Camp drop off

It is strange to drop off a child to sleep-away summer camp.  It is even stranger for me to think that she has done this for three years already.  Carolyn and her friend elise went to the "big sis, lil sis" camp at Camp Cloud Rim this summer.  This is there third summer going together to girl scout camp.

For a week, carolyn is on her own.  She has to make her own decisions about clothes and what to pack in her daypack.  She is responsible for herself.   I do so much for her everyday, that it feels a little scary for me to let go. For a week, i just have to trust that she will make the beat decisions for herself ..... i think this separation is probably as good for her as it is for me.

And for a week, lizzie is an only child.  She also gets a special week.  She gets to choose whatever she wants to do, what we eat, and where to sleep.

I am excited for carolyn and all that she will learn (mostly about herself) this week. I am excited to let-go for a few days, and to spend a lot of devoted time with just elizabeth.  But, i will be even more excited when we get to pick her up on saturday, and we are back to our family of 4.

Oh, and the girl scouts in utah have some prime real estate.  This place is a beautiful camp on an alpine lake, at about 9500 feet.  I wish i could spend a week there.  I am sure i would love it as much as carolyn does.  I look forward to the day when carolyn and lizzie can go together.  And, elise and carolyn said in the car ride up there that they wanted to be counselors for their summer jobs some day.  I hope they do.