Rain, rain, rain...

Will it ever go away? We have had so much rain in the last week. I know, I know -- what can I expect from a rainforest? But this has been heavy showers, not the usual misty, light rain we are used to in the summer. Also, except for yesterday, it has been constant for more than a week.

Now yesterday was a different story. It was absolutely beautiful with a light breeze that kept the bugs away. As soon as Ellie got up from her nap we checked on the baby chickens and went straight to the beach. The big kids were playing in the sand so she joined them and I got to visit with counselors a little.

Bill went out fishing for halibut with several other staff members. They had a good time catching a few fish and a lot of rays, after which they checked the crab pots. Yummm. Crabs for supper.

Today we are back to the rain again for the first day of this summer's teen camp. Our numbers are slightly up for attendance of this camp compared to recent years. Perhaps the jr. high crowd is advancing into the teen camp age bracket now. Anyway, it looks to be a fun camp this week with a "Gillian's Island" type theme and a speaker who is a seminary student from Master's College in California.

That's all for now.
Have a lovely day, Michele

P.S. Ellie is not complaining one bit about the rain. She rides in the "baby backpack" as she calls it to the dining hall and stomps in every puddle on the way home again. Tonight Seth and his friend played in the road throwing dirt bombs (balls of mud) and watching them explode on the road. No, they didn't make it a target practice, but Seth did end up with mud all the way up his arms!