Camp Hobe....

For the past three years, Mom and I have volunteered for one week in the summer, cooking at Camp Hobe'. Camp Hobe' is a summer camp for kids with cancer and their siblings. It is a great experience. The kids at camp teach us adults that think we know it all, that we really don't! They have experienced more in their short lives then I can even fathom. It is so rewarding to see them come up to camp and just get to be kids. When they are home, they stand out as the sick one. But at camp, everybody is the same. It doesnt' matter if they are bald, have tubes coming out of the their little bodies, or have to take 25 different kinds of medicines every day, they come to camp and are just like all average kids. This year, I was lucky to be able to take Sharlee with me. She got to go as a counselor in training. To be a full counselor, you have to be 18. So at 15 she gets to go and train. She assists the counselors with a cabin of kids. This year, she was with the 5 & 6 year old girls. She became real close to them and loved each one. She also made tons of friend with other counselors and counselors in training. I've posted a picture of her and I, right after she got thrown in the pool. We took tons of pictures at camp, but we have to respect the privacy of all campers, and not post them on the internet. We are both looking forward to going back next year.........