Kanuga 2011

Fans. Open doors. "Tommy Ray." Nature walks. Charlie's Canteen. Gravel roads. Breeze. Fresh, cool air. Slow pace. Streams. Bridges. Freedom. Swim test. Lake.  Rocking chairs. 3 square meals. Independence. Art class. Jumping on beds. Hooker Falls. Kanuga toast. "Boo Boo" Camp. Balcony. "There's a hole...". Reading. Naps. Late summer nights. Swimming. Fellowship. Tye Dye. Rain. Golf. Memories. The Cross. DVD. Carnival. Fresh garden veggies. New/Old friends. Adventures. Fall asleep listening to crickets...wake up to birds chirping.

Saturday:
Barely made in time for dinner - fried chicken, yum!  Unpack & get settled.

Sunday:
Papa re-introduced LG & S - connected ever since.  LG, MJ & S played.  MJ made her way to the playground with H & P.  Met new friend Sara.  LG & S played in forest around lake. Mama, H, MJ "deventure" around lake - "I'll pick the path, follow me!" LG & S filthy - sign on great Kanuga playing!  Lunch, reading, naps, movies, LG/S swim (LG took test), check out books @ library, Charlie's canteen.

Monday:
Off to camp!  MJ took bunny & blankie.  LG skipped she was so excited!  I headed to art class.  Guys played golf.  H read.  When I picked MJ up at noon: MJ: "I had a h.a.r.d. day; my favorite thing was paintin art." Saw snake & turtle at naure center.  Trip to canteen for candy instead of nap - wired, square dance--all well until last dance when MJ asked me to be her partner, then wanted me to hold her...yes, i twisted my foot and we both fell on the parking lot, nice.

Tuesday:
Camp, art, golf, lunch, MJ play hookie & take nap--great call!, CW drove around for an hour trying to find store to buy LG some tennis shoes...no, I did not pack tennis shoes for camp, maybe next year, lol., our cross pic (little boy joined us this year), dinner, canteen, playground, LG bingo with Davis & crew.

Wednesday:
Camp, H & P to town for LG shoes, lunch, "Hooker Falls" with Fidel & Elizabeth, Grandaddy & Kay dinner & carnival, girls to bed.  Chris headed out to balcony and I got in bed to read a magazine...
LG (running in our room): "Mama, I need you, MJ's hurt!"  Goes back to their room.
LG (now panicked running back into our room): "MJ's bleeding, hurry!"
At this point MJ is heading into my room with blood dripping down her face & on her hands, pj's, even her feet.  Lil monkey was jumping on her bed and hit the wooden headboard with her forehead and split it open.  Bennett had split his head open on the stone an hour before at the carnival.  Everyone was so concerned: Beth brought gummy worms & capri suns, Jessica drove CW to get the pediatric ER dr's (tonya & carissa-thank you Lord they were vacationing same week at Kanuga!), Kathryn brought Bennett for moral support & some motrin, Kanuga nurse showed up.  Dr's glued forehead and we called it a night.  The girls and I slept in our room and pulled the beds together while Daddy enjoyed a night in their room.  LG was such a sweet caregiver to MJ.  She sang a lullaby & the 3 of us held hands & prayed to thank God that MJ was ok.  The next morning, LG asked if she & MJ could skip camp?  I asked why and LG said, "I don't wanna be away from MJ for even a second!" She then proceeded to her diet coke & mentos with MJ before their breakfast...priceless.

Thursday:
MJ went to "boo boo camp with Rebekah & Catherine, Golf, art, lunch. camp, lake social/dam swim, cabin social, canteen

Friday:
Last day, finish artwork, camp, bought sweatshirt b/c so cold/rainy, kanuga follies, MJ busted lip when she threw herself to the ground when she didn't want to leave the follies.

Saturday:
Last breakfast, hugs, see everyone next summer!