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.
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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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First week at Moose Lake 2017-Junior High

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 Sunday August 13th 2017
It all starts by packing up my suitcase, and heading off to CMU to get on the bus to go to camp. My sister and I were riding the bus, because my sister got asked to be the bus captain. The bus ride was about 3 hours long. we had a stop in between in Steinbach for supper, we stopped at McDonald's/subway, and also to pick up someone.
    We finally made to camp. I got my stuff off the bus and then headed to the mini lodge, in the mini lodge I had my own room, which was good. after I got settled I went into the kitchen to see the meal plan for the week. The rest of the kitchen staff came in to finish up the cinnamon buns, since I was on the bus, I did not get to help with the cinnamon buns. 😢 I cut veggies for tomorrow, since snack was taken care of. There was nothing for me to do after, except supervise snack. I went to join and play R.E.C. After rec was over I went back into the kitchen to make sure everything was out for snack. snack was over, and I had eaten my cinnamon buns, so I cleaned off the counters and drained the dish washer, then went to the mini. I went up to the loft and wrote for a bit, and then I went to bed,

 Monday August 14th
Good morning, this morning I woke up at 6:00 but I went back to bed, because I didn't need to be up until 8:00. Because I stayed late for snack last night, I got to come in the kitchen at 8:30.
When I got into the kitchen all I had to do was serve breakfast, because it was all made. for breakfast we had oatmeal, cereal, fruit, and toast. After I was done with breakfast, I started making grilled cheese sandwiches. this took a long time, but I was happy to be done it. For lunch we had borscht, tomato soup, grilled cheese, and veggies. We had brownie for dessert. After lunch I had a break until I had to get ready for supper. When my break was over, I went back to the kitchen for supper. Tonight we were having cauldron fries, chili and salad. I got everything ready for eating outside.
We made A LOT of cauldron fries, maybe to much. the campers loved it. Supper was finished, so I loaded everything on the gator, and walked back to the kitchen to clean everything up. After everything was done, I went back to the mini since I didn't have to stay for snack. before I went to bed, I wrote in the journal..
Good night.

 Tuesday August 15th
This morning I woke up at 6:30 to be in the kitchen at 7:00. I got to the kitchen and laid out the bacon for breakfast. this was a little difficult because it was still, a little frozen. for breakfast we were having French toast, bacon, fruit, and cereal. After I finished breakfast, I started on making puffed wheat cake. first I made one and a half recipes, I put them in to pans, and then figures I needed one more recipe. I finished the puffed wheat cake, and then started on lunch. For lunch I cut tomatoes and laid out cheese. for lunch we had chicken burgers with homemade buns, and veggies. We had lunch outside by the mini lodge. for dessert we had the puffed wheat cake.
  Tonight is camp out so after lunch all to kids went to pack up, and I went to clean up. After I was done cleaning I went to the mini, because I was done for the night.
I was in the mini in the loft, I had my headphones in listening to music. all ready relaxed, then someone from the kitchen comes in and tells me that campout its post poned, so we needed to make supper. by the time someone told me, they had already made the dough for pizza.  We had quite a few different kind of pizzas. we had pepperoni, cheese, veggie, deluxe, meat lovers, and ham and pineapple. with Cesar salad. snack we had cookies, I didn't want to come back for snack, so I took some cookies to the lodge. after I ate my cookies, I wrote and then went to bed.
Good night.

 Wednesday August 16th
Good morning. Last night I didn't get much sleep. I thought I would get a good night sleep if I went to bed early, before any staff had there night off. I went to bed at 8:30 and woke up at 10:00 by the noisy staff. I stayed awake for a while, and only went back to sleep when they all left to go to sleep.
 In the morning I went to the kitchen to help make breakfast. for breakfast we were making pancakes, breakfast sausage, fruit, yogurt, and cereal. I put the breakfast sausages into pans. For my breakfast I had pancakes, and a fried cinnamon bun. After breakfast was done, I started on cutting onions for lunch, We were having hot dogs for lunch. We were suppose to have lunch outside, but it was raining. After hot dogs we had dirt cake for dessert. lunch was over, and the kids went to go pack for camp out. (this time they went).
 I was off for the rest of the day, and I went back to the mini in the loft. I wrote in my journal, read and listened to music. it was supper time, so I went into the kitchen to find leftovers. for supper I ate chili and a bun. I went back to the mini after and had a shower. after my shower I got ready for bed. I knew I was going to have a good night sleep because I had the mini to myself.
good night.

 Thursday August 17th
Last night I slept really well, and I also got sleep in because the kids were still on camp out. so that was nice. For breakfast I ate Alphabets. after I was done breakfast, I went to go brush my teeth, then I went back to start on lunch. for lunch we were having subs. I put laid out cheese, and got stuff ready for outside. We were having lunch outside by the mini. the kids got back, they unpacked then came for lunch. for lunch we had subs, veggies, watermelon, chips, water, and for dessert we had munch bars. After lunch was finished I gathered everything to take back to the kitchen to clean up. Everything was cleaned up and finished, I took a break. after my break was over, I went back to the kitchen to start on supper.  Tonight was the theme meal, the theme was red carpet. We had rice, chicken, garlic bread, peas & carrots, and Cesar salad. The theme was a fun idea. some staff wore there grad dresses, some guys were in tuxedo's. they had Adele, Taylor swift, and Ed Sheeran sang a song. they had given out awards, but the last award was hidden. the kids had to search for it.  The last award was attached to the sliding window to the kitchen, and was awarded to Adele.
After I ate supper, I cracked eggs for tomorrows breakfast, then got outdoor stuff ready for cauldron donuts. I went down to the cauldron and helped with the donuts. I glazed the donuts with the help of another kitchen staff. Cauldron donuts are always a big hit! We made a lot of donuts, we had seconds, thirds, and even fourths. we had so many donuts, that when the kids and staff were leaving, I handed out donuts to those who wanted. Snack was all cleaned up, I went to the mini and wrote for a little bit, and then went to bed. Good night.

  Friday August 18th
 this morning I woke up at 6:30 to go to the kitchen. For breakfast we were having breakfast wraps. We had breakfast down by the waterfront. I got some of the toppings ready like sour cream, salsa, tomatoes, and cheese. We gathered everything to take down. we were going to take the gator down, but it want working. we had to carry the stuff down, which was heavy. luckily the gator started to work, so we loaded everything onto the gator. we got things set up outside, and then cooked the eggs in the cauldron. We had breakfast wraps with cauldron scrambled eggs, breakfast sausages, cheese, tomatoes, peppers, onions, salsa, and sour cream. we had run out of wraps, so some of the kids did not have wraps which was ok. We brought everything back to the kitchen and cleaned it up. After this was finished I took a break. during my break I wrote in my journal. My break ended and then I went back to the kitchen for lunch. I got everything ready for taco salad. sour cream, salsa, lettuce, and tomatoes. we had lunch by the mini lodge. we finished lunch then cleaned it up. after lunch was cleaned up, we finished cleaning up the kitchen. I went to the closing program after, then the kids left. we had a staff meeting after all the kids had left. we end off every week by singing Freedom. usually we sing it in the bathroom, this time we sang it in the pantry in the kitchen. we finished and then I went back to the mini to have a shower and write. it was supper time. so I went to the kitchen to find some left overs. I had a late supper, so I ate supper then I read for a bit, and then went to bed.
Good night.

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Gillis Play and Learn update 2017

Hello, Welcome back!
 I have been working at the daycare for about 8 months now. I have wrote about a post about my first few weeks from when I started, since then a lot has happened.
Since I have started working there I have slowly picked up on how things worked there.
   First of all since I started I have learnt all the monkeys, sharks, and cheetahs names, but I have not learnt all the names of the school ager's because I have not spent a lot of time with them. As I have been here for a while I have got to know the kids and feel more comfortable with them.
 Since I started in the winter I didn't get to see what the play yard looked like without snow. once the snow had cleared, I could see the sand boxes, and the gardens. the gardens were empty so I still hadn't seen the play yard full. This summer we had planted all kinds of things. there was Rhubarb, lettuce, flowers, chives, and other stuff. I don't even know everything that was growing in that garden. Some things from the garden we sometimes use for snacks like he lettuce. which brings me to my next topic.
  snacks.
We make them a morning snack and an afternoon snack. on Mondays for morning snack we have Fruit and crackers, and for afternoon snack we have bean burrito wraps. on Tuesday we have cereal for morning snack, we have rice cakes with wow butter, and fruit for snack in the afternoon. we used to have roasted chickpeas, and veggies, but they weren't into the roasted chickpeas, so we tried hummus and crackers, but the didn't really like that either. it was changed to the rice cakes wow butter and fruit. On Wednesday morning snack is banana wraps with wow butter, afternoon snack is smoothies and pretzels. Morning snack on Thursday is bannock and fruit, afternoon snack is nachos with salsa and veggies. Friday morning snack is yogurt drops and crackers, and afternoon snack is fruit loaf, and fruit.
  Most days if not everyday we would spend time outside. most times we stay in our play yard, but sometimes we would go to the school yard and play on the play structures and the swings in the summer, and sometimes we would go spend sometime in the nature lot.  The nature lot is a field with tree's. in the nature lot the kids can run around, through the bushes and climb trees.
  sometimes in the summer we will have outdoor challenge day. On outdoor challenge days we spend all say outside. we have snack, lunch and our naps outside, we do everything outside.
This job has been great so far, I can't wait to continue learning and playing.
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Third week volunteering at Camp Moose Lake in the kitchen part two

Hi,
It might seem a little weird that i am just posting this now, but honestly i forgot about writing it. i thought of just not finishing, Oops!

 Thursday August 25th
This morning i woke up from a great sleep. I went into the kitchen to start the day. There wasn't anything for me to do to get ready for breakfast, so I made juice for supper. Tonight was theme meal, the theme was a wedding. They wanted to do a "bar" I made Raspberry lemonade, pink lemonade, and peach ice tea.
 Breakfast was ready. We had French toast, bacon, fruit and cereal. All the French toast and bacon was gone by the end of breakfast. After I ate breakfast we cleaned up all our breakfast dishes and went to devotions.  After devo's were finished i went back into the kitchen to make pizza for lunch. there were a lot of different pizza's to make, there was bacon cheeseburger, BBQ chicken, veggie, deluxe, pepperoni, and ham and pineapple. we also had lots of carrots and celery.    When it came to lunch time, all the campers were very exited for pizza, because who isn't? All or most of the pizza was gone by the end of lunch. Lunch was all finished and cleaned up, and then I took my break until it was time to start supper.
 Tonight was the theme meal, the theme was a wedding. for supper we ate mashed potatoes, roast beef, gravy, salad, and meatball in case there was not enough roast beef.
They had the service down by the waterfront. the lodge was the reception, they had a head table and a juice bar, and an open mic. I ate supper, and after I cleaned up I was done for the night.
 In the Evening i sat in the loft reading and writing in my journal, and then I went to bed after that.
 Today was the last full day of camp.

 Friday August 26th
Good Morning, today was the last day of youth camp. they got to sleep in, which meant I got to sleep in a bit. I went into the kitchen and got started on breakfast. For breakfast we had waffles with blueberry sauce, white sauce and fruit, I toasted the waffles.   The white sauce was a treat to everybody, because I don't think I have ever had white sauce at camp, and it was a nice change from all the syrup.    After breakfast was finished and all cleaned up, I got started on lunch.  I sliced tomatoes, cut cheese and cut lettuce. Lunch was subs by the mini lodge. I got everything ready to take outside for lunch. we served subs, veggies and chips for lunch. while we were cleaning up lunch the campers were packing up. After we cleaned lunch, I started cleaning the kitchen.  I went to the closing program after I was done in the kitchen, the program ended and the kids that weren't on the bus, said there good bye's and left. The kids that were on the bus left, and then the staff including me sat outside the lodge on the grass eating chips and drinking pop, and talking about the week.
 We sat outside for a while, then we went into the lodge and decided what everyone would clean. I didn't have to help clean, but since I was staying in the mini, I thought I would help clean the mini.
 For supper I had whatever leftovers were in the fridge, after supper we had a closing program at eagles nest, where we made a fire, sang some songs, and shared stories about our week, or some campers. by the time we finished at eagle nest it was ate so I went to bed. I think everyone else watched a movie.
 The next day we left. me and my sister got a ride to Steinbach with the other staff. in Steinbach we stopped at the thrift store to do some shopping, we got some lunch at McDonald's, then took it to the park to eat. I waited at the park for my mom. my mom came and then we went home.

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Third week volunteering at Camp Moose Lake in the kitchen part one

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I hope you like reading about my weeks at camp.

 Sunday August 21st
This morning I woke up at 9:00, and went to the lodge to have some frosted flakes and tea while we watched Aladdin. After the movie was finished I went to the mini to take a shower, and read until the staff meeting. After the staff meeting I went to the kitchen to make supper. for supper we had burritos with  beans and carrots. supper was really good. after supper was cleaned up, I had a break.
During my break I went out and sat on the picnic bench while all the camper were arriving. After they all came they went to go play R.E.C, I sat and watched them play. It was getting close to snack time, so I went to the kitchen to help prepare the cinnamon buns. snack was over so I cleaned up the kitchen for the day and went to bed. I have never worked a youth week before, so I didn't exactly know the schedule, normally staff have there night off, and I don't go to bed right away because I know that they would keep me up. this week I didn't know if anyone would be talking there nights off, so I stayed up a bit. after a while I just went to bed. no one took there night off so I could go to bed.

 Monday August 22nd
This morning I woke up on time.
For breakfast we made Pancakes, fruit and sausage. Breakfast was over, and I started making brownies for dessert. While the brownies cooling off I went to devo's. I made the icing and put it on the brownies, after that I had a break so I went to bible.  Bible was over. I, being the expert at getting the outdoors stuff ready, (since I am the only one who does it.) that is what I did. lunch was taco salad with corn on the cob, outside by the mini lodge. after lunch we had brownies. During my weeks at camp, the sheet brownie has become my favourite dessert.  After we brought everything back into the kitchen and cleaned up, I had a break until 4:30. During my break I took a nap. my break was over, and time to go back to the kitchen to start on supper. When I got into the kitchen, supper was pretty much made.  I put away the clean dishes while supper was cooking. Supper was pasta with alfredo sauce, chicken, and cesear salad. This meal was not a typical camp meal, but it was really good.  After supper was finished I clean up and then went back to my room to write in my journal, and read my book. I went to bed after that.

 Tuesday August 23rd
This morning I woke up to a loud beeping noise. I am not to sure what it was, but it got me up.
I got dressed and hen headed to the kitchen. this morning for breakfast we made scrambled eggs, toast, cereal, and yogurt. I was in charge of making the toast. Breakfast was all done and cleaned up, so we started getting campout stuff ready. My job was to make the spice mix for campers stew, campout takes a while to get all the stuff together.  For lunch we were making farmer sausages burgers and cucumber salad. After the campers had finished lunch they went to go pack up there things for campout, and left some what shortly after that. After the dishes were done I was done for the day, so I went back to the mini lodge to take a nap. It was supper time by the time I woke up from my nap, so I went to the lodge to find some supper. For supper I had leftover pasta with alfredo sauce and chicken. I went to the mini after supper, and in the loft they have a little T.V, and I had brought my movies, so I watched the 7th Harry Potter part 2, and The Perks Of Being A Wallflower. After the movies had ended I went to bed. it was nice to be the only one in the mini lodge.

 Wednesday August 24th
Today I got to sleep in a bit because everyone was still on camp out. I had cereal for breakfast, and then we got lunch ready to take on camp out. Lunch was Hot dogs, veggies, and cookies for dessert. We had everything packed up and ready, we were just waiting for the van to come. the van was taking to long so we took the barge. we packed all are things on to the gaiter and drove it down to the barge.  It didn't take to long to get there as it was just across the lake. We got to the site and unloaded and set up lunch, and started to make a fire to cook the hot dogs. We and some staff served lunch. after everyone was finished there hot dogs we went and pasted around chocolate chip cookies. I ate lunch. and then we cleaned up every thing and loaded it into the van. I went back on the barge. I helped nut away everything when we got back. Everything was done and I had a break, on my break I read my book and did a little bit of writing. In the evening I went back in the kitchen to get the outdoor stuff ready for having cauldron fries and chili down by the water front. The chili was pretty much done, and the fries were taken care of so I got supper set up. This meal is always a hit with very group, and I agree! After supper was over we all cleaned up, I hadn't eaten yet so I took my food back to the kitchen and ate it. after that I was really tired so after reading for a bit I went to bed.

 I hope you enjoyed reading the first half of my week. My week is too long so I have to split it up in parts, so look for part two!

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Summer travelling

Hello, Welcome back.
 this summer I am travelling to Europe.
This trip started with my parents, my aunt and uncles, and my Grandma and Grandpa going on a cruise in the Baltic sea for there anniversary. The cruise takes off in Germany, so my parents were thinking of going early and spending some time in Germany. it was my sister who came up with this idea that we could come along and sort of make a trip of our own, then my other sister wanted to go to Paris to.  Long story short, who knows how long later we finally figured out where we are going and In what order. 
 My whole family is flying to Paris. we are all going to spend like 3 days in Paris, going to the Louvre, Cloud Monet's house, the Eiffel tower, and some other things. that's just the stuff that my sisters had in mind, I want to go some of those things to, to an extent. I also want to do some things that I want to do, but I can't think of think of things either than going to French patisserie to have Macaroons and tea, Éclairs, Croissants, Madeleines, and Crepes. I don't know of anything else that I would like to do or go see. I guess I just want to see Paris. I know that some people of France read my blog, so if any of you are for France that have any suggestions would be lovely.
 after the 3 or so days in Paris my parents are going to leave and go to Kampan in Holland, and us 3 would stay in Paris for a couple more days.
 From Paris we would go to Kampan and spend a couple days there exploring, and probably biking.
 After Kampan we are taking the train to Amsterdam, and spending a day there. I'm not to sure what we are going to do. We haven't figured out all the details yet.
 From Amsterdam my sisters and I are going to fly home, and my parents will go to Germany, where there cruise will start.
  I am really excited for this trip and I can't wait for the summer! I have never been to Europe before, so this is going to be a new adventure. I can't wait!!!
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