Matt, Laurie and Virginia. 3 of the Day Camp counselors. The town's recreational center uses teenagers from the local high schools and they're an awesome bunch. They really connect with the kids. There's a very good ratio of 3 counselors for each group of about 10 to 12 kids.
Dana's having a lot of fun at camp. I come into the gym to pick her up and I'll either find her running around like a maniac (with all the other little maniacs... I wonder that more munchkin collisions don't happen in there) or slumped, exhausted, on her backpack. Her favorite special is Arts & Crafts. And her favorite camp counselor is someone named Dan. Dana has the perplexing habit of gravitating to the boys. She doesn't yet understand that she's putting them in grave peril.
But, YAYEE! Teenagers! (How often do you hear that coming from a parent?) They have the energy for managing all those hyper, high-on-sugar little darlings. And they're fast. They need to be fast around Alex who is (be nice, Mommy) a natural sprinter. And with that lower center of gravity, he can turn on a dime. 'Doesn't have the focus and discipline yet to do distance running and for that I am grateful. At one point last summer he got away and had 4 teens chasing him down. I can see Alex doing track... and he'll do great... providing there's a toilet at the finish line (and no one is using it at that moment). Why can't he be obsessed with clocks? Or calendars? Or phone books?
