Heatin' it up week 3

Tuesday morning trail ride

Obviously, the story of the end of week 3 was the heat but that's not how it started out.  Sunday was a mostly normal check-in day.  Monday and Tuesday were fantastic weather.  Medieval games on Monday were led by Steven and Celyn with a record 9 kids in almost every clinic.  Tuesday morning was cool, almost cold, on our early morning trail ride.  I woke up a little bit later than I should have and of course, they arrived a bit earlier than normal.  But we still got out the door on time.  Tuesday afternoon I grabbed Gavin and he and I headed down to Indianapolis to grab a new phone.  I'm glad he went with me as I was so tired driving down that his constant chattering kept me going.  The Apple store is an interesting experience.  Hardly anyone else in the mall but this store was a buzz of activity.  We come on home and after a few chores head home at 9 pm.

Starfishing Tuesday night

Wednesday morning was a wee bit warmer than Tuesday.  Trail ride was successful and morning lessons go well.  We are starting to have a few campers come down with the stomach bug that'd been going around.  Wednesday afternoon had been changed to be barn activities since Thursday was going to be super hot and we'd rather they go to the pool instead.  Mounted trail obstacles were Harry Potter style this week and driving the team of ponies was fun as usual.  So glad to see the counselors coming up with new ideas that all their own.  It was definitely starting to get hot Wednesday as Rebecca found out after wearing a heavy rain coat all afternoon playing in the Harry Potter trail obstacle scenario.

Is the heat starting to get to us?

Thursday morning's ride went well, surprisingly well despite it being the youngest cabin to take out and we took out extra boys.  It's usually hard to get Iowa out the door but we did well.  It was hot up at the EC but there was a breeze and there was no humidity which makes it that much better.  Amie and I worked on chores here and there until about 3:30 ish and she went to go get the kids and I grabbed stuff for the pool and met them down there.  A nice dip in the pool and we went to Scheumann for dinner then went home to work on postcards.  Home and to bed.

 Kids in my class this week jumping the course.

Epic poses for epic classes!

Friday Friday Friday!  Friday was humid.  No doubt about it.  Lessons went well.  My class of 7 english bronco/junior wranglers had fun jumping on the cross country course.  Horses were soaked and so were we by the end.  It was a good class.  It might have been a large varied class but it was fun.  We played ultimate trail ride, pirates and ninjas, and did some obstacle courses.  The girls were awesome and soaked up all that I had to offer.  Lauren, our eventual Character Counts winner, was so sweet and cheery all week long.  This picture pretty much sums her up.

We quickly finished chores on Friday and Amie and I headed to her house to escape the heat and eventual "storm" (barely any rain in it).  After working on some tests and blurbs, it was time for the theme dinner (Superheros) and then closing campfire with Jordan, Adam, John, and Forrest riding.  Another presentation of EQ awards (Sage got 7 years!) and grading some more tests and I was in bed by midnight.  Saturday brought chores, parents to the barn, and I did a quick mow of the cross country course.  Mark and I hung out in the afternoon watching The Muppet Show then went to Amie's for dinner (venison and corn).  Home again and I was looking forward to sleeping in.  Unfortunately, that got ruined by an 8 am phone call telling me that a horse was loose on Springboro.  I checked for almost an hour but after checking all our pastures, I concluded that it wasn't ours (plus why would just one of ours get out??), I went home but there was no sleeping.  :-(  Hoping to catch up a little bit more tonight but that's highly unlikely.  :-/  Week 4 is here.  Independence week.

Happy 4th of July everyone.  The highlight will definitely be carrying the flag at campfire.  No fireworks here.  There's a fire ban.  We'll think of something else awesome to do though.  Until then....have a great day!