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Yeah yeah yeah….

I know, I know, I know….

I realize that I promised to write a bit more frequently about Summer Camp 2008, but life here at El Rancho Cima: Cockrell River Camp can be quite crazy and frantic. Week One is an aberration in the sense that it’s filled with large, non-standard troops that are, shall I say, quite demanding upon the staff’s time and efforts. Suffice to say, I haven’t been able to get out of the office to take many pictures, mostly because I’m trying to be the best Merit Badge Coordinator that I can be.

Yet, thanks to my capacity as a quick learner, I was able to hone, refashion, and reform the Excel spreadsheet that I used last year for CRC 2007 to process the merit badge information and crank out Week One’s data in record time. Granted, I do have the following folks to thank: the counselors who turned in quality paperwork and the Sam Houston Area Council Director of Annual Giving who was visiting Camp and decided to donate a few hours to the cause. Amazingly, it seems that after almost 29 years I might have actually learned how to function under a bit of pressure (the papers written in college due to my procrastination nonwithstanding).

Week Two is quickly approaching, complete with nearly 150 Scouts in our Blanco Blast (new camper) program, and nearly 500 Scouts total here at Cockrell River Camp. You read that right: 150 out of 500 Scouts will be first-year campers, creating an “opportunity” for the staff to rise to the occasion and meet the needs of all of the Troops in camp. Along with the Blanco Blast Troop Guides, the Aquatics staff will certainly have their hands full making sure that “Little Timmy” is learning what he needs to learn and having the best time in the woods away from Mommy that he can possibly have.

Thus, I bid you all adieu. I have a few music posts that should be appearing over the next couple of weeks and I re-affirm my promise to get some pictures up here for my regular readers (you know who you are).

Peace.

APN.