Austria week-Day One

Our Young Women are at camp this week. This is my 7th year at camp. I spent 5 of them as a camp director and the last 2 as the young women's president. I know there is an end in sight, I just know it. We took off at 11am with Hannah and Kayla, and the rest of the girls were either on the bus or got to Mia Shalom some other way. The camp itself is at 10,000 feet, and the weather could be questionable at times. Usually when we set up camp, we either get rained or snowed on, but this year, it was perfect.

Also, Rod has informed us many times that what we girls do, is not really camping. For us, it really is. This is why: We sleep in cabins with no beds. We have ice cold showers. When we flush the toilets, we have to keep the handle down for 10 seconds. We cook our meals outside. We see animals roaming around all the time. We can't swim in the lake, and there is no pool. Now, if that is not called camping, I don't know what is.


We pulled over in Fairview for Hannah to make a phone call, and came upon this sign. Looks like there is a killer dog on the premises.


Until this fuzzy ball comes out to protect the house from all the evil. We were scared.


Deer wandering around the camp at all times. Beautiful sight.

Hannah and Kayla in our cabin.

Misty and Rachel dressed in Austrian red. (This year our theme was the Olympics, and our ward chose Austria as our country.)

Yes, I am tanning at camp. This is a tradition for me when it is not either raining or snowing. I will take any opportunity to catch some rays. Result: Burned scalp and a heatstroke. Note to self: Hat, sunscreen and lots of fluids.

Our girls at the flag ceremony. Notice we sit at the back bench. This is also a tradition.

You will not see the 7th ward at any other bench, ever.