Summer Camp

Two of my daughter’s left yesterday for Girl Scout Summer Camp. Its only 6 days long, but it’s the first time they’ve been away for longer than a night or two. Sure, I’ve been away for 6 months at a time, but its different when THEY leave YOU. I hate being away, but its no better when THEY are away.

I would like to enjoy the time they are away, but the third little minion is definitely trying to make up for her sisters being gone. She has gone into overtime on nerve ragging. I think maybe the other two do a lot to keep her out of trouble and on track when they are here.

I hope the girls are doing well at camp, and I hope they aren’t homesick. I hope they are having fun and I hope they are excited to be there. I know when we left them, they were ok, no tears or anything (except that the older one may have had a few leakers on the way up to the Girl Scout Camp). Its funny – when I told her that I’d miss her, she said, “I can’t say the same… well, I will miss you too, but I’ll miss the electronics more.” In some ways I know she was just trying to play down what she was feeling, and in another – she’s becoming a great little Geek Girl. Just like her Geek Dad. Maybe I’ll have to get her a binary shirt that says, “I hate boys.”

Her birthday is coming up soon – and she is spoiled as hell. I think she’s getting everything on her list – and its not cheap stuff. Most of it is justifiable (in my mind), but its still crazy. At least she makes good arguments for what she wants. And who am I to argue with reasoning like that – she uses the same arguments I use for myself when I get obsessed about something.

I can’t wait to pick them up on Friday.