Indian Echo Caverns

Indian Echo Caverns Trip! This trip was pretty cool, but our kids didn’t really get into it. They were not interested in the thousand year old rock formations, they just wanted lunch. The picture of the lake was my favorite part; the water was so clear and beautiful!

The Crayola Factory!

The Crayola Factory: Always a winner! I love it up there. My kids were apprehensive about going because it was a lot of crafts and hands on things, but they got really into it. I love all the colors and crafts: defiantly recommend it for those with kids around the ages of 4-8!

Meadowbrook Gourds

This was our trip to Meadowbrook Gourds. As lame as it sounds, it was actually really cool. We got to make a birdhouse and they gave us a tour of the farm. They were on the show Dirtiest Jobs, so the kids really liked that. Overall, a very successful field trip!

Popcorn and Cell phones

So Barkman had the idea to try to pop popcorn using waves from our cell phones. This was just too funny not to take a picture of.

Camp, Jobs, Ect.

So the job hunt has taken me nowhere. I feel like I can't get my foot in the door anywhere. Everyone wants you to have at least one year experience, but how do you get that if no one will give you a chance? I really do not want to end up in a daycare... It is just not my thing. I was talking to a girl at camp today and she was saying that unless I am willing to move, that I shouldn't be so picky. I don't know what to do. I would be ok re-locating, but I have no idea how I would afford it. My Mom keeps saying that she has faith that I am going to land a job... I wish I had her confidence.

The first week of camp was... well, death. This week has been much better so far. I think that we just needed to get on our feet and figure everything out. This week we have had 1 kid and 2 counselors out sick. We are going to the Crayola Factory tomorrow and Hershey Park on Friday.

Saturday my family is going to the new Heiffer International site in MD. It is an educational farm to show how Heiffer International works. Should be fun.

I guess that is about it for now!

Oh, and week one of no Facebook is going well. I don't really miss it, and I love the freedom that comes with it.

New Job, New Trips

So my new summer job is a camp counselor at the Harrisburg Academy. I am in charge of kiddos from grade 5-8. It has been nice to have the older kids because they are more self sufficient and you do not have to baby sit the 100% of the time. This week was animal week, and we took the kids to Lake Tobias. They all had a GREAT time. They have an open bus where the kids can reach out and pet the “wild” animals. The llamas were my favorite, but the kids liked it when the moose “accidentally” walked onto the bus.

Next week we have three big trips – Indian Echo Caverns, The Crayola Factory and Hershey Park ~ Pictures to follow.

Rally for a Cure

Today was Mom’s Rally for a Cure benefit. She and a bunch of other women get together every year and host a tennis tournament to raise money for breast cancer research. This year we raised about $3,300. It was a good day.

Facebook

Ok, so I have made a choice, and I have decided to delete my Facebook account. This will probably not be a forever thing, I just truly need a break. I am sick of knowing what my old campers are doing every minute of their lives, and people I barely know commenting on things that I say and do. All of the people who are important to me and that I want to keep up with will be reading this blog. I have decided not to re-join until I have a solid teaching job. And seeing as I have no prospects at this point, it could be a while. So for now, goodbye Facebook. I am going to enjoy my summer without you.

(I will try to be better about posting pictures on here instead...)