Farewell, Moose lake

Hello, welcome back
Today I am going to talk about a place that is special to me. I am talking about camp Moose lake. recently the camp has been sold. Talk of the camp being sold has been going on for a while now, but it has finally been sold which is sad.
this past summer I heard it was the last year, so I made sure I spent at least some time in the kitchen. this past summer I spent two weeks in the kitchen. I had so much fun. cooking food for campers one last summer. Summer camp is not the only time that I have been at moose for. there was summer camp as a camper, junior choir retreats, New years, summer volunteering, and farewell party.

 I only went to Moose lake as a camper once, and I didn't like it. I didn't like doing any of the water activities. I remember I really liked archery, and nature. I don't remember a lot of it, but I remember little things like, we had twins in our cabin who had a birthday, and we had Oreos. my counsellor read to us before bed, me and my friend read Geronimo Stilton in my bed during siesta, and she climbed into my bed during a thunderstorm during the night. another thing I remember my favourite was the singing. other than that I never wanted to come back as a camper.

 when I was in the junior choir at my church, we would have a weekend where we would go to Moose lake to practice for our musical. during the week we would practice the musical, have a bit of fun, and eat good food. *come back to it*

 Another time I spent Moose lake was for New years. every year from before I was born, my family has been going to moose to celebrate new years.  my family and our friends would go to moose. I was always so exited to go. I would always ask around December when we would be leaving. There have been so many memories from new years. on the first night we would make cinnamon buns. the dough would be already be made, Me and others would put the toppings on. I would sprinkle on the cinnamon. we would play lots of games that night, like settlers, joker rummy, bloxus, and set. after when the buns were ready we would eat them, and play more games. the second day we would go tobogganing, skiing, or relaxing by the fire in the lodge.
We also used to do a talent show. Sarah and I made up this skit once called Moose lake is the greatest place. we would stand in the kitchen and just name all the fun things there is to do in moose in the winter. This was my favourite way to spend new years.

 the fourth time spent at moose is volunteering in the kitchen. I have spent the past 3 summers volunteering in the kitchen. (which you can read about.) The first year I volunteered two weeks. The first week that I volunteered was probably the most fun week I have had in the kitchen.  the other staff in the kitchen were around my age, a little bit younger, and a little bit older, so there wasn't a big age gap. we all got along very well, and it was a very fun week, and a good way to start my experience in the kitchen.
 The second summer I spent all three weeks in the kitchen. I had so much fun in the kitchen last summer, that I decided to come back, and for one more week than last year. for one week me, my sister and my cousin Sarah were in the kitchen together. Its fun to be in the kitchen, but it is more fun to do it with people you know.
the third year in the kitchen, I spent two weeks in the kitchen. the first week we had most of the staff be in the kitchen for a number of years, it made it easier that everybody knew what they were doing. I had fun in the kitchen that week.
My favourite foods to make and eat at moose are cinnamon buns, donuts, and sheet brownies.
  A few weeks after the summer ended, we had a farewell party for moose lake. We wanted to do a last time new years party. we came out a day before and had our "party" and stayed the night. usually we have lots of families come to moose for new years, but there was not a lot of people could make it. there was 7 of us. it felt weird with just the 7 of us but we had a good time.  The farewell party was for anyone who was connect to Camp moose lake. when everyone arrived we talked about the history of camps with meanings, and moose. there was a slide show going on in the background. after the history the mic was open up to anyone who had anything to share about moose lake, we sang some songs. after that before we ate we each got a stone, the stone was to make a little tower/pile by the water. this was all very sad, knowing that this was the very last time I would be at Moose lake.
   These are some of my memories at camp. I really loved this place and coming here was such a treat. I am so sad to see it go, but I am glad that I had all these opportunities to come hear.
Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed. if any of you reading been to moose lake, I would love to hear your memories, or your favourite thing, or your favourite camp food in the comments.
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Second and last week at Moose Lake 2017 - Youth

Hello, welcome back. today I want to continue with my experience at camp. Hopefully you read my first week, so you know a little bit of what I got up to. For the most part each week in the kitchen has some similarities to it.

 Saturday August 19th
Good Morning, If I forgot to mention, or it didn't seem clear. I stayed the weekend at moose.
This morning I didn't want to sleep in too late, so I set my alarm for 8:00 and went to the lodge to have breakfast. all the staff were sitting outside on the porch. I went to go join them. we sat here for awhile talking and deciding what we wanted to do for the day. They had decided to go to Steinbach to buy some things for theme meal. I didn't go because there was no room in the van for me, but that was ok because I didn't need to go. I read my book and drank tea outside on the porch. it was getting a little cold, and the bugs were bothering me, so I went into the lodge to read. it was lunch time so I went into the kitchen to see what I could find. After lunch I wrote in my journal.
They came back and we all went to the water to swim or sail board, after this people went back to shower, and do laundry. I went one the swing because I didn't know what else to do. after supper we went on a short barge ride. when we got back we were going to watch a movie, so I went back to my room to get my pillow and blanket. we watch Oh, brother where art thou. it was a good movie.  the movie ended and it was late. I am surprised I made it through the whole movie. I went to bed after the movie was over.
Good night.

 Sunday August 20th
this morning I woke up at 7:30, and stayed in my bead reading for a while. after I got out of bed, I went to go take a shower. I packed up my suit case, although I  didn't think I would be moving. I pack it up because my stuff was everywhere because I had the room to myself. I thought maybe I might have to share the room in the mini. I went to the lodge to get some breakfast. while going to the lodge I noticed the cabin list, I checked it just in case. turned out they were using the mini lodge as a cabin, and I was moved to owls roost. good thing I checked. after breakfast I moved my stuff to owls roost.
 I owls roost there is three rooms, there labeled 1,2,3. I think I was in 3. I thought the very back room would be three, so I got my stuff set up there. I was going to be sharing a room with someone else so I thought they would want the bottom, so I took the top bunk. I got my bed set up, and then I looked at the door, and I was in the wrong room. I took my bedding off then went to the right room. in the right room there was a single bed, and a bunk bed. I neither of us had to sleep on the top bunk. I set my stuff on the single bed, I had just finished putting my stuff on the bed. some one walks in with the summer program director, we had a last minute volunteer. she asked to sleep on the single bed, so I gave that bed to her and then moved to the top bunk because the other person would have wanted the bottom. later that evening I found out that the third person would not be coming, so I moved to the bottom.
  We made supper for the staff. we ate rice, chicken, meatballs, honey baked lentils, and salad. after supper we had registration. I went and sat outside while kids were coming. we were all trying to predict what time the bus got in.  usually we have cinnamon buns on the first night, not this week. this week we started with donuts first. The gator died on us, which was unfortunate, but we took the RM's (Resident Manager) truck and took everything down to the cauldron. I glazed the donut when they came out. the glaze seemed different, and thinner than last week. it wasn't  big deal, but it was different. we had lots of donuts. after seconds we still had lots, so as kids and staff were leaving I gave them more donuts. after everyone left to get ready for fireside, I cleaned up everything then I went to bed.
Good night.                      


 Monday August 21st
Good morning, this morning I woke up at 7:00, and got ready to go to the kitchen. I got into the kitchen and everyone was on breakfast, so I started on lunch. for breakfast we had pancakes, breakfast sausages, and fruit. I got some sour cream, and salsa ready. I also cut some peppers and tomatoes. all the prep for lunch was done, so I took a break. during my break I write in my journal. When my break was finished, I went into the kitchen to get the outdoor stuff ready. Lunch was outside buy the mini lodge. we ate taco salad, which is usually eaten for lunch on the last day, but that doesn't really matter. for dessert we had chocolate cake. I finished my dessert, then I helped pack everything up. After the clean up was done, I started on supper. for supper prep I peeled potatoes. there was a lot of potatoes to peel, so its a good thing I wasn't doing it by myself. All the potatoes were finally peeled, so I moved on to unwrapping farmer sausage. there was nothing left for me to do for supper, so I got a break. I read my book and wrote about my day so far in my journal, and making sure I was up to date with my days. I went back to the kitchen to get the cart ready, and get out plates and cutlery. Supper was mashed potatoes, gravy, beans, and salad. I finished serving, then I ate. staff served seconds. After all the kids were done eating, the kids, and staff did there dishes, we did ours after they were done. Everything was clean up, so all I had to do was come back for night snack.
  snack was ice cream Sunday's, normally staff are suppose to serve the snack. I don't mind helping, especially if there a little late, I get started on snack. I served the toppings. there was apricot jam, strawberry jam, chocolate chips, and sprinkles. snack was finished, I wanted for all the dishes to be done so I could drain the dishwasher and sweep, after this I went to bed.
Good night.

 Tuesday August 22nd
Good morning, this morning I came into the kitchen and made puffed wheat cake for dessert. first I made one recipe, and that wasn't enough. I ended up making two recipes of puffed wheat cake. By the time I was done the puffed wheat cake, it was time to serve breakfast. For breakfast we had cereal, French toast, fruit sauce, and fruit. breakfast was done and cleaned up.
 After breakfast I got started on the camp out crates. this took a while so I didn't have a whole lot to do with lunch. I often find packing for camp out a little stressful. I tried to organize my process, so it would be a little easier. eventually I got most of it done. there was talk about bad weather, and pose ponding camp out, so I stopped packing.
so I started on lunch. I cut tomatoes, cheese, and celery for chicken burgers. lunch was outside by the mini lodge again.  Lunch was chicken burgers with carrots, celery, and puffed wheat cake for dessert. as we started to serve, it started to rain. we had to gather up everything and bring it inside. we ate inside
I ate, and staff served seconds. after I was done I went to put all the food away and clean up.
 The kids were suppose to pack for camp out, but since it was raining, camp out was postponed.
I had a little break, and then went back into the kitchen to make supper. since camp out was pose pond, we had to shift around the menu. tonight we made pizza. We had a lot of different pizzas. there was ham & pineapple, pepperoni, cheese, veggie, and meat lovers.  of course pizza is always a BIG hit.  night snack was cinnamon buns. someone else was in charge of staying to clean up after, so I had my cinnamon bun and then went to bed.
Good night.

 Wednesday August 23rd
Moring, today I went into the kitchen, we were all ready to serve breakfast. for breakfast we had oatmeal with raisins, crasins, and chocolate chips, cereal, toast and fruit. breakfast was good, although I don't really like chocolate chip in my oatmeal. we cleaned up. I started to get ready for lunch. I made the egg salad, got the cheese ready. it was nice outside, so we had lunch by the mini lodge. for lunch we had subs with egg salad, ham, cheese, tomatoes, and lettuce with carrots and celery. lunch was over, and the summer program directors said that there would be a cook out. instead of going to the campsite the campers stay at the camp and cook there meals in the cauldron, and sleep in tents on the R.E.C field. the kids went to go pack there things, and set up there tents. meanwhile I was cleaning up in the kitchen. I was done in the kitchen, and I was finished for the day.
I went back to the mini and read my wrote in my journal, and read my book while listening to music, it was supper, so I went into the kitchen, and I had left honey backed lentils. I went back to my room after and cleaned up my clothes a bit, because it was getting to messy. after I listened to music, and I started to draw a flower in my journal. it was getting late, so I went to bed.
Good night.

 Thursday August 24th
Good morning, today I got to sleep in a little because the kids were still on cookout. I went into the kitchen to have some cereal. After breakfast I made double chocolate cookies for dessert. Although we didn't have camp out we were still planning to go to the other side of the lake for lunch. the kids went on the barge, and kayaks to the other side of the lake, so  we had to go in the van. we loaded all the food and all the utensils on to the van. half of us went with the stuff, and other half stayed to finish the barbecuing the hot dogs. after we got to the site, I unloaded everything, then the van went back for the others and the hot dogs. they weren't finished bible, so we had to wait a little bit. We ate hot dogs with carrots, and cucumbers for lunch. for dessert we had double chocolate cookies, and apples. Lunch was finished, so we loaded everything into the van and went back to camp. we unloaded and cleaned up everything. I had a break. my break was over so I went back to the kitchen. tonight was theme meal, the theme was 60's diner. some of the staff had bought bags for burgers, and fry baskets. they had decorated the lodge like a diner, and they tried to make booths with the couches. for the meal we had burgers, cauldron fries, and the best of all root beer floats for dessert. the nice thing about this meal was that either than making the meal, the kitchen staff didn't have to do much. the staff dressed up like waiters and took orders, and served the kids. This theme, and meal has probably been one of my favourite meals ever at camp! after we finished cleaning up I was done for the night. we didn't have night snack because we had dessert after supper. After writing for a bit, I went to bed.
Good night.

 Friday August 25th
Today is the last week of youth week, and the last week of summer camp at moose lake forever, which is sad. 😓 This morning breakfast was scrambled eggs, cheese, cereal, and yogurt. I cut some cheese. this was kind of difficult, but I did it. Breakfast was later because the kids got to sleep in. after breakfast was finished I had a break. after my break, I went into the kitchen to start on lunch. there wasn't much for me to do for lunch, so I started cleaning the kitchen, and then got the outdoor stuff ready. For lunch was sloppy Joe's and vegetarian chili, chips and veggies. after lunch the kids went to go pack up. I finished cleaning the kitchen. we had the end of the week program, then the kids left. then we had a staff meeting, and then a deep clean. I didn't have to help with the deep clean, so I went back to my room to read. after a while I got hungry for supper, so I went into the kitchen to find some supper. I finished eating and all the staff hung out in the lodge talking about the week, and drinking root beer. I went back in my room to pack up to go home. my parent came and we went home.

that's the end of the week, and the last time I will be at moose lake in the kitchen for summer camp ever. that's really sad. there many things that I did for the last time, especially because I don't think I will work at any of the other camps. that may change, but that's how I feel now. I am leaving Moose lake with a lot of good memories.

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