In a post this week Kelle Hampton wrote, "You don't have to go an extra mile to create imaginative memories for kids--an inch is all it takes. A lunch becomes a picnic when you add a blanket. A nail painting session becomes a spa night when you throw some cucumber slices in the mix. Dinner becomes a dinner party when everyone wears a hat. Cooking becomes a "cooking show" when you describe every step while you stir (and do it in a British accent!). A living room dance becomes a Carnegie Hall performance when you shine a flashlight on the dancer. Grocery shopping becomes an adventure when you stop to talk to the lobsters. And life becomes Enjoying the Small Things when you dare to take a different perspective. By golly, have fun. And I promise I'll never say "by golly" again."
Eeek. It makes me so excited for camp I can't even begin to explain. I've been having plenty of conversations about Tecumseh lately--about counselors who will return, who has been appointed to a leadership position, a few girls who are so excited to be CILTs and what it will be like to have a few friends not coming back this year. I can't wait for the magic of camp that's exactly like the magic Kelle creates with her family. We're into imagination and creativity. Playing pretend? Yeah, I'm into that. Fake accents and made-up holidays? All about those. Decorations just because? Yup. The dreaming of what could be has already begun and it's only March 1st.
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