On late Tuesday morning, I was still at Family Camp in the Idaho mountains, enjoying cool nights, sunny days, and naps in the hammocks on cabin porches and strung from trees in hammock heaven.
Less that 48 hours later, Camp Dorothy began with typical July weather in Iowa: 90+ temps and high humidity which meant the camp director needed iced coffee and the camp’s namesake needed ice cream immediately.
Less than 36 hours after it began, Camp Dorothy will be over. A short stay to be sure, but the schedule has been packed with the following action for the camp’s namesake:
11:00AM–12:00 Noon Iced coffee and ice cream run
12:00–2:00 PM Nap time for campers
2:00–3:30 Crossword puzzles and reading
3:30–4:00 Jeopardy*
4:00–5:00 Puzzles and reading, continued
5:00–6:00 Watched the news
6:00–6:30 Supper and clean up by the camp director and her husband
6:30–7:00 Hot game of Skippo**
7:00–7:30 Big Bang Theory with Bob Newhart as Professor Proton***
7:30–8:30 Watched an episode of Call the Midwife****
8:30 PM–8:15 AM Bedtime
8:30–9:30 Bakery run
9:30–10:30 Naptime*****
10:30–12:00 PM Price is Right and news
12:00–12:30 Lunch
12:30–3:00 Naptime
3:00 Return camp’s namesake to Ankeny for a much needed nap
*Someone chose Jeopardy over Judge Judy. Gasp!
**Someone chose Skippo over Wheel of Fortune. Double gasp!
***Someone kept saying, “You can’t beat Bob Newhart for comedy.” That someone is absolutely correct.
****The camp director thought someone would like since that someone birthed all her babies in the 1950s. Judging from someone’s frequent query, “How much longer do we have to watch?” the camp director was wrong.
*****Only the camp’s namesake used naptime for its appointed purpose. The camp director used that time to blog, balance someone’s checkbook, answer emails, write a little, cook meals, exercise, pack for a weekend with the kids, and make a birthday cake…not necessarily in that order.
