Week before last my oldest was gone for a week. Monday, my two oldest leave for girls camp for a week. I am excited for them, they will make friends enjoy the outdoors and get a spiritual experience while they are gone. They have been “getting ready” all week and today is the day, I got the list of what they couldn’t find.
I started the morning tearing apart the garage looking for sleeping bags, tents, air mattresses, lanterns and mess kits. Yes, all of the above. I had to ask, I thought you have been getting ready all week. Never question preparations for girls camp ever. I found out that prepping for girls camp has nothing to do with getting camping gear together….nothing.
I didn’t get all the details but the list (yeah, another list on my blog) was actually impressive.
- Find out all the girls that will be going.
- Find out the theme, yes it has a theme.
- Acquire, from aunts, mom, stores, closets cool things that match the theme for girls camp.
- Make something cool for all the leaders that are chaperoning, and giving devotionals and activities at camp
- Find out who you secret sister is, this is a girl camping up there with you that you do special things for all week.
- Go out and buy trinkets, treat and other items for your secret sister.
- Wrap, plan and strategize how you will anonymously, get all the thing you have for your secret sister, A) into your bag and B) out to them.
- Make, NOT BUY, make a card for every girl attending for every day of camp that you can write a special note in and give to them, yes every girl every day.
- Figure out, how to pack all these things to get them to girls camp.
- The Saturday before you have to leave, present your dad with the list of camp gear you need for Monday.
I have to say, though I tease about it, I love to watch the excitement and I know that it will all be worth it…**deep breath**…I know that it will all be worth it…**deep breath**…I know it will all be worth it.
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