Pictures

This is our little cabin. It's called the "Heinz House". I think it was called that because the Heinz family owned it before Cheley bought it to be part of Girl's Trail's End. It is down the road a bit from the camp, so we feel like it is our very own vacation cabin. It has a fireplace, 3 bedrooms, a screened in porch, and a woodburning cook stove. It reminds me of my grandma's stove which I watched her, amazed, cooking on, expertly adjusting the wood and lifting the heavy cast iron top with a metal stick. For obvious reasons, we don't cook much in the cabin. Plus, John just informed me a couple of days ago that the old ladies who used to cook at GTE, Delta and Dee, had a bear climb in the window after smelling something yummy in the cabin.



This is a shot of the dining hall where all the campers eat. You can't see the interesting light fixtures that are made of wagon wheels and horse shoes. There is seating for 90.








This is the office of GTE.



Last night was All Camp Campfire where all of the units come together for dinner outside, skits, and fun. We got to see Princess and Man Child. It was great. They are doing SO well. Here is Curly Locks amidst the crowd during the "danced party". Here is Man Child, dressed for his role in the Village People skit for his camp unit. He's pigging out, of course, with Princess next to him. You would not believe the pants this child was wearing! At one point Princess knocked the bun off his plate and he said, "God, pick it up, will you, I can't b end over in these pants!" He danced, in front of hundreds of people. Not to mention wore this get up for the better part of 3 hours!

And here is the Princess. Doesn't she look great? And like she is having the time of her life? I think that is because she IS!! She is donning a side pony for her unit's skit which was a re-worded version of "Safety Dance". I was thrilled, of course, since that is a song from MY era!! It was SO cute- all these 9-11 year olds dancing to this song, singing their hearts out about how much they love camp. It was too much. Of course, she seemed to have grown, in size and spirit. It was fabulous to see her running around with her buddies with whom she has bonded so much.

Here are Chef Boy and I in a self portrait. Note the bangs.