Letter From Camp

My girls have been away all week at camp. This is Sienna's 3rd year - so it's old hat to her. But it's Cara's first year. And it's her first time being away from me for more than 2 days in a row. I've been nervously anticipating her report when she gets back because she tends to be a bit of a negative nelly. I have a rule for her - she has to tell me 3 positive things before she can start telling me all the bad stuff.

Knowing her like I do, I slipped a card into her bag so she'd find it when she got to camp. I traded out her pillowcase with mine so she could have that comfort. And I started mailing cards and letters and sent a few emails just so she would have that. Now, Sienna NEVER wrote me from camp. Ever. Sienna is the kid that RUNS to the activity and never looks back. She's an "in the moment" kind of kid. So when I got a letter from Cara, I was a bit surprised.

I'm saving this letter to show her when she's a grown up. It's classic Cara. Totally over dramatic. I was laughing reading it, and then I felt sad for her because..well..here, you read it:

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The First Day

Dear familly, and friend's,

I took a swimming test. I endid up ulmost drowning. this is how it went down.

I jumped in and tried to swim but it was pulling me under. and I couldnt breeth. Good thing there was wome wone (like a lifeguard), kayaking I climbed on it and took a breath, I lived.

and it got worse Kendra and her cabinmates stole my towel and wouldnt give it back to me :-(

You where wrong
it was a bad
first day

(on back)

Day 2

I retook the test!

and I did classis

but kayaking was full and so I had to do build a computer. :-(

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That's it. The end. She ulmost Drowned! But she took a breath and she lived!!! HA! Classic.

I can't wait to see my girlies when they get home!!!