One Month Away

It finally hit me today that Camp Monterey will be underway next month! Remember how the second Tuesday of June is the first day the campers arrive? The camp staff arrived the Friday before to set up their bedding, clean out the cabins and set up the bunks, prepared the areas they'll be teaching in, and attended meetings and training prior to Tuesday morning. 

Since it's a month out, it's time to pull out the trunk that's been stored all winter. It should be interesting to see if anything was inhabited, shrank, or just needs to be thrown away. Any costumes accumulated over the year can be collected and possibly used for a camp party. Craft supplies, kitchen supplies, storage containers, ropes, books, and any other surplus items are great for sharing at camp. But this will be the summer I invest in a Thermarest air pad for camp outs. As a child the ground didn't bother me as it does in my 40s. That was a lesson learned last summer. If I want to be able to hang with the campers, this will be the best way I can think of. 

I'm officially in pre-camp mode. My thoughts are of camp. My Facebook and Twitter (www.twitter.com/campmonterey45) pages reflect my enthusiasm and encouragement to stir the fire in the alumnae. So until next month, it's time to get busy getting ready for camp.