Maybe you are hoping that this blog post will have something to do with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Unfortunately that is not the case, however I can give a pretty mean People’s Eyebrow. Not really though, but that would be pretty awesome.
Yesterday I was at a meeting for work and someone said something that stuck with me. They said, “You can’t serve what you aren’t already cooking.” [Read more…] about What I’m Cooking
A few days ago, I was hanging out at Track Out camp when I noticed a kid who wasn’t smiling. I went up to him and asked him if he could smile for me, and he wouldn’t. His huddle was having snack so I started asking the kids around him if any of them had taken his smile. A bunch of the people around him were smiling, so I tried to “steal” their smile from their face so I could give it to him. [Read more…] about Stealing Smiles
Last week I started working a track-out program for children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders or Autism at the Y. This is the first time our branch has had a program for these kids. I have had some experience working with children with high functioning Autism, but not with low functioning kids. I was pretty nervous going into it because I didn’t know what to expect. I had received training, but as with any job, you never really know what you are getting into until you start. Part of me knew I was going to have a lot of fun and would learn a lot over the three weeks, but part of me was nervous about what would happen. [Read more…] about Success is Rewarding
Today when I got to work I had a lot of things on my mind. We are really short staffed this week and it has been hectic. At some point during the day I was supposed to get a call from a mom who had some concerns. It was starting to rain and weather reports were saying it would stay that way all day, so I had to start coming up with a plan for what to do if that happened. It wasn’t shaping up to be an ideal morning. [Read more…] about Just A Normal Day At Camp
It seems like just yesterday I was wondering how camp was going to get set up, and now it seems like camp is flying by. We are already in the middle of week 2 of 8 and there are no signs of it slowing down. I am once again rediscovering why summer is my favorite part of the year. [Read more…] about But Thanksgiving is in November…
Summer camp starts next Monday. For me, this year will be a little bit different from previous years. I’ve spent the last nine months helping create a camp from scratch. This will be the first summer of Camp Trinity’s existence. It has been an incredible journey that will become very real on Monday. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears has gone into making this camp a reality. [Read more…] about The Start of Something Great
