she not a little girl anymore

...well, she is, but she is growing so quickly. If you know Craig and I at all, you know how important Camp is to the two of us. Met there, got married there, and take our family there so they see the significance of that special place. Yesterday (and that yesterday really just means 9 hours ago) we dropped Hope off at camp for a week. It was something we had been hoping for-a no show in which there was spot to be filled at Camp Sertoma-but when it came, oh my goodness...

One thing that typically happens is the butterflies you feel while driving into camp. I have felt them as a first time counselor (in 1996), as a specialist, as a supervisor and even as a (fill in) asst. camp director. But today (I mean yesterday, it is 2:30 in the morning) I felt them as a mom. Wow! What a difference. When we got the phone call, we had Hope's bag packed and was at camp within 30 minutes. She was so excited-she literally was bouncing off the seats. I have randomly thought about her through out the night-thanks to the distraction of church.

We went to bed, with Hunter snuggled in between us (preparing for a week of a lot of attention) and after 2 hours I am wide awake, thinking about Hope. Is she sleeping ok? Is she meeting friends? I know she will love her counselors and they will love her-that is just how she is-but will she befriend a little girl in her cabin? I hope she is sleeping ok-she is going to need it for all the fun she is going to have this week! I am not worried about the days, it is times like this-when everyone is asleep. I hope she is snuggled in with her fluffy and having sweet dreams and not wide awake-like her momma-missing and even though I know she is in safe hands in a safe place, I worry about her. But, I will have to lift up any concerns and just anticipate all the stories she is going to come home with...in 6 days...