While I quickly fell into a deep, delicious, dreamless sleep, poor Tim was writhing in pain in his Bear Hut bed. Tears streaming down his face, he tried to stay quiet so the other LIT 1’s wouldn’t be disturbed by his agony. He rubbed his eye. He tried a cold cloth. He tried water from…

Team work! We spent the next hour working on Stewart’s foot. Between soaking it and using a sterile needle to pick back the tissue, we finally were able to get the glass out. By the end of it Stewart was finally able to put pressure on his foot with minimal discomfort.  My back, neck and…

David, one of the Deer Hut counselors, brought the cake pan over to the Directors’ table. He scooped out a piece of cake, reached over my shoulder and tossed it into my ice cream bowl.  It was a delightful surprise. I love it when people throw cake my way! “Wow David! Thanks so much!”  “Well,…

Dessert that night was ice cream! The entire dining hall went totally mental when the LITs dropped off the bowls full of chocolate and vanilla swirled ice cream on to our dining tables. Campers cheered and clapped. Angus tore up to the stage and did a happy jig to show his extreme pleasure. We all…

The kids got dressed into pants and sweatshirts while I wrung out the clothes in the shower, one at a time. My forearms quickly fatigued with all the wringing. I heard the dinner bell ring, so I hurried to finished up the last few items. I pushed the bucket down the hall and into our…