- Today was a nice morning since we were all able to sleep in for a little bit; however, our early morning must have trained Bentley to wake up early because she was awake at 6:30 asking to be let out of our room. I was still able to go back to sleep though.
- I tried to knock out my chores this morning and then I ran quite a few errands with Robby. When we finally came home-after 3 Sonics, a car wash, Kroger, Sams, and Tacos for Life-the boys were anxiously awaiting on their lunches.
- The girls, of course, had mostly already packed, but Anderson and Graham did most of theirs today. Anderson just wanted me to review all of the things that he needed with him so he could make sure that he had packed them. Graham wanted me to fold all of his things, but it is nice to know that he does have it all.
- They are all very anxious about camp over the next few days. I tried to find Reagan socks at Academy today, and then tonight I left before Robby to go to Nike to find her socks, but one place had them too small and the other had them too large. Even though the other night she said that she only had two pairs of socks, she said that she would be fine for camp so hopefully she found some more. I am ordering some off of Amazon so they will be here when she gets home.
- We had supper with quite a few people at the Craft's house tonight. It was a fun gathering-I had to bring cole slaw and potato salad for about 50 folks. I way over did it and have potato salad and cole slaw running out of my ears!
- Reagan played pickleball this evening and surprisingly beat us home. On our way home we dropped off Keaton and Campbell to play with Annie for a little bit, and the big boys are at a lock in tonight at Rock Creek-they are not staying all night and will hopefully come home around midnight.
June 7, 2024
June 6, 2024
- Let's begin with a Robby update. He woke up in more pain today, but it did lesson some-back to yesterday's pain level. He did have to do a chest xray and blood work today, but of course we haven't heard anything about it yet.
- He did get the results of his ultrasound today-he does not have gallstones or an inflamed gallbladder so the next confirmed plan is a gallbladder dye test later next week. He did receive some pain meds so they have helped some this evening.
- Camp Geyer ended today-the kids had all worked hard this week, and Whitman told me all about his play that his group put on for the puppet people, and then they watched the puppet people's show. He is already trying to figure out what he wants to do next year-he did say that he would help me in cooking-and really, he has helped me for an hour every morning before it was time for him to go to his class. He counted cups, filled the cups with ingredients, placed the cups on the tables, ran errands, and checked my lists for me. He was a great help to me this week.
- After things were over today, we all went down to the pit for hot dogs and water inflatables. I never thought about a swimsuit or quick drying clothes for Whitman, but he was fine in his clothes and enjoyed playing on the water slides. Reagan, Graham, and Whitman left first and then my car left with everyone esle.
- We had a few errands to do-Walmart and Academy. At Academy, Anderson bought two pairs of shorts and then we just bought one pair for Campbell. Her shorts were pretty expensive so we opted to buy one even though she could have used two. However, when we checked out, her shorts costs what Anderson's did so I told her to go and get herself another pair, so we all left super happy from that errand.
- Reagan and I worked for the rest of the afternoon getting ready for her friends to come over. They are sewing fabric letters on white tshirts for camp. We cut out all of the letters and now the kitchen is full of teenage girls learning how to sew-apparently sewing is a life skill that none of these girls were taught. There is only one who knows what she is doing, and Reagan is at least acting like she knows what she is doing.
- Robby and I picked up pizza for all of the extra people, and now I am trying to determine just what all I need to accomplish tomorrow.
June 5, 2024
- Day 182 of Camp Geyer-it kind of feels like it has been that many days, but there is just one more day which makes me super happy. Some of the kids said today that they wished it was on Friday as well. I just silently thought in my head, "you are so young and full of energy."
- We did get breakfast this morning-cinnamon rolls before it started. All we do though in my group is eat since I am doing the cooking track. Today was had fiesta roll ups and empandas, plus we had our adult snack as well. Eating all of the time during VBS does make the day go by quicker!
- Whitman stayed after church with all of the 5th graders-they spent some time with the youth staff, played games, ate ChickFilA, and came home with shirts. He also has a part in drama tomorrow so as we were heading home today, he practiced it with Keaton and Reagan.
- The rest of us ate lunch at Nonna and Pops' house. They fed us a huge amount of food for lunch which game the girls and I power to press through our errands that we had next. Whitman got to go with us since we had to pick him up-he was fine since I bribed him with candy. The boys brought another car so they could go on home today, but tomorrow is Anderson's turn to shop.
- The girls and I went to Walmart and Hobby Lobby. There are just so many things that the need for camp plus we were able to mark off a few things from the college list. It was a bit of speed shopping, but we got it done-well, most of the things needed for camp anyway.
- When we came home, Keaton, Reagan, and Graham all had naps. Whitman was about to fall asleep in the car, so that just left me, Anderson, and Campbell standing. Campbell wanted a nap, but she also wanted to stay up for her Sonic drink that Robby brought home for her.
- Robby went to bed last night with a pretty bad pain in his side-bad enough that he had fever, chills, and even got down on the floor at one point. Thankfully, he slept most of the night long, but after still being in constant pain today, he got himself a doctor's appointment.
- The doctor thinks it is his gallbladder so he then went to have an ultrasound. It was around 5 when he finished all of that, so we won't probably know anything else until in the morning or even later tomorrow. That didn't give him anything for pain, but maybe I can find some good drugs left over from my kidney stones because no one needs to suffer.
- Reagan is out and about at a friend's house while Campbell is working on a shirt for camp. Graham has ran a few miles tonight, and Keaton must still be asleep. Whitman and Anderson showed up when Sonic burgers were brought in the house, but I think that this will be a pretty quiet evening. I have already had my hot chocolate and now I might just read some more of my book.
June 4, 2024
- We took two cars to Camp Geyer this morning, so one group could sleep a whole 5 minutes later. Actually, we needed that second car this afternoon, but Reagan, Anderson, and Graham were all happy that they didn't have to leave as early. Tomorrow we will again have two cars, but we will all leave fairly early.
- Today was the day I was most concerned about during Camp Geyer-we made and baked two things all in 50 minutes with 36 kids-and it all worked out! I was pretty surprised that we got it all done, but I have a room full of helpers.
- When the morning was over, Keaton, Campbell, Graham, and Anderson went to Top Golf as a thank you for all of their hard work during Upward. They were able to play and eat lunch so they all enjoyed that.
- Robby had to pick Campbell and Keaton up early to meet Reagan, Whitman, and I at the dentist. We had all cleanings-the big boys had to cancel and reschedule their appointment a few weeks ago since I wasn't sure when exactly they would end up playing at Top Golf today.
- We all had good appointments except for Campbell. She does have a cavity, but bless her, she hates the dentist so she was none too pleased about getting to go back for a filling. I told her I grew up having cavities every single time I went to the dentist.
- We came home, and the boys were already home-Graham was sound asleep and slept until 6 when I did wake him up so maybe he will sleep tonight. I walked Bentley and did spelling with Whitman, and then Campbell went to eat with Robby and me.
- After we ate, we ran into Walmart-my shopping list is so long-the kids need so much before camp, and I feel like I need to get it all before Friday. I figure on Friday they will really start packing and realize that they need a ton of other things so I want to have most of it bought before Friday so I can go on Friday with a much shorter list.
- And speaking of shopping, Reagan has a super long dorm room need list-some, or really even most, of it is just little walmart things like cotton balls, but all of these lists are just starting to hang over my head.
- Reagan is at a Bible study tonight, but her new pickleball paddle came in today so I am sure that she really wishes that she was playing pickeball this evening. I am in the living room alone right now with Campbell and Keaton packing upstairs and all of the boys are on some type of device!
June 3, 2024
- This morning started early with my alarm ringing. I, of course, hit snooze and didn't wake up until a bit later than I had planned. I was still able to wake the kids in time and mark a few chores off of my list this morning before we left for Camp Geyer.
- The kids had to be a church at 8 which was fine with me because I still had quite a few things to get ready. Tomorrow they do not have to be there until 8:30, but I have 450 cups to fill up with ingredients for tomorrow's recipe (36 cups of baking powder, 36 cups of cheese....). It doesn't take long at all to do this, but it does take a sweet little minute.
- Today Whitman helped me get things ready. He didn't mind helping at all, but he asked me twice about the time that he would need to go to his class-he didn't want to miss anything. His track today was indoor games so he enjoyed that.
- Everyone else is a guide-Keaton is with 2nd grade, Campbell is with preschoolers, Reagan is with first grade, Graham is with 5th grade, and I am not sure what grade Anderson is in this week. Keaton and Graham went to soccer for their track, Reagan came to cooking, Anderson had indoor games, and Campbell goes with her preschool class everywhere that they go.
- I did see a momma in the hallway who is not from our church. She asked me if my daughter was in preschool-she recognized Campbell. I said she was, and she said that she thought so and when she passed her crying son off to Campbell, she knew he would be fine. I think that is a pretty high compliment.
- Now, I think there is something about Vacation Bible School tired-cause I was exhausted this afternoon. I knew that if I stopped I would not accomplish anything else, so I kept moving until my list was complete, and then I crashed! It wasn't a crazy long nap since Campbell and Keaton had 2 friends coming over to spend the night.
- They were here for a bit, but then Anderson drove all of the people, except Reagan and Whitman, to Raymar for a Bible study. They would have had more fun if they had been able to play outside, but they weren't because of the crazy rain. They still said that they were one of the last ones there though.
- When they made it home, I had some pasta ready, but I didn't have enough since all of my people wanted some. Reagan had to make her own pasta since I ran out-it wasn't that hard. Now everyone is home safely and eating their supper so I guess I can put my feet up for a bit before bed.
June 2, 2024
- I hit snooze a good couple of times this morning, but we all still left for church on time. The laundry didn't get folded this morning, but that was because it was still wet. Usually, Robby, or sometimes me, will put it in the dryer in the middle of the night, but that didn't happen last night.
- Campbell did worship care during church this morning, and then she went to a pool party with her friends. After that she spent the night at a friend's house, so I really won't see her until after VBS tomorrow. She is working on the other side of the building from where I will be.
- After church, we had lunch at Grannymom and Grandpa's house. They had pizza and cookies which was a pretty perfect meal. I think that we pretty much devoured the pizza, and I know that we made a dent in the cookies.
- When we came home, I changed and then left again with Keaton, Graham, and Whitman. They helped me set my room up Camp Geyer. There isn't a ton that we could do today, but we were able to put a few things on the tables and get a few things for tomorrow.
- It didn't take long for Graham to fall asleep and take his nap. I wasn't going to take a nap, but I looked across the couch and saw Robby snoozing so I thought I would as well. When I did wake up, I tried to knock out a few chores around this house.
- Reagan spend the evening at her Lifegroup, and then she managed to go and play some pickleball with her friends. She has purchased a new paddle to help improve her game. We spent our evening at the Wilson's house. Tony had made pasta for us, and then we just sat around visiting for a long, perfect while.
- Now, we are home and I'm finishing the blog, and about to crawl into bed since tomorrow will be an early morning.
June 1, 2024-Branson in May!
Robby and I woke up before any of the kids this morning. He had planned on leaving at 9, but we were driving away a little bit after 8:30. We didn't sleep with the slides in, so we had to move Graham to put that slide in and move Campbell to put that slide in as well. Also I had him move Keaton since I didn't want her sleeping on the top bunk while we were driving out of Branson.
The ride home was thankfully uneventful. Graham sneezed about 30 times at one point. When I went to the back to turn off the generator before getting gas, Reagan asked for some beef jerky and cinnamon bread for a snack. Keaton text asking for candy, but other than that I didn't see or hear from anyone else on the whole ride home.
When we stopped in the driveway, everyone came piling out. They are so good and keep returning for load after load to take in. Within about 30 minutes we do have most everything out of the camper. There is always a little bit of laundry after a camping trip-even though we didn't wash everything this time.
As soon as I had everything straightened in the house, I helped Campbell get her baseball jersey ready for camp. We used the cricut and it looks pretty good. A bit later, I helped Keaton with letters on the cricut, and when I came home from a few errands with Robby they were both using it to make signs for camp.
I hear showers running, and most everyone has had some type of supper. Reagan is off playing pickleball and the rest of us are biding our time until the Hogs play some baseball at 8 tonight.
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