**Sk8 Stars** Girl's Camp**

I'm finally home from camp and CLEAN again, can I just say how happy that makes me? I have to admit it really took some time for me to get excited about camp, but once I got there I had a good time, and I'll be sad if I can't go next year.

The stakes theme was ALL S.T.A.R.S (Standing Together As Righteous Sisters). Each ward chose a sport/team to be, we had everything from hunting to ping pong to surfing. I picked skateboarding for our ward and we became the Meadow Sk8 Stars. I thought it would be an easy one, but skateboarding stuff isn't the easiest to find. We really ended up focusing more on the stars part of it.

Anyway we left Tuesday morning. The plan was for one of the other leaders and I to drive our trucks, and Derrick to take out Tahoe with the seats out full of stuff. Well, our brick wasn't done and Derrick couldn't leave.....Plan B? Oh, I didn't have one. We ended packing everything into the back of the two trucks. I really should have taken a picture of that one, but I was to scatterbrained and stressed out. I honestly can't belive we fit everything in. We got there and got set up, most of the day was windy and I kept waiting for it to rain. That first night we had the Stake Presidencies wives there to speak. I'm sure whatever they said was spectacular, but well I was too dang cold for my brain to compute! I don't think I slept much that night because it was FREEZING!

Why is there a SNAKE in my camp?
The next morning the girls had hikes. Sometime during that day one of our girls got misplaced and well, I was a bit stressed, but it all worked out ok. The talk that night was a seminary teacher, Brother Wilkins and his wife, they were so great....plus it was either warmer or we were more prepared for the cold! I was the last one to bed that night and then the last one up the next morning. I'm really not cut out to be the leader, I just don't do well without sleep. We played some fun games around the fire and did you know that glow stick open up if you stick the ends in the fire? The girls had a bunch of fun flicking the glow stuff all over so they all were glowing!

Glow Sticks!

B, N, A & C Being Silly Girls!

Day 3 was certification and I lost at rock, paper, scissors and ended up being the leader to go~ not really my idea of fun. The skits were that afternoon, and I laughed so hard. We did Samuel the Lamenite, but modern day. The girls were deflecting the arrows with skateboards. The ones shooting were supposed to miss, but poor K got hit right in the eye. After that no one could quit laughing.

My Girls, Kels & James....Check out that hair!

Skits~ Why are we laughing?
We had the Bishopric come that night and had our big last night program. I was stressed about this one, usually the stake does a fantastic spiritual program and well, it's just amazing. This year they decided to turn it over to the wards to do their own thing. AHHHH, there is no way I could measure up to what the girls were used to. We played Fear Factor to start out the evening. We started with easy things like unwrapping chocolate with only a knife and blowing bubbles. Then had a relay moving live fish from bucket to bucket. We had a bucket of worms with marbles you had to get out, it wouldn't have been too bad, but one of the worms died and it SMELLED! The girls ate some BBQed meal worm things, ick! We thought we were done, but the girls dared each other to swallow the live fish and I think 4 or 5 of them did. Whatever? Can I just tell you I have the best sister? She did the fry bread for our Navajo tacos and made honey butter, plus she ended up singing for our program! I'm one lucky gal! We had a Sister from our ward talk, can I just say perfect. It was just what I wanted. She talked to the girls about choices and how they affect our lives. She centered it all on Christ and likened Him to the North Star. It was perfect. Lis and one of the YW pres. sang "A Prophets Prayer", if you haven't heard this you have to listen to it, I love this song and it makes me cry everytime I hear it. We had our testimony meeting and WOW, we have the best girls! I can honestly say I liked the last night program in the ward better and all the girls I asked did too. I felt lucky to have two of my previous YW and camp leaders three that night. I had been thinking, how unappriciative I was of my leaders and all they did for me and was gratefull I got to thank them, though it was a bit late!

Nice Bubble, Lis!

Run C Run! (fish relay)
Friday we slept in and went to flag ceremony, had breakfast and then loaded up to go home, because we slept in we were the last ward to leave, honestly the sleep was worth it! I really did have a good time, bring on the I told you so's, Lis and Ann. Our ward only had 8 girls, but they were the best 8 girls. I was so glad Kels and James, my girls, came to hang out with me a lot cause I just love them, they're gems. One of the speakers told the girls what a shame it would be if they left exactly the same as when they came, well I didn't leave the same. My testimony grew so much and there will always be a special place in my heart for those 8 girls and my leaders who are now great friends! Also, a big huge THANKS to Derrick and my mom who kept the kids all week, I honestly didn't worry about them at all! What a Cute Bunch of Girls! GO SK8 STARS!