A Week with Teenage Girls

I'm off for a week of girls camp. I love spending time with these awesome people, and they always amaze me with the things they say, do, and share.

I hope your week is wonderful.

A Few Pictures from Girls' Camp!

I know some of my writerly friends were excited for summer because they'd have more time to write ... not me!! YIKES. I have not had a spare second to even think about writing. Sad ... I know ... but don't cry for me. I've been busy having fun.

Here are a few pictures from Girls' Camp:

Bus trip:

Group shot, first day:

Making friendship bracelets:

Hike to the top of a mountain:

My knowledge of the TWILIGHT series finally paid off when I correctly "ordered" the vampires and helped our group win the game show!

Certification classes:

Our group of girls were the "monkeys" and so one of our girls CHOSE to wear a banana costume all day. FUNNY.

We tied quilts for Humanitarian Services:

We decorated hats for the Shriners (I think?) for kids with cancer:

Girls CHOSE to read the scriptures together in their free time - - - AH! Be still my soul!!

I made these super cute super hairy backpacks for each of the girls:

My daughter and I took nearly 600 photos, so I could show you a ton more, but I'll stop with our group shot from the last night. We all cleaned up after a week of being dirty and wore white shirts to dinner:

It was a great week, and I hope I get to go again next year!!

YIKES! Seems I actually cannot DO IT ALL!

I could list out my to-do list from the last three weeks and identify the things accomplished and those that fell by the way-side ... but that would take too much time, and frankly, depress me.

So, instead I'll give you a list of five things I did accomplish and five I did not. And, keep in mind, we just got back in town, and I'm leaving again Tuesday 6am for a week at Girls' Camp.

Accomplished:
1. Colored hair purple (not bright but vibrant) because 39 girls accomplished the service goals we set for them prior to this week's girls' camp.
2. Taught Pulled my hair out ... HELPED my daughter sew four monkey themed pillowcases (two to give away) and a pair of monkey-themed fleece pajama bottoms for her to wear at camp. (Our group of 39 girls have the monkey as our mascot.)
3. Bought a swim suit so I can attend water aerobics again.
4. Got puppy to the vet for his next round of shots.
5. Really - that's all I can think of.

Not Accomplished:
1. Clean house
2. Finish critiques for writing buddies
3. Clean house
4. Pottie train puppy
5. Schedule blog posts ahead for the next week

So ... feel free to come and clean my house while I'm gone and pottie-train the puppy.

Blog posts will resume on June 20th. ... Well, assuming I survive girls' camp.