Gifts from Camp

We picked up Quinn from camp tonight. He was sitting at a dining room table wildly motioning for us to come and join him when we walked in. He was happy to present us each with these crosses that he purchased for us at the camp store. Isn't that so sweet? That's my Quinn. He said they are Christmas ornaments but they are about 5 inches long and I think will probably do better to hang in a window. The red one is Tony's and the green one is mine.

Quinn had a good time at camp... he is really tired though. His lazy eyelid was obvious from 10 feet away! That's the dead giveaway to how tired he is. He declares he is not tired though! He met some new friends, went swimming in the lake, enjoyed the campfires, new songs etc... He says he doesn't want to go back for a long time though... he was ready to come home. I think the farther away from camp he gets... the more he will realize how fun it was. It was just a bit overwhelming I think. I'm glad they only do 2 nights for the younger kids.

We also got to see Madison and Jenna among her other friends. She said she was doing well but also looked very tired. She looked like she could lay down and go to sleep! They get to bed between 10:30-11pm and I'm sure are up much too early. Overall they seemed happy and content and didn't have a hard time saying goodbye to us. That was good.

So, tonight we are enjoying our Quinner again. He livens our house up a lot. I'm leaving tomorrow for New York City for a pain conference and won't be back until Sunday night. It's never a good time to go away... it's been several years since I've been to a conference and I just really need to go... to learn new information but also to recharge my batteries to continue working in a challenging field such as chronic pain management.

In other news, we finally were able to get a new dishwasher! Tony got it in last night. Hopefully this Whirlpool will last 20 years like our Kenmore did!

Love to all, Leah