the kids spent a week at camp wintaka and boy was it strange having no kids around! i found it refreshing in some ways and really lonely in others. i know that my kids love camp and this was lizzies first time to finally go with her big sister. getting ready to go she showed a few signs of being overwhelmed and i got a tiny feeling she might actually get homesick. upon her return she said she was fine and never really missed us much. it's perfectly natural to miss your kids or for kids to miss their parents and i think it's a great life lesson to muster through it and realize you will be ok, that missing someone means you love them.
i admit i was teary eyed when liz came off the bus
we had a "date breakfast" this morning, cleaned up the house and set up a special lunch for the girls (flowers in vase for a special touch). girls arrived at 2pm, tired but happy. i am so glad my kids are experiencing the same camp i did, loved hearing all the stories about what they did and what they ate and how much they loved their counselors. emily has already picked her camp name (for when she is a counselor) M and M of course!
They both have that Camp Smile on. So great!
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