Today (Wed), Nicole left for the much (NOT!) anticipated Outdoor Education program with all the 5th Graders. Outdoor Ed is at the Friendly Pines lodging in Prescott, AZ, about 1 1/2 hours north (and much cooler) than where we live. If you know Nicole, you know that she has had alot of anxiety about this trip. Especially since I didn't get selected as a chaperone. The trip is for 3 days and 2 nights and the kids are assigned to cabins with a chaperone.
The tears started flowing last night and she got up several times after bedtime. This morning in the school gym, her eyes were watery. She was clutching on to her friend, Emma, with her dear life. At one time, I thought Nicole was going to lose it when Emma disappeared for a minute. Emma's Mom, Erin, also went on the trip and was kind enough to text me that Nicole got assigned to our friend Brenda and her daughter, Izzy's room and that Nicole was doing great. Stay tuned because on Friday, Nicole will input her own updates on the trip.
Thursday Update:
I spoke with Alesa who was up at the camp in the early part of the week with the 6th graders. Alesa said the kids were physically and mentally challenged. They had zip lines, and bungee cords, etc. Nicole likes roller coasters and doesn't mind heights. I'm interested to see if she did most of the activities. The ambulance came twice for the 6th graders . One kid got dehyrdated. It wasn't real hot and the kid just didn't drink enough water. Another kid was goofing around the campfire, fell and hit his head on a rock and had a concusion. Alesa said the food was pretty good for camp food. Erin texted me again tonight saying that Nicole's group just put on the funniest skit.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Soon enough I will be experiencing what you are going through. Soon they will be off to college. Yikes!
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