Somewhere I can hear Gloria Gaynor singing . . .

I HAVE SURVIVED!!!!

Yes . . . exactly 5 hours ago I, the weary warrior, trudged home with Kids #2 & 3 in tow after surviving one entire week (including 2 nights) at Girl Scout Day Camp!

What words come to my mind as I try to describe this experience?

Exhausted? Exhilarated? Relieved?

How about all three!

This has certainly been one of THE most interesting experiences I have ever had. And for all the fretting and worrying and everything else I was doing just about a week ago, I can honestly say I'm glad I did it.

Would I do it again? Maybe . . . . I have only been home for 5 hours, and I'm not sure how sunburned, windburned and sore I'll be tomorrow. However, as of right now, my answer is a definite maybe.

I do have to say the only reason why I survived as well as I did was because of my very capable and dear friend Erica. Not only was she coming off a family camping trip to be with me at GS Camp, she was feeling like crap . . . and STILL she stuck it out with me. Everything from helping the girls when they were cooking, to keeping them in line when things got dicey, to bringing me a mocha from my store at 6:45 in the morning!

Without her I would have been up crap-creek without a paddle! She not only made the camping part bearable, she made it fun!

Especially when we spent half and hour trying to get our girls to settle down at lights-out time only to find ourselves visiting and giggling just as much afterwards!

So here's to you Mrs. Krabbs! Your faithful side-kick Bucky will be eternally grateful!!!!

Now, what were my favorite parts of camp? The camp songs (even though I only knew one from my GS days), the skits on the nights we camped out, and . . . the lanyards (more on that later).

What didn't I like? Dealing with the drama that goes along with 9-10 year old girls (and there was A LOT).

It's times like this I wish my community had had a GS program as involved as this one, and it reminds me why I love living where I do. Now, it's time for a hot shower, a good face washing and a much need teeth-brushing!

More about the lanyards tomorrow . . .