August 10, 2009

Haute Temps, Broken Ground

The temps have risen down here at the Eastern 4-H Center...it is tooo hot for even a "deep southerner".

Today's high may be about 1788.33 degrees (rounds down to 1788). Campers are sailing, kayaking, shotgunning, and rock climbing, along with gratuitous amounts of water drankin'.

Laurence Bennett, former staff member, and now former volunteer has returned to the far side of the Atlantic Ocean...Laurence is a great guy...but he'll be back in America soon enough.

Also - today, the bulldozers and steamrollers showed up to dig up some worms and begin grading the surface of our little peace of the planet...all of this is for the future conference / recreation hall.
Personally, I am so excited for this new building, that I have been to look at it twice today...apparently it will take a while and Lee says that I don't need to go and look every 3 hours.
Lee was eager to help this morning with the initial dirt diggin'. He showed up with a shovel, but failed to use it because he couldn't find the directions on how to use the shovel. Nevertheless, he did manage to expose some dirt to the midday sun. rumor has it that the building will be done prior to next summer! That's awesome...

There are only 4 more business days of camp left...as jubilant as I am to see it arrive, I am equally depressed to see it depart. There is no better feeling than being responsible for the good time had by a thousand children. Well, unless there was 2000 children. Lee has decided to reward me with a day off - He said December 25th would be good for me.

Here are some pictures of Lee this morning, as well as some equipment...


























Enjoy the day...

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