Well, Small & Feisty is off to camp. She left just after 10:00 AM on Bus #3 to Malibu.
When we got to WBT, she was a bit shy, although as we were walking the halls, her counselor came up and said “You’re in my cabin. I recognize you from your picture.” She got to meet the girls in her cabin—all are 5th grade except for one 6th grader. Most, like her, are first time campers (although the first girl she met was a 2nd year). She was starting to warm up and make friends as she got on the bus, but as the bus got closer to pulling out, she got weepy. No surprise. Lots of moms and dads were weepy too. By now, she should just have finished lunch, sung Birkat Hamazon, and be going to her cabin (Davina) to settle in.
The camp staff was well organized. Luggage went right on the trucks, the kids were checked in and assigned a bus with the rest of their cabin. We met with the nurse who went over all her meds; she gave her the ones she was to keep with her (her inhaler, epipen), and gave her counselor the meds for tonight. Then the rest of the time was spent meeting and talking to the girls. Unlike when I went to camp, they brought down all the senior counselors to meet their kids.
I did get one sign of age. For many of the kids and the counselors, I discovered that I went to camp with their parents. I even got to see some folks I hadn’t seen in a while. It brought back memories.
