Hello Muddah…Hello Faddah….I mean:

Dear Mom & Dad,

Thank you SOOO much for FORCING me to go to camp every summer. I’m sure I complained a lot and I’m sorry!  I was homesick and I didn’t like the food and they made me get up early.

But now that I’m all grown up I totally understand why you sent me away. I learned how to become independent. I made tons of friends and thanks to FB they are ALL back!  =)

I became skilled in lots of things that I otherwise might not have ever learned how to do. I mean it’s not like you were going to teach me how to short sheet a bed, or make lanyard necklaces.  Oh yeah, and I even learned how to make a hospital corner. I was so busy at camp I didn’t miss my favorite television shows. And now I can play catch up on Netflix anyways.

I met kids from other states with different accents and different backgrounds and we all learned how to live together.

Mom and Dad….camp was so much fun that I grew up and became a Camp Director so I could share that fun with many children.  After 11 years of running a camp in Virginia I am now going to have my very own camp in Florida. And unlike the rustic camp I attended in Maine, Camp Kidding Around Yoga will have carpeted bunks with air conditioning. I consider this a bare necessity in Fla.   Oh yeah…I have a great staff. And of course a few of your grandchildren will be helping me to make this fabulous week become a reality for the kids. Evan, your favorite son in law is employed as the music director and with Cassie and Rudra by my side all week, we are prepared to keep the kids on their Yoga toes.

Thanks to all the moms and dads out there who understand the benefits of sleep over camp for kids. And of course we hope to see you in July!