The campers

Blue and Pink Units

Vickie Applegate's Callie.

Phillis Merken's Hittymine.

Merrin Wilson's Hitty Rose

Martha Maxwell's Hitty Jean.

The last of the campers

Linda Bennet's Hitty Lisa.

Katy-Lyn's Baby Berdie (Baby B).

Denise Herzberg's Hitty Alida.


Bobbie Bates' Hitty Colleen.

Ann Stroupe's Hitty Hattie.

Time to Meet the Staff

That's our Jr. Counselor, Berdie, at the left with the camp nurse, "Doc" in her pink uniform. Getting fitted is Rae, and waiting at the rear are the others, although you can only see Larie and Head Counselor, Hitty G, on the far right.

Meet the staff - Left to right, "Doc," Larie, Rae, Jr. Counselor Berdie, Connie, Faith, & Hitty G.

Family reunion

While there are many campers, these four asked to pose for a family photo. That's Hitty Rose back left, Hitty Lisa back right, Hitty Berdie front left, and Baby Berdie (Baby B) front right. Hitty Rose, who went missing for several weeks, was recently reunited with older sister Berdie and younger sister, Baby B. They came from Flintstone, MD to help hunt for her, which makes them all cousins to Hitty Lisa who lives with Miss Linda in MD where the Hittys Berdie used to live. It was Baby B, accompanied by small Person Katy-Lyn, who finally spotted Hitty Rose hiding beneath a buffet waaaaay at the back and folded in half, and helped to bring her back to her small Person Merrin. Here they all are, reunited at Camp Wanna Do.

It's FRIDAY!!!

Hey look, everyone - it's Hitty Jean!!

Tag-along Kitty can't leave poor L'Orange alone, and behind Tag-along trails Hitty Rose who has known L'Orange long enough to worry slightly that the two might tangle, so she's keeping a watchful eye on them.

There was good news for Colleen today - her mom wrote that her Swaps are on the way. She's smiling again.

Small change in plans. We were planning a Meet & Greet for tonight, but we realized that one camper, possibly two, were delayed. One is now on her way here and may arrive tomorrow, so we want to postpone the Meet & Greet to see if she can possibly attend. Hurry, Lowla. We want you here. Our other missing camper has some family obligations to attend to, and she may decide that family is of greater importance, and we completely understand.

But whatever happens, we definitely have at least 11 campers for our first season, and we are beside ourselves with happiness, and not a little trepidation. So much remains to be done. But it will be done, and then it will all fall into place, just as it did at Big Girl's camp where Happy spent many summers as a Director. The Staff agonizes prior to the start, and then it's a breeze (sort of). The Staff often asks themselves "why" they do this thing when it takes so much mental and physical work. But it all becomes clear when the same whining campers who said no way did they want to be stuck in a hot tent with a bunch of strangers for a week have, on the final day, transformed into campers who, after saying tearful goodbyes to their new friends and counselors, rush with smiling faces to tell their parents about their fun week and beg to return next year.

A small stow-away

We were all in the process of greeting Hitty Lisa when we heard something rustling. In the box, playing with some bubble wrap, was the cutest little Siamese kitten. We got her untangled from the bubbles and tape and set her loose. She decided to introduce herself to L'Orange. Lisa told us that her name is Tag-along. We think she's adorable. L'Orange is not so sure.

Thursday Postal brings one more Camper.

Uh-oh. Little Riley, the first to arrive, has her head together with Hattie. I hope they aren't planning some mischief. I thought I heard some giggling, but maybe it's just girls being girls.

Today, Hitty Lisa from Maryland stepped off the Postal Bus and into the midst of our chaos. Of course Gracious was there to welcome her and introduce her to the others.