A crew of workers traveled up to camp on friday to take on the large task of cleaning out the barn and then moving some of camps things in to be stored for the winter. If you've been down to the horses, you know that the barn is fairly large and it is the best place in camp to store things over the winter since it stays dry and we can lock everything up. During the season when we are at camp, we are able to use it to house lumber, tools, the tractor, our lawn mowers, and many other things. As the years have gone by, things have become "lost" in the barn, unfortunately! But this weekend was all about cleaning it up!
It was a bit rainy on saturday, but the crew was able to clean out and organize the lumber, build a few new racks to store the remaining lumber we had from paneling the ridge cabins, and take home metal that we will be able to scrap for some money among other things. They also dug out the wall to put in a groundhog (or chipmuck) block in. Hopefully that will keep the critters away over the winter!
It's a good feeling to be able to clean and organize something like the barn, and now we're able to store what we need to this winter!
Hope this post finds you enjoying this fall day. May you be blessed!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to spend some time with my family at a cottage near Muskegon, MI. It was a relaxed, laid-back weekend, with lots of laughter, playing stickers with my niece, and walking to the beach and through town. On friday, when we first arrived, we were walking through town and we went into a kite shop to look at what they had (a lot of the shops had sales because many close for the winter). When my brother was younger, he used to fly trick kites, and was pretty good at them! Anyway, the owner of the store let my dad borrow a kite for the weekend and so we spent a lot of time on the beach flying that kite!
As I have been reflecting on the weekend, I was blessed by the simplicity and joy of something like flying a kite. When was the last time you did something as fun and simple like that? We so easily get caught up in the busyness of work, school, kids activities, and running around all day long that we have forgotten what it feels like to sit and relax, and do something like fly a kite!
My challenge to you this week then is to make some time to do something fun and enjoyable! For me, it was flying a kite on the beach and spending time with my family doing nothing. May you be blessed this week as you find joy!
As I have been reflecting on the weekend, I was blessed by the simplicity and joy of something like flying a kite. When was the last time you did something as fun and simple like that? We so easily get caught up in the busyness of work, school, kids activities, and running around all day long that we have forgotten what it feels like to sit and relax, and do something like fly a kite!
My challenge to you this week then is to make some time to do something fun and enjoyable! For me, it was flying a kite on the beach and spending time with my family doing nothing. May you be blessed this week as you find joy!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Well, we just got back on Saturday afternoon from a few days up at camp, and I'm so excited to share some of the photos that we took so that you can see just how different camp looks in another season other than summer!
The fall colors are about a week ahead of what they look like downstate, but it still isn't fully fall up in Oscoda. The leaves sure are changing though, and that made for beautiful trees along the camp road!
We spent friday and saturday at camp working on cleaning out the kitchen, packing the van full of the craft cabin materials and other paints that would freeze in the winter, and enjoying fires in the lodge at the end of the day! : ) Not many people know about all the work that goes in to closing camp down for the winter, so hopefully you're able to get a little glimpse today! One of the main projects like I said was cleaning out the kitchen. If you didn't hear, camp lost power right before Mother/Daughter weekend in September, so that meant that the majority of our food spoiled. Ptarmi and I had the fun job of disposing of that food and giving the fridge a major scrubbing and wash down to ensure that it stayed clean over the winter. We also covered all of the dishracks (it helps keep the dust and other things out over the winter) and packed away any paper goods that our little mouse friends like to use for their homes! After we pretty much finished with those projects, we spent some time up the hill taking down the Outer Limits boulder wall, and other initiatives.
We were so thankful for the warm weather while we were up at camp. Hopefully only a few more trips before we will have everything ready for the winter! Hope you enjoy some pictures of camp in the fall!
The fall colors are about a week ahead of what they look like downstate, but it still isn't fully fall up in Oscoda. The leaves sure are changing though, and that made for beautiful trees along the camp road!
We spent friday and saturday at camp working on cleaning out the kitchen, packing the van full of the craft cabin materials and other paints that would freeze in the winter, and enjoying fires in the lodge at the end of the day! : ) Not many people know about all the work that goes in to closing camp down for the winter, so hopefully you're able to get a little glimpse today! One of the main projects like I said was cleaning out the kitchen. If you didn't hear, camp lost power right before Mother/Daughter weekend in September, so that meant that the majority of our food spoiled. Ptarmi and I had the fun job of disposing of that food and giving the fridge a major scrubbing and wash down to ensure that it stayed clean over the winter. We also covered all of the dishracks (it helps keep the dust and other things out over the winter) and packed away any paper goods that our little mouse friends like to use for their homes! After we pretty much finished with those projects, we spent some time up the hill taking down the Outer Limits boulder wall, and other initiatives.
We were so thankful for the warm weather while we were up at camp. Hopefully only a few more trips before we will have everything ready for the winter! Hope you enjoy some pictures of camp in the fall!
Monday, October 4, 2010
Fall is Here
Well it's been quite some time since we have updated the blog. Sorry about that! After finishing our summer up at camp, we moved back downstate but hit the ground running with the Labor Day work weekend, then Mother/Daughter weekend, and finally, our most recent event, the 3rd Annual Zoo Walk! All that to say, the month of September was pretty busy for us!
We're at the end of our fall season, which means we'll be closing up camp for the winter. It's hard to imagine camp in the middle of winter because most people see it in the summer. Everything is the same, just with lots of snow on it! (I know, I already said the "s" word!) Our site team will head up to camp in the next few weeks to winterize our buildings and clear all of the water out of our pipes so that they don't freeze and break. Hopefully next time we're up, we'll be able to take a few fall pictures of camp and post them so that everyone can see the difference when the leaves are falling!
Our 3rd Annual Zoo Walk was on September 25th. It was a beautiful day for the walk, and we had a blast! We were suprised to see so many new faces that morning, but we were grateful for all the people who invited friends and family to come along for this great fundraiser. Though we didn't reach our goal of $20,000, we still have pledge money coming in and are blessed by what people did raise through pledges and for all of the support that was given for this event. There were games (the kids loved playing the toilet paper toss), and breakfast food donated from Einsteins, Tim Hortons, Trader Joes, GFS, and Bagel & Bites. Also, we had prizes that we gave out for the top fundraiser, the person that traveled the farthest to come, the longest involved camp member, the youngest walker, and a few other prizes!
Talking about the zoo walk...if anyone is interested in buying a zoo walk t-shirt, we still have some available for $10. Let us know and we can get one to you!
I think that's about all for now. I apologize again that it has been so long since we updated, but hopefully we can improve from here on out! So check back soon!
Blessings!
We're at the end of our fall season, which means we'll be closing up camp for the winter. It's hard to imagine camp in the middle of winter because most people see it in the summer. Everything is the same, just with lots of snow on it! (I know, I already said the "s" word!) Our site team will head up to camp in the next few weeks to winterize our buildings and clear all of the water out of our pipes so that they don't freeze and break. Hopefully next time we're up, we'll be able to take a few fall pictures of camp and post them so that everyone can see the difference when the leaves are falling!
Our 3rd Annual Zoo Walk was on September 25th. It was a beautiful day for the walk, and we had a blast! We were suprised to see so many new faces that morning, but we were grateful for all the people who invited friends and family to come along for this great fundraiser. Though we didn't reach our goal of $20,000, we still have pledge money coming in and are blessed by what people did raise through pledges and for all of the support that was given for this event. There were games (the kids loved playing the toilet paper toss), and breakfast food donated from Einsteins, Tim Hortons, Trader Joes, GFS, and Bagel & Bites. Also, we had prizes that we gave out for the top fundraiser, the person that traveled the farthest to come, the longest involved camp member, the youngest walker, and a few other prizes!
Talking about the zoo walk...if anyone is interested in buying a zoo walk t-shirt, we still have some available for $10. Let us know and we can get one to you!
I think that's about all for now. I apologize again that it has been so long since we updated, but hopefully we can improve from here on out! So check back soon!
Blessings!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Winding down
Greetings from Girls week 3! It's hard to believe that we are almost finished with our Girls camp sessions. This week has been a very uneventful week (which is usually a good thing!) weather wise. The weather has been beautiful other than a little bit of rain during outpost night, so the pool has been busy most days with lots of swimmers.
After we finish this week, we will begin our transition into the end of the summer programming. Culinary Camp had to be canceled due to low registration numbers, but we are still running Science Camp and Camp 101. After that, we will pack our things up and move back down state to open up our metro office again. Then, until October, camp will be busy most weekends with work weekends and parent-child programs.
I'm hoping to get a few other summer staff on the blog to comment on this season, so be on the lookout for that!
Please continue to pray for camp and all of the staff who will be departing this weekend. Also for those that are staying to finish out the season. Thanks for checking in!
After we finish this week, we will begin our transition into the end of the summer programming. Culinary Camp had to be canceled due to low registration numbers, but we are still running Science Camp and Camp 101. After that, we will pack our things up and move back down state to open up our metro office again. Then, until October, camp will be busy most weekends with work weekends and parent-child programs.
I'm hoping to get a few other summer staff on the blog to comment on this season, so be on the lookout for that!
Please continue to pray for camp and all of the staff who will be departing this weekend. Also for those that are staying to finish out the season. Thanks for checking in!
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Summer just keeps on rolling
The title of this post really describes how camp goes once we get into full swing with programs. So far we've had Horse Camp, Boys Camp, Family Camp, and our first week of Girls Camp. All of these went well! Hopefully I can take some time to talk individually about each program, but for the sake of time, I will keep it short.
One of the highlights that came during Family Camp was saturday morning's theme! The theme for the week was Happy Holidays, so we had a different holiday to celebrate each day. Saturday was Christmas which entailed wearing our pajamas to breakfast, having christmas ornaments all over the commons, "snowing" the bird and the dining hall with cotton balls, and exchanging secret santa gifts between the families and staff. Oh...and I can't forget...red icing on the cinnamon rolls!
We just started our second week of Girls Camp. It's becoming a regular thing for it to rain during registration on sunday, but no one seemed to mind and everyone got here safely. Our theme this week is "Week at the Museum", so we're excited to see what type of fun activities we'll be doing.
Our apologies for not updating every week like we were trying to, hopefully the remainder of the summer will be better!
One of the highlights that came during Family Camp was saturday morning's theme! The theme for the week was Happy Holidays, so we had a different holiday to celebrate each day. Saturday was Christmas which entailed wearing our pajamas to breakfast, having christmas ornaments all over the commons, "snowing" the bird and the dining hall with cotton balls, and exchanging secret santa gifts between the families and staff. Oh...and I can't forget...red icing on the cinnamon rolls!
We just started our second week of Girls Camp. It's becoming a regular thing for it to rain during registration on sunday, but no one seemed to mind and everyone got here safely. Our theme this week is "Week at the Museum", so we're excited to see what type of fun activities we'll be doing.
Our apologies for not updating every week like we were trying to, hopefully the remainder of the summer will be better!
Monday, April 12, 2010
What's been happening
So, we made it past the April 1st Early Bird Discount deadline. Thanks to everyone who registered ahead of time! If you're still thinking about registering, you have up until..well..up until you come to camp! Obviously, we'd love to know beforehand that you are coming, and it would sure make things easier for the Business manager, but hey, sign up whenever you can! Be sure to tell your friends too!
Is it really already April 12th? Seemed like just yesterday that we are working on planning out the brochure and summer season, and now we're just about to start opening camp up! Ptarmi and Stilt will be up at camp for the first time in 2 weekends to get things cleaned up and ready for our first work weekend. We have a special service project going on at the end of the month. Solid Rock Church will be bringing a group to replace roofs in all of the Cedar Cabins and the Lodge. It'll be a great start to our season!
Things here in the office are getting busy. We have volunteers that have been coming in and helping update our ACA Manual for our inspection this summer. Who knew the ACA standards manual could be SO big! Some of the other big things happening in the office are clothing selections for the summer, church packets going out, AND our newsletter just went out in the mail! Keep an eye out for it!
Check back soon and we'll hopefully have some pictures up of our new apparel!!!
Is it really already April 12th? Seemed like just yesterday that we are working on planning out the brochure and summer season, and now we're just about to start opening camp up! Ptarmi and Stilt will be up at camp for the first time in 2 weekends to get things cleaned up and ready for our first work weekend. We have a special service project going on at the end of the month. Solid Rock Church will be bringing a group to replace roofs in all of the Cedar Cabins and the Lodge. It'll be a great start to our season!
Things here in the office are getting busy. We have volunteers that have been coming in and helping update our ACA Manual for our inspection this summer. Who knew the ACA standards manual could be SO big! Some of the other big things happening in the office are clothing selections for the summer, church packets going out, AND our newsletter just went out in the mail! Keep an eye out for it!
Check back soon and we'll hopefully have some pictures up of our new apparel!!!
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