Today was a great day! Went into Campbell river and hung out with friends. Went to the Stevens house for supper! I took a special friend to the Campbell river Storm hockey game! Sadly.. we lost 6-0... shoot haha but a friend of mine got the second star in the game haha! Back to work tomorrow... the scrapbookers are here... monday we leave for the conference at Camp Stillwood! I am excited!
Love you all!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Hello friends... it's almost been a week! Not too much has happened! A bunch of camps! Some challenging ones! Adoptive families camp and a Native group from the Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw School! I have been doing lots of work around camp in between camps, like maintenance and landscaping and the such... I get to drive a sweet white Ford F350 around... it makes me feel manly! Right now we get two days off! We have Scrapbookers coming tomorrow night! They are here till Sunday... On Monday all of us staff are going to a conference at Camp Stillwood(Chilliwack) for 3 days... it will be wonderfull!
Going into Campbell river today... Doing some exciting things!
I have nothing else to talk about!
Love you guys!
Josh
Going into Campbell river today... Doing some exciting things!
I have nothing else to talk about!
Love you guys!
Josh
Friday, January 22, 2010
Friends! I have been busy... this is a consistent camp time right now!
The quilters have left... luckily... nobody is dead!
New group came... they are the Adoptive Families! families with adoptive kids...
they are here today until sunday! pretty coolio!
Lots of dishes and meal setup! Tomorrow I am teaching riflery... probly not teaching but participating..haha... everyone knows how to shoot a gun! come on...
We are going to a sweet Camp Conference at camp Stillwood next week... should be alot fun... all the staff here are going. I think it's a conference for all the camps around BC to come and have sessions and other cool things!
We have had really nice weather here lately actually! not too sunny but it has fealt like spring so much!
Got a package from my parents with a super nintendo... pumpkin loaf,... and some money in it... soo stoked for it!
well... that is it for now... nothing too excited...
Night you people out there!
The quilters have left... luckily... nobody is dead!
New group came... they are the Adoptive Families! families with adoptive kids...
they are here today until sunday! pretty coolio!
Lots of dishes and meal setup! Tomorrow I am teaching riflery... probly not teaching but participating..haha... everyone knows how to shoot a gun! come on...
We are going to a sweet Camp Conference at camp Stillwood next week... should be alot fun... all the staff here are going. I think it's a conference for all the camps around BC to come and have sessions and other cool things!
We have had really nice weather here lately actually! not too sunny but it has fealt like spring so much!
Got a package from my parents with a super nintendo... pumpkin loaf,... and some money in it... soo stoked for it!
well... that is it for now... nothing too excited...
Night you people out there!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The quilters are here!
People are going to die!
The Quilters are here.
There have been fights over who gets what table and what lights!
People are going to die!
Somebody's table got stolen...
How has an old lady not died yet?
-Josh
The Quilters are here.
There have been fights over who gets what table and what lights!
People are going to die!
Somebody's table got stolen...
How has an old lady not died yet?
-Josh
Friday, January 15, 2010
Mountains of China
Today was good! I was supposed to work today but.. there wasn't much to do soo got the day off after 10am. The dining hall is almost done! one or two more coats of finish. Mark and Kyle are working very very hard.
Did some laundry today... bought some groceries... well..actually my roommate bought them for me without me even asking... thanks Kris!
Today was the most beautiful day I have had yet! As you can see I put some pictures up... took lots more... might put them on facebook... probly not.
Because of the days beauty... Kris and I went for a hike at 4:30.. expecting it to get dark soon we brought four flashlights. We hiked the Chinese Mountains. Now... this was not a very smart idea because neither of us have ever been up these things at all... daytime or nighttime. Soo we were expecting to get lost and have search and rescue come after us but... to no avail. We headed up the north side of the mountain in the light... saw the last remnants of the sunset over Campbell river and then started our trek in the dark to the south peak of the mountains. Headlamps on we trudged up. The peak was beautiful and there were soo many stars out. The way down was quite treacherous and we almost got lost soo many times... the trail had been washed away by a large river down the mountain from the torrential downpours we have had.
Needless to say we made it back safe and sound after many hours or scaling a mountain in the dark :D
Tonight, I made Stroganoff... the way my mother made...it was...sooo delicious!
I am currently eating said stroganoff... and watching The Bourne Identity... what an amazing day!
Upcoming camps are the Quilters on the 19th-22nd... and then the later in the day we have an Adoptive Families camp from the 22nd-24th...
The quilters will be very easy... but the Adoptive Families group should be challenging. I am involved more in the that one.
Quilters we just do food and dishes for.
The Adoptive Families camp I am doing meal setup, dishes, teaching floor hockey, teaching riflery, leading firesides and the talent show, and on the last day Sarah and I are leading an excursion up the Homewood bluff. Pretty awesome stuff!
I like blogging here... I have stuff to blog about. :)
Don't expect this to last very long.
Love you all!
Josh.
Did some laundry today... bought some groceries... well..actually my roommate bought them for me without me even asking... thanks Kris!
Today was the most beautiful day I have had yet! As you can see I put some pictures up... took lots more... might put them on facebook... probly not.
Because of the days beauty... Kris and I went for a hike at 4:30.. expecting it to get dark soon we brought four flashlights. We hiked the Chinese Mountains. Now... this was not a very smart idea because neither of us have ever been up these things at all... daytime or nighttime. Soo we were expecting to get lost and have search and rescue come after us but... to no avail. We headed up the north side of the mountain in the light... saw the last remnants of the sunset over Campbell river and then started our trek in the dark to the south peak of the mountains. Headlamps on we trudged up. The peak was beautiful and there were soo many stars out. The way down was quite treacherous and we almost got lost soo many times... the trail had been washed away by a large river down the mountain from the torrential downpours we have had.
Needless to say we made it back safe and sound after many hours or scaling a mountain in the dark :D
Tonight, I made Stroganoff... the way my mother made...it was...sooo delicious!
I am currently eating said stroganoff... and watching The Bourne Identity... what an amazing day!
Upcoming camps are the Quilters on the 19th-22nd... and then the later in the day we have an Adoptive Families camp from the 22nd-24th...
The quilters will be very easy... but the Adoptive Families group should be challenging. I am involved more in the that one.
Quilters we just do food and dishes for.
The Adoptive Families camp I am doing meal setup, dishes, teaching floor hockey, teaching riflery, leading firesides and the talent show, and on the last day Sarah and I are leading an excursion up the Homewood bluff. Pretty awesome stuff!
I like blogging here... I have stuff to blog about. :)
Don't expect this to last very long.
Love you all!
Josh.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
A whale of a time!
Hello again friends! I am well!
Finished the pastors group the other day. They were a good group, very organized, but really disrespectful. :)
Did lots of cleaning yesterday and today! cleaned the whole lodge. Bathrooms are annoying.
We are redoing the flooring in the dining hall and it has taken soo long! I haven't had to do too much but it has taken the maintenance guys forever. :)
Sanding the floor made such a mess... dust literally got everywhere...
soo us little guys had to do all the dirty work, hours of dusting! They actually forgot to take a bunch of stuff out of the dining hall before they sanded so we had to wipe down soo many chairs and tables that were quite dusty.
Today was slack... got up at 8 started more cleaning... coffee break at 10...
more cleaning... played with a bunch of the camp families kids! and now I am watching movies.. and debating about what I can't have for supper because I have nothing to eat already haha.
This weekends group cancelled on us. The next group is on Tuesday and they are the quilters... I like the quilters already... all we have to do is meal setups and dishes because they don't have firesides or activities! They just sit in the big room and... well.... quilt I guess hahah. Lamesauce if you ask me!
Still quite rainy around here... I feel all around moist. :)
My skin is feeling quite nice actually!
well.. now that I am talking about my skin I will sign out!
Love you all!
Josh
ps. The OC is the best...
Finished the pastors group the other day. They were a good group, very organized, but really disrespectful. :)
Did lots of cleaning yesterday and today! cleaned the whole lodge. Bathrooms are annoying.
We are redoing the flooring in the dining hall and it has taken soo long! I haven't had to do too much but it has taken the maintenance guys forever. :)
Sanding the floor made such a mess... dust literally got everywhere...
soo us little guys had to do all the dirty work, hours of dusting! They actually forgot to take a bunch of stuff out of the dining hall before they sanded so we had to wipe down soo many chairs and tables that were quite dusty.
Today was slack... got up at 8 started more cleaning... coffee break at 10...
more cleaning... played with a bunch of the camp families kids! and now I am watching movies.. and debating about what I can't have for supper because I have nothing to eat already haha.
This weekends group cancelled on us. The next group is on Tuesday and they are the quilters... I like the quilters already... all we have to do is meal setups and dishes because they don't have firesides or activities! They just sit in the big room and... well.... quilt I guess hahah. Lamesauce if you ask me!
Still quite rainy around here... I feel all around moist. :)
My skin is feeling quite nice actually!
well.. now that I am talking about my skin I will sign out!
Love you all!
Josh
ps. The OC is the best...
Monday, January 11, 2010
Hello
I have come to realize that it's not the weather that can get me down but really, it's wether or not I choose to let it get me down. Yes... it is the Island. You know it is, when it's rained 3 days straight hard enough to cause rivers down the roads and puddles beneath your feet!
I am at camp Homewood. My new home for the next 6 months or soo. I got here yesterday night with my family at 10pm. Lights were all out... most people were sleeping. Kris was kind enough to welcome us and get us settled in. My room...is... rediculous... but homey.
I got right settled into work this morning barely had time to say farewell to my family. But... kissed them goodbye and wished them well.. I like to think this is me moving out sort of. Makes it seem more special to me!
I got straight into work!
Our group for the next two days is a pastoral retreat from Campbell river, and Courtney/Comox
25 people in total... mainly the families of pastors. So today I setup for two meals, did the dishes for 30 some people, mopped the kitchen, went sailing in the worst weather ever and got frozen hands, saw a grey whale glide out of the water, and watched 3 episodes of The O.C. A grand start to my new "job". I haven't taken any pictures yet and don't know if i will get a chance but it is gorgeous here right now. I wish you all could see it! I am really enjoying it so far so don't worry about me, my children. Love you all!
Josh.
I am at camp Homewood. My new home for the next 6 months or soo. I got here yesterday night with my family at 10pm. Lights were all out... most people were sleeping. Kris was kind enough to welcome us and get us settled in. My room...is... rediculous... but homey.
I got right settled into work this morning barely had time to say farewell to my family. But... kissed them goodbye and wished them well.. I like to think this is me moving out sort of. Makes it seem more special to me!
I got straight into work!
Our group for the next two days is a pastoral retreat from Campbell river, and Courtney/Comox
25 people in total... mainly the families of pastors. So today I setup for two meals, did the dishes for 30 some people, mopped the kitchen, went sailing in the worst weather ever and got frozen hands, saw a grey whale glide out of the water, and watched 3 episodes of The O.C. A grand start to my new "job". I haven't taken any pictures yet and don't know if i will get a chance but it is gorgeous here right now. I wish you all could see it! I am really enjoying it so far so don't worry about me, my children. Love you all!
Josh.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
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