my nephew is going to boyscout camp. in fact he leaves tomorrow, so my sister sent out emails asking us to write to him at camp, i have already mailed one post card so he should get it right away, and will mail another one along with a letter tomorrow. my sister had a good idea to include a sheet of paper along with a self addressed stamped envelope so he can write back. he is 11 years old and this will be the longest he is separated from his family, so hopefully this will ward off any homesickness.
my sister said we could not send care packages because he is not allowed to have food in his tent but he can buy snacks, so she said to send him no more than $5, which i did along with a note telling him not to use this money for beer.
i planned to do another hike this morning but it was raining quite a bit this morning, even after it stopped raining which was close to 11 am, the trails would be quite muddy and the next trail in line is very hilly, so mud, hills and my knees just do not make for a very appealing combination. i hit the gym instead and did a 50 min workout on the elliptical. i still miss the old machines they took out and even after 50 mins i hadn’t worked up quite as much of a sweat as i used too. so i’ll have to increase the tension, at this point i am still trying to break even on my cardio. i work tomorrow but only until 2pm. i may even leave sooner, off tuesday but sharon and i have made plans to go to the zoo. work weds and thurs and then off to michigan. vacation is almost here!
