What a week..

My Handsome son's BEFORE PIC!!

This was in the ER after the swelling went down about 75%.

Black and Blue...a few days later!

Day Camp is over...and I am exhausted!!! We had about 90 kids in the camp and each day we had a fun trip planned. Day one, shadowcliffs...a man made lake...the morning started off by being super excited that we had my favorite bus driver from years past. Being a girl, and liking to talk, somehow on our short adventures I have gotten to know her a bit over the years. I was getting caught up and asked her how her hubby was... "he died last Monday"....ugghhhh...i felt horrible. I was sorda in a funk all day..sad for her...

Tuesday...Golfland water slides...HORRIBLE DAY!!!!!

The kids were all given their safety information from the lifeguard and sent on their way to play...the lifeguard forgot to say anything about the mini golf safety rules...the one about not swinging the golfclub above your knees...I can tell you I will NEVER forget that rule...not even 5 minutes after the kids were sent off MY SON (who was one of the kids in the camp) was brought back to me...his face was HUGE, he was bleeding and crying...it looked like there was a tennis ball on his face. I was starting to freak, grabbed a baggie, quickly grabbed ice...and Brenda (our CE director who just happended to come to pay for the day) drove us directly to the ER where Todd met us...Thank you Brenda..The vision of seeing my son that way was HORRIBLE...i will never forget it...his face was HUGE. We got to the ER and they did a CT scan...thank you Jesus...it was not broken. It could have been so much worse..near his eye or teeth.

The swelling did go down a lot...but was still awful looking. Thursday was opening day of Willy Wonka Jr. which TJ has a lead role in (Mike Teavee)...His last play he was in he got a fat lip (huge fat lip) by running into a girls head. He vowed to never do theater again.

I will post pics of his pretty little face...but these pictures are nothing compared to what it looked to at first.

I love Tj's spirit though..by the end of the week he was totally fine...dancing and singing on stage...praising God..no thoughts of his black and blue face.

Wed. Great America---Good day for the most part. It's stressful because it's such a big responsibility. 14 leaders keeping track of all those kids.

Thursday...Ice skating...Little sweet Sophia fell on the ice and our Senior counselor stopped to turn around and help her and her skate hit sophia's finger and cut it pretty bad...we had to call her Mom and Pam (my co-director of the camp) took her to the doctor...she had to get stitches. I just feel awful...I hate injuries...there was a lot of blood.

By the end of that day I was so exhausted. I felt horrible...

Then Friday....

Pool day...we have lifeguards....the counselors are in the pool with the kids..pretty safe...so you would think...

I literally had just scanned the pool and all was well, I had been getting on kids and counselors for goofing around too much.

Next thing I know one of our counselors, Alyson, who is also one of my daughters best friends and spends lots of time at our house was brought out of the pool with a bloody nose. We get her ice and sat her down....it is clear at that moment that her nose is broken. I had to call her mom and figure out where to take her. It was horrible. I feel so bad for her. At this point they are planning on doing surgery on Wed. after the swelling goes down.

I have been directing Day Camp for 5 years with only one injury (a kid was on stage dancing and singing and another kid fell on him and fractured his finger). This year 3!!!

We are thankful that they weren't more serious than they were. I am emotionally exhausted from the week.

One of my high school counselors reminded me that when you are doing good things for God bad things will happen and she said this was one of the best Day Camps ever..thank you Anna Kay.

God was definatly evident in the camp and there were amazing relationships formed and lives changed for God. We raised about $800 for an orphanage/school in Haiti. I need to focus on all the good that was done in that camp. I am blessed to be able to be a part of it. Thank you God! :)

It was hard being away from the boys so much...when i was home, i was tired. Now my busy season is over...i can spend time with the boys! :) Thank you to my sweet hubby and my wonderful daughter Taylor for caring for the boys!