FC: Tuesday

This is about the time when we really started to know where everything was and understand the system a little better. And this is when the kids got more comfortable with Miss Courtney, our wonderful family assistant who joined us at every meal, answered our questions and took care of the kids when David and I wanted to escape. We didn't take her up on this offer until Tuesday afternoon when we went on a kayak trip down the Mississippi River. A long, hot, wet kayak trip. But fun! Its too bad we couldn't take our camera because the land was beautiful and we saw several bald eagles flying overhead as we paddled our way downstream. I worried about the kids but honestly, a little more about us as we paddled and paddled and.... it seemed to last forever. What if I fall out of this kayak and can't get back in? What if the current takes me the wrong direction? What if?

Well, no worries, we made it safely back to two children who had been just fine without us. Miss Courtney kept them safe and happily entertained, they probably didn't even care that we were gone for three hours. They jumped right into all the games the other kids were playing and never bothered to think about what may have happened to Mom and Dad!

Tuesday is also the day when I discovered that our building had no running water. I started to wonder if there would be some new adventure every night and someone else wondered if they were re-filling the pond and that's why we had no showers. Hey, its camp, you can't be surprised with little hiccups like no water, right?