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Find Your Tribe

June 2, 2016

Anything you do is more fun with the right people. A party? Yes. A concert? For sure. Dinner? Bon Appetit! Sometimes, though, we don’t get a choice. There are places we have to be, and we don’t get … [Read more...] about Find Your Tribe

Filed Under: Camp Life Tagged With: camp, camp blog, camp friends, camp memories, camp pictures, camper, camper life, find your tribe, forever friends, friends forever, growing up, life at an overnight camp, overnight camp, sleepover camp, squad, summer camp, tribe

Professionals Who Party

May 11, 2016

When I was in high school, I had an English teacher who wore sport coats and ties. It was the 80’s and a lot of the male faculty dressed that way. They dressed more formal than the students. This … [Read more...] about Professionals Who Party

Filed Under: Camp Life Tagged With: camp, camp blogger, camp counselors, camp life, camper, English Teacher, every moment counts, friendship, growing up, high school, in the trenches, lessons, life lessons, morning bugle, overnight camp, play, sleepaway camp, summer camp, teacher appreciation, teacher life, Teaching as a profession, time off, work hard, work hard play hard

Why Overnight Camp Isn’t Right For My Kid–Top 5 Concerns

April 10, 2016

Over the last 14 years, I have engaged in countless conversations with people (many of whom are friends) about whether or not overnight camp is right for their kid. These are Top 5 Concerns I hear the … [Read more...] about Why Overnight Camp Isn’t Right For My Kid–Top 5 Concerns

Filed Under: Camp Life, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: comfort zone, fresh air, friendship, fun, growing up, homesickness, kids, letting go, mess hall cheers, momlife, mommy blogger, mommyhood, motherhood, overnight camp, parenthood, sleepovers, summer camp

Being A Camp Director’s Wife

March 30, 2016

(From The Archives: May 5, 2014) My husband, Cody, is one of the directors of an overnight camp for kids in Northern Michigan. Every year, Cody moves up to camp at the end of April to start setting … [Read more...] about Being A Camp Director’s Wife

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