a Wine Bag.
I got this email a few days ago from Madame's camp people, saying they were making a trip to the pool, hats, sunscreen, blah, blah, blabbity-blah, and could you please send a brown bag lunch with nothing to be reheated... no containers... basically, they want to throw everything away at the end … [Read more...]
The Call
Well, it happened on Tuesday. I got the call. You know, the one every camp parent dreads. The one where they tell you that your kid is very anxious and homesick and do you think it would be appropriate to talk with them?Before I launch into anything else here, let me first be clear on two points:My … [Read more...]
Summer Camp Cares
Like many other moms this summer, I sent my oldest child off to overnight camp for the first time this summer. Like those other moms, I shopped, packed and prepared with my first-time camper. I bought stationery and stamps. I filled out the forms and signed the waivers. I drove her to camp, kissed … [Read more...]
Trading in high heels & glitter for my first summer camp experience!
I was born and raised in the city. I am a true urbanite. Every summer the only camp I went to was the one hosted by the City "Parks & Rec" or Vacation Bible School because Grandma paid to send me. We didn't have that many choices for summer camps, not like today, and as soon as I hit 14 I … [Read more...]
“SHUT THE F&** UP!”
The other day my daughter came home from school and started in on me about a Drama camp she wants to go to this summer. I told her I wasn't sure if it was going to be affordable at this point and I would have to wait and see if we could manage it. She walked away grumbling a bit but … [Read more...]
Feeding Frenzy
I decided this summer that we would only do a few weeks of camp, spread out. Three weeks of full day camp, two weeks of only 3 half days. The rest of the summer we're home. Just enough to give me a break but still giving them a lot of down time to do whatever they want, sleep in, stay up … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – Halfway Over
We have been on summer holidays for 5 weeks now. Summer is half over and for the most part it's been fantastic. And we haven't even had Sean home for holidays yet. He took a week off when we moved and he'll take another week off in August. That week we'll cram in a slew of … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – video edition
Well well well. Another cloudy and windy weekend (so far). What a surprise.It wasn't a complete bust. Here again is one of those incidences where we celebrate the small things. This morning Cuyler jumped into the pool completely unassisted for the first time. Ever.His … [Read more...]