tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post2773728362960769781..comments2023-11-09T00:49:08.166-08:00Comments on Swagger: Summer CampThe Swagger Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03005267631603104021noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-88685467786896124192013-07-23T06:11:26.406-07:002013-07-23T06:11:26.406-07:00Letterboxing is a great activity to keep the kids ...Letterboxing is a great activity to keep the kids interested in hiking too! It's geocaching without the GPS--just visual and directional clues.Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-37956793796512794432013-07-21T15:17:55.686-07:002013-07-21T15:17:55.686-07:00My favorite childhood camp memory was getting alon...My favorite childhood camp memory was getting along with my brother. We fought terribly, but somehow on vacation, things worked out better.Ann Finkelsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505478203827894237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-61808010599428911912013-07-21T05:39:46.471-07:002013-07-21T05:39:46.471-07:00What fun! We are headed to New Hampshire soon and ...What fun! We are headed to New Hampshire soon and I'm looking forward to toasting marshmallows with the kids.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05515397829167775263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-27564905648260702732013-07-20T16:50:09.282-07:002013-07-20T16:50:09.282-07:00This post sparked so many fond memories I have of ...This post sparked so many fond memories I have of summer camp when I was about 12 years old. We did all kinds of things from archery to horse back riding, crafts to singing by the camp fires. Thanks for the trip down memory lane... (:Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-66666993997877443212013-07-20T06:52:44.605-07:002013-07-20T06:52:44.605-07:00I'll never forget Girl Scout camp. 1971. Tie d...I'll never forget Girl Scout camp. 1971. Tie dye, making bright orange stadium cushions...and of course the smores!Amy Jareckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228735893610373995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-73966596031800641462013-07-19T15:20:50.593-07:002013-07-19T15:20:50.593-07:00I've never been camping. Something I have to g...I've never been camping. Something I have to get around to in the future!<br /><br />Great pictures. Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-3919808823182161462013-07-18T07:45:44.831-07:002013-07-18T07:45:44.831-07:00I've only been camping 3 times. Last time I we...I've only been camping 3 times. Last time I went with my family we really enjoyed geocaching through the woods!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-61150252955982991602013-07-18T07:02:41.936-07:002013-07-18T07:02:41.936-07:00Amen! Amen! Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-23421917386771650922013-07-18T06:54:16.589-07:002013-07-18T06:54:16.589-07:00We got some good ones, didn't we? Thanks for i...We got some good ones, didn't we? Thanks for inviting me over for the day!Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-64246197882071157532013-07-18T06:53:24.750-07:002013-07-18T06:53:24.750-07:00Of course you would enjoy interpreting and perform...Of course you would enjoy interpreting and performing a good story! Thanks, Kathy!Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-28773172644756969742013-07-17T21:58:35.985-07:002013-07-17T21:58:35.985-07:00When I was a 7th-grader, our scout troop performed...When I was a 7th-grader, our scout troop performed West Side Story at camp. Such fun! Enjoyed your guest blog post.Kathy Cannon Wiechmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07292361147412829444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-89939723807871750822013-07-17T18:30:19.427-07:002013-07-17T18:30:19.427-07:00I've only camped as an adult. Positively loved...I've only camped as an adult. Positively loved the sound of rain tinkling on the canvas tent roof, early morning chatter of birds, rustle of sleeping bags, food sizzling over the campfire ... oh my, the list is endless. Love it!Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-59863403664999737482013-07-17T15:00:34.268-07:002013-07-17T15:00:34.268-07:00great pictures, Kim. You look like you're havi...great pictures, Kim. You look like you're having a great time! Thanks for sending your readers in my direction. Make sure you look at all their comments!Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-37353165758788167882013-07-17T14:44:16.758-07:002013-07-17T14:44:16.758-07:00I never went to any kind of summer camp, but durin...I never went to any kind of summer camp, but during my teens, I spent a couple delicious weeks each summer camping down the ocean (in Delaware) with extended family. Lots and lots of good memories associated with those times. Like my cousins and me playing cards in the tent during a torrential downpour... playing our guitars and singing around the campfire most nights... fishing, crabbing, clamming. But I don't think we ever made s'mores. (They probably weren't invented yet!)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-8807872238442989672013-07-17T13:57:31.177-07:002013-07-17T13:57:31.177-07:00Great photos. That dessert is a super idea, I bet ...Great photos. That dessert is a super idea, I bet the kids loved it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-34707130414997737222013-07-17T13:54:32.289-07:002013-07-17T13:54:32.289-07:00I have so many fond memories of camping with Girl ...I have so many fond memories of camping with Girl Scouts.....both as a girl and now as a leader. We have so much fun as we try new things without boys to make fun of us. I have 3 sons who can do everything. It's nice to try things without them hovering. My favorite memory has to be the time my daughter took me by the hand and looked at me with love that I could feel. With all of the technology kids have these days, it's nice to have camp to help get their attention so we can focus on what is really important. Campfires, icky spiders, and time spent with each other.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338385009435333576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-11587611155925060702013-07-17T11:56:33.890-07:002013-07-17T11:56:33.890-07:00I didn't make it through Brownies, but I was a...I didn't make it through Brownies, but I was a leader for my daughter's troop for 4 years. Had a blast! My favorite camp memory was taking the girls for their first outdoor adventure and collecting leaves to make paint prints. Good times!D.E. Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256696009575732721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-62164937771880366732013-07-17T11:12:21.682-07:002013-07-17T11:12:21.682-07:00Never been camping, ever. But this looks like a lo...Never been camping, ever. But this looks like a lot of fun.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-5578727947272842962013-07-17T11:08:58.762-07:002013-07-17T11:08:58.762-07:00I never went to Girl Scout camp. I think I missed ...I never went to Girl Scout camp. I think I missed out. Looks like fun!Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-13696300220086915092013-07-17T09:35:22.601-07:002013-07-17T09:35:22.601-07:00That sounds fun. I only went to camp once but I ma...That sounds fun. I only went to camp once but I made a lot of new friends. Of course we lost touch a few years later.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-89695837705586200332013-07-17T09:23:06.302-07:002013-07-17T09:23:06.302-07:00And then she visited the latrines and realized the...And then she visited the latrines and realized they smelled worse than Pepe Le Pew!Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-55085449191556645112013-07-17T08:50:46.934-07:002013-07-17T08:50:46.934-07:00my favorite camp memory would be my first trip to ...my favorite camp memory would be my first trip to Camp Sugarbush when one of my friends misread the direction signs and got all excited that we'd have a chance to ride the French trains...the sign said latrines, not "la trains"!!!!MonkeyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813570793124834513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-5657878103996699332013-07-17T08:50:28.402-07:002013-07-17T08:50:28.402-07:00my favorite camp memory would be my first trip to ...my favorite camp memory would be my first trip to Camp Sugarbush when one of my friends misread the direction signs and got all excited that we'd have a chance to ride the French trains...the sign said latrines, not "la trains"!!!!MonkeyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813570793124834513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-50704828021431119782013-07-17T08:36:57.821-07:002013-07-17T08:36:57.821-07:00I wonder if kids can even jump on trampolines at s...I wonder if kids can even jump on trampolines at summer camp anymore? The liability and all. Like back in the days when high diving boards were normal and now they've disappeared. What a great memory of your brother following you up the ladder after your mishap! That speaks volumes about him. Did you ever find out how many other kids got sent home with chicken pox too?Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-73562197095248167552013-07-17T08:07:18.005-07:002013-07-17T08:07:18.005-07:00Fondest camping memories: tie dyed shirts, smores...Fondest camping memories: tie dyed shirts, smores, banana boats, & jumping on the trampoline. Least favorite memories: coming home with chickenpox at age 13 and falling off the high dive ladder. Fortunately I was not hurt from the fall and went back up to jump off immediately with my brother following behind me on the steps so I didn't fall again. The leaf shirts are awesome!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909867456216407198noreply@blogger.com