Chilson Family

It is amazing that you are never too old to learn anything!  Yep!  Forty-seven years old and I have learned so much this week.  And to think, all I had to do was send children to church camp to learn!!!! So, here are a few things I have learned so far:: 1.  I can wash ALL the dishes by hand and not spend forever at the sink doing it!      (dish washer has not been used since Sunday night) 2.  A double roll of toilet paper can last ALMOST three days! 3.  We're really not very hungry!  (snacks are  almost non-existent) 4.  Who's fighting???? 5.  A gallon of tea is WAY too much! 6.  Mmmm...what is sugar? 7.  Coffee creamer last a LONG time! 8.  A gallon of milk can last for more than one day! (we are on day three!) 9.  We can eat at Denny's and not take out a loan! 10.  Laundry does not multiply like rabbits! 11.  I can STAMP, I can STAMP, I can STAMP! ...

...the campers are gone and I am down to three in my nest until Friday.  Ummm...I'm NOT liking it!  I kept the tears in check until now.  What is wrong with me!!!  I'm letting my at home nesters have cookies for breakfast!!!!  How did that happen???  Gotta pull this girl together!  {deep breath, smile}  I'm going to be fine.  I will busy myself with the three at home and get things ready for school!!  {BIG SMILE!!}  I have my last set of school books for the scholars coming today!!!!!! 

It's that time of year again...church camp.  Our three oldest teens went to camp the middle of July, and tomorrow is Jr. Camp.  We have four campers going and two teens going as grounds keeper and counselor.  That means six nesters gone, three at home.  Thursday on of the teens started to not feel well, so we were on 'pins and needles' waiting out to see if she would get better.  She did...but one of our campers, Daughter #5, started running a fever yesterday morning.  She has not had a fever since this morning, but I am still not totally sure she will be able to go until tomorrow.  The three girls going as campers, Daughter #4, #5, #6, were going to spend the night at pastor's home with their daughter tonight and meet Hubby at church tomorrow with luggage and rest of the siblings that are going to camp.  Poor D #5, she was disappointed that she had to miss the sleep over.  But I want to make sure she is healthy enough f...