Lunch was sliced carrots, celery and grilled cheese sandwiches followed by grapes for dessert. Himself was very generous and poured some of his diet cola from his ‘water’ bottle into my melamine coffee cup.“Friends don’t let friends drink camp juice,” Himself whispered as he screwed the top back onto his bottle and winked. I had…

“Mummy!” My three kids yelled as they came running into the dining hall with Anita in hot pursuit. The girls each gave me a quick hug and my son climbed up into my lap. I thanked Anita and she gave each kid a high five and disappeared up the back stairwell.“You’ve been gone a lot!”…

“Hang on Lydia!” I leaned out the door. Lydia and Hannah came to a stop. “Two things. First, maybe you need to look at the dock to see if it needs repairs to prevent this from happening again, and the second is that Bill says he placed the order for the life jackets already.”“Oh OK….

“Whoa Nelly! That’s a big ‘un for sure!” Lydia exclaimed from behind her hand.“Ooooh nooooo! Really!” Hannah cried out in response and kicked her feet up. I shot Lydia a quick look and she immediately attempted to backtrack.“It’s not deep at all though, Hannah! Not at all, girl. It will be a cinch to get…