Well, it’s over. I leave tomorrow at Noon for home, after 8 weeks here at Cockrell River Camp 2007. After all of the troops leave today, the staff will be dispatched around camp to disassemble as much of camp as possible, as expeditiously as possible so that we can enjoy our last evening together. Tonight, we will hold our End-of-Summer Staff Banquet & Staff Campfire where we’ll reflect back upon all that’s happened, complete with pictures, speeches, jokes, skits, & songs. And once all that’s done, we’ll crash for the evening before waking up to leave in the morning. Thus, with the summer complete, we’ll return to our respective lives, jobs, school, troops, posts, crews, friends, and families with the knowledge that we’ve made some life-long friends here at Cockrell River Camp 2007. So, as I conclude my camp blogging, please enjoy some great pictures after the break and thanks for reading along all summer!
(L-R) Steve-O & Matt more than tired at a Friday morning Leaders’ Meeting
(L-R) Shane, Kevin, & Matt performing “Their Favorite!” — “Little Cabin in the Woods”
(L-R) Eddie & CJ listening intently to one of their students give a speech in Public Speaking
A foggy, early morning flag ceremony
(L-R) Cameron gives Matt bunny ears (& Matt had no idea)
Katie, Outdoor Skills Area Director, looking more tired than the happy face she’s putting on
Royce enjoys some ice cream made by the S.A.L.T. class
Tom (standing) teaching CPR & First Aid to some adult leaders (seated)
(L-R) Derrick, Alberto, & Sam waiting patiently for a car ride to the Meadows for Thursday evening program.
The windmill at the water tower near the Meadows
(L-R) Royce, Eric, & Will watching the homemade root beer
Sunset at the Meadows
Kevin being Kevin
James on the Climbing Tower
Les: Climbing Tower Director, Climb On Safely Instructor, & Leave No Trace Master Educator
Matt watching the flooding water rush over the dam
In case you weren’t sure, you’re supposed to normally see the grass/ground below the sign
(L-R) Wesley & Shane observing the ridiculous levels of water flowing over the dam (causing us to pull the docks & bridge from Friday, July 20th to Monday, July 23rd)
The last time I checked, I was supposed to be able to view where those trees were rooted in the ground
Matt speaking during a Tuesday morning Leaders’ Meeting
July 28th, 2007 19:15
Thanks for the memories. I have downloaded all of the pictures from the blog and will have fun scrapbooking them. Some of them are alsmost worthy of blackmail some day, I know!
I know you will be more than happy to get home. Tell Deanna HAPPY BIRTHDAY from all of us (I’ll call her, too — and I went “girl shopping” and got her something. I don’t get to shop for girls very often, you know!)Hope to see you very soon, too. Maybe we can meet in the middle for dinner, or ya’ll can come by or something. I know you first just want to get home and get settled back into a routine of some sorts.
Later—
July 30th, 2007 15:03
When are you going to start a blog?
July 30th, 2007 15:13
July 31st, 2007 18:26
Hey and by the way, I have read your “blog” several times, and while I don’t have concrete evidence you’re talking about Adam when you wrote about affecting / effecting someone’s life, I kinda guess it could have at least “been about” him. And I want you to know for IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME FOR YOU TO KNOW that NEVER in this mom’s heart have I ever had any negative thoughts about your relationship / friendship with Adam, or any of my guys. You’re such a blessing, not anything else. I never ever felt your friendhip was such a “bad influence” that would “cause” him to seek another path.
Is the blog question a non-tacky way to say I talk so much I would at least have a place to hear myself…
I did try several places this summer — some mother-y type places and some scrapbook-y type places — to at least blog with others, but I surely didn’t even begin to find the right venue. I was kinda looking for some like-minded people, but just haven’t had them.
I have thought that a blog might be the way for me to work on my book. but then again, who knows…
August 1st, 2007 10:25
*grin* It was a non-tacky way to say that I would be very interested in what you would say in a bit more depth. Granted, you may talk a bit much but so do I.
I might suggest that you should start a blog, have it separated into categories (mother-y, scrapbook-y, and life-y for example), and write away. The way you build community is by finding others who write on similar topics and start commenting on their blogs using a link to your own. I can push others writing a blog — I just have a hard time consistently writing in mine though.
May 30th, 2008 13:02