Ups & Downs... a day late...

This isn't Monday?

I'm so confused...

I actually took yesterday off work & I'm all messed up, but since it was a long weekend, we'll add it in the list of UPS & DOWNS...

& take note... there's a lot of (....) which means the follow up is usually following with a beginning (...) You've been warned.

UP // Merge Camp was a success!  Going to camp with 16 teenagers & all of them being returned to parents happy, healthy & exhausted.  Job done.

UP // Being able to teach these kids about Jesus... to be able to sit & have good deep conversations.  I love being an ear for these kids & a mouth with Godly advice....

 

UP //  Weather was fantastic.  It was warm, but it wasn't TOO humid & it never did rain on us when there was thunder & dark clouds all around.

UP // Water gun fights

Especially when the Middle School side WINS over the Senior High

DOWN // I ended up having to leave the kids Saturday night to take care of Sydney & give her her meds & made sure she ate. I hated leaving... hated that Ricky stayed & I was home by myself....

UP // ... but so thankful for the reason I had to come home.  Sydney is still fighting!

DOWN // lots of car driving.  Going back & forth to camp seemed like forever.  It is about 50 minutes away from my house so it was a lot of time spent in the car.....

UP // .... but the speed limit in one part of the drive was 70mph ... #speedy

DOWN // breakfast with teenagers.  You know what they eat.  That disgusting food I can't even talk about.  So I just sat outside in the rec-room waiting for them to eat.....

UP // ..... but the kids were so sweet offering to bring me 'safe' foods so I would be able to eat something.  How sweet is that?

UP // Zip lining!  I thought this had potential for a DOWN as I'm afraid of heights, but it was great doing something I would normally never do.

I THOUGHT it would be a down

DOWN // Zip line harnasses while hanging waiting for people to come get you. OUCH.

Beware - Zip lines are LOUD


UP // We give 'awards' at the end of the weekend & one of the kids gave me an award for "Best Laugh"... they all said, "We can hear Rebecca laughing a mile away & know its her"... I'll take that.  Better then "Best Mean Leader"

UP // Going out to lunch after camp for real food....

DOWN //.... stinking like sweat & dirt going out to eat for that lunch

UP // Taking a day off work the day after camp....

DOWN //.... to still get up at 5:30am thanks to my hubs who left EVERY light on in the house before he left.  Not even joking. EVERY LIGHT.

UP // Worked on pictures for about 12 hours....

DOWN // Worked on pictures for about 12 hours...

UP // Bachelor in Paradise was all the stupid TV I thought it would be

 

So I'm a day behind, but how was your weekend... or your Monday?