Sometimes in life...

You just

have to

jump!

Girl Scout camp

Yummy! S'mores.

Out in the canoe. She wasn't too sure of it, so we came back in pretty quickly.

Near the end of the hike. Cara was pretty whiny the whole way.

A couple of weeks ago, Cara and I went to a mother/daughter over night at Girl Scout camp. I asked Adriana if she wanted to go this year, but she opted to attend a week long camp with one of her friends instead. I even offered for her to do both, but she said she only wanted to go with R. Sniff, sniff. I guess she is growing up.

This time was a much better time for her than it was last fall when we went with her and Adriana's troops. That weekend, the weather was yucky and Cara's blood glucose numbers had many highs and lows. Needless to say, she did not enjoy herself then.

This time, the weather was perfect and her numbers did fine overall. I told Cara before we left for the weekend that we would probably have s'mores one night and that she and I could split one. She had the great idea of stopping and getting some sugar free chocolate to take with us. With the sugar free chocolate, one graham cracker and one marshmallow, her numbers ended up fine with the s'more. I even had to give her a snack that night before bed.

When we first arrived at camp, I ran into one of my good childhood friends. What a treat! She and I were able to catch up and enjoyed talking about "old times". Cara asked me at one point when did I first meet S., and I told her that I could not remember a time of not knowing her. Cara and her daughter seemed to have hit it off, too.

We also made a couple of new friends with a lady and her daughter who were in our cabin. The Girl Scout song of "Make new friends, but keep the old," certainly rang true that weekend.

Cara did get whiny while we were on a hike. I thought then that her numbers were probably up, but when I checked her, she was fine. She was just being irritable that morning.

We went canoeing and fishing, which Cara requested. We didn't stay out in the canoe for very long because Cara was getting nervous and I was afraid she was going to cause us to overturn. She almost caught a fish once or twice, but she came up empty handed.

The only downside of the weekend was right before we left. Cara asked me if she could go to camp sometime by herself like Adriana will do in a few weeks. She was specifically asked about next year. I sat down with her and tried to explain as best I could that I think she needs to wait until she is older before she can go.

She could possibly go to a diabetes residential camp, but she wants to be able to go to a Girl Scout camp like any other little girl. We have so many things to consider about that, though. If it were a matter of just managing her numbers, then we wouldn't have a problem with allowing her to go. Now with her pump, we have to think about site (where the pump connects to her body) changes that take place every three days and the sites tend to come off in pools.

When I was talking to her about it, she started crying. (This was during a low, by the way.) I have to admit, I started crying, too. Yet another thing that diabetes has taken from my child.

Bruce and I have talked about looking at the situation again in a couple of years when she is older and can have more responsibility. Also, I could probably stay at my mother-in-law's and be available for site changes and such. She lives not too far from the camp. We could also find a week where Cara and Adriana could attend together. That way, Adriana could help the staff with Cara.

For your viewing pleasure,

I bring you the Chick Fil-A cows! Yes, once again, we participated in the Cow Appreciation Day that Chick Fil-A has every year. I am still amazed by the number of people who do not go out and make a fool of themselves dress up for free food. Even Adriana got into the act this year. As you may recall, she did not participate last year on the way home from vacation. Some of that may have had to do with the fact that a certain senior member of the family does not find pleasure in such things. It's okay. It takes all kinds to make up this world, doesn't it?

Anyway, Adriana decided to decorate her sign some more and did a good job if I do say so myself. Cara also worked on her outfit by placing the spots on hers. That is why you may notice more than two ears on her head. By the way, Jonah is the Clemson cow, Cara is a purple cow (my mom used to quote a poem about a purple cow) and Adriana is a pink cow. Jonah and Cara mooed at the employees when they took our order. All in all, a good day.

Until I can get caught up, enjoy this picture of our calves.

No, honey, I have not

abandoned the blog. Your mother doesn't have Internet service, remember?

Yes, I understand I have let the cobwebs build again around here and I apologize. Life has been terribly busy lately, but it should slow down for a couple of weeks. I will update soon.

In the meantime, I hope everyone is having a great summer!