―
Albert Camus,
Some people would
say telling people about our struggles make us look weak and flawed. I
disagree. If any business claimed to be perfect I would worry. What happens to
this perfect business when something finally goes wrong? I picture it going
down like a scene from SpongeBob where all the buildings are on fire, and the
town is running around screaming. While my idea may be a little extreme, and
possibly unrealistic, it is not misplaced. If nothing goes wrong how will you
know how to fix it when it does? If you ask me, struggles show persistence,
they show the ability to work under pressure, and they show a willingness to
learn and grow. I’m sure my dad does not quite enjoy me putting all our
problems out there fore everyone to read, but hey, he hasn’t taken the blog
from me yet. It is also amusing to see how these struggles have changed us. Things
that would have caused panic, we laugh and joke about now. With that I give you
the struggle of the year: finding workers. With Colin, Jody, and Brendan unable
to return this year, we were sent on what seems like a wild goose chase. When
we finally thought we had all three workers, the third had to back out last
minute. This leaves our team tired and overworked. Unfortunately, this is not
an easy fix, and we are trying our hardest to find the missing piece our team
needs.
Luckily, running
the camp is not all struggles. As with everything in life, you have good and
bad experiences. This week was a majority of good experiences. The week started
off and we were graced with the presence of our boys from Texas. This was exciting
because we only get to see them every-other year. It was nice to see familiar
faces and to have such an energetic group in camp. The camp gathered around the
fire to listen to the Cavs game on the radio, and we came away victorious.
My dog, Reese, was
a very unhappy camper this week. Someone got a little to curious and made some
bugs, or something VERY angry with him. The poor thing came back to camp with
his underside coated in welts and in a lot of pain. Luckily, after about a day
it seemed the pain subsided, and now all that is left are scabs. My boy is back
to his usual happy self.
We have some
exciting news as well. We did a little renovating in the Moose and gave it an
entirely new kitchen area.
While I do not
have a picture, it seems there was a Muskie caught in Wine as well. This is
only the second time we have heard of this, and do not believe they are
established in the lake.
The
winners of the tournament this week were our Newbies Dave and Steve. Great job
boys!
Other
good news: we have finally had some rain!! While not a lot, the lake has come
up slightly.
Finally, the winner from this week that will be entered into
the drawing for the free trip is Brian Tumlin. Congrats!
