Here is Sarah and her brother, Kyle. Sarah went to Frontier Ranch last week. Two of her brothers are counselors there for the summer. The director, Twinkie, is a previous youth director at our church. This is Kyle's (Rocky Road) third year working as a counselor and Trevor's (Gnarly) first year. There was much talk before Sarah arrived. They put her with the counselor, Cottontail, and a junior counselor, Shayshell. They seemed so quiet. Also, Emma (Swami) was in the cabin right next to them. We drove her there on Sunday and attended the parent festivities which included Zip Lining. How fun!!! Sarah didn't seem to stay with us once we arrived there and basically did her own thing. I already saw her walking with an orange soda from Frontier Bobs. She then threw-up and layed down on her bed in her cabin (Walking S). I was wondering how exactly they are going to keep her with the group. I figured they would be calling me to come and get her the next day (it is a three hour drive). Well, I didn't figure that they would call me in the car before we even got halfway home. Twinkie said he wanted to work with us and needed some tips. I asked exactly what she was doing. He told me they were playing a game and she ran off. She also went down the waterslide without permission. She also became defiant, so basically wasn't getting with the program. Yikes!! I gave him some tips and told him that he needed to be firm with her. I let him know that I was willing to come back and get her at anytime. He said he would keep me posted on the week.
I did hear lots of stories from her brothers. I guess the first night she was running around camp in her penguin pajamas. She was homesick the next day and Trevor sent me pictures of her on the minibikes.
He said she was mad after the minibikes, but pulled it together. On Tuesday, it was 4th of July and it was sure quiet at our house. Sarah had fun with the games they played.
It seemed that she was doing pretty good. I honestly couldn't believe she was still there and they didn't call me to come and get her.
The next call I received from Twinkie was on Thursday. Sarah was finished swimming and hit her head in the pool. She pretended to pass out and that is when I received a call. Typically they call an ambulance and send the camper home, but I was thankful they didn't because she pretends to pass out on several different occasions. I feel bad I did not inform the camp of this, but I did let the nurse know that she has fake seizures. We talked and decided that she was on the last chance. Any other antics and I would come and get her. Twinkie let her know of our decision. I then received a call from the nurse that Sarah had started her period. She told her brothers and told all the girls that she was going through her "womanly flowering time". She did get that from Anne with an E series on Netflix. Oh my goodness....what are we going to do with her. I thought how ironic would it be if they sent her home for starting her "womanly flowering time".
Fred and I drove over on Friday to have an evening in Santa Cruz. We went on the wharf and had a nice dinner, rode the rollercoaster, and had a drink on the beach. We took an Uber back to the hotel and Twinkie called me to come get her. She ran off again without permission. She wanted to go to the nurse and she didn't have permission. We drove to get her. She cried and all the counselor said Goodbye to her. Our friend's daughter (Swami) told me she didn't recognize her and then when she did Sarah told her she looked bigger than before. Oh my goodness....I keep telling Sarah that just because it pops in your brain doesn't mean it needs to come out of your mouth.
I'm so thankful for the week Sarah had at Frontier Ranch. The staff was amazing as they rallied around her. Twinkie was beyond amazing in letting her have so many chances. I'm pretty sure they will never have another camper like Sarah.
Here are some pictures of her actually on the waterslide when it was her cabin's turn!!!
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