Camp Little Lemhi- Located in Idaho (near Idaho Falls)

Joy, Collin, and Drew Winks just enjoying a nice rain.

The best picture I was ever able to get of the two of us!

Collin talking to all of the staff after a campfire. (Isn't he a handsome man in charge?)

Collin belly-flopping for a competition that was done at camp every week. It is called Tendoy's Test, and it is like a relay-race... except more boy-scouty.

Collin doing his best to look like a man in charge.

This is the Commissary staff. The guy on the left changed from time to time, but the other three and I were the main ones in there all summer long.

Hello Everybody!

I am so sorry that I have been neglecting this for so long. Once I start telling you about camp, I think you will understand.

Camp Little Lemhi started June 5th and ended July 31st. Collin worked as the Program Director there. Now, many of you are probably asking... what on earth is that? Ok. He was the main guy in charge of all the different areas at camp. Examples of areas include: Shooting Sports, Nature, Water Front, River Front, Scout Craft, etc. So, when these people needed items or were having concerns or desired something to be changed, etc... they would come to Collin. He would also check up on them during the course of a day to make sure that everything was going smoothly with the scouts and that everybody was doing their job correctly. Needless to say... it was a long day and lots of work for him. He would get to the Lodge at 7:30 AM and not leave until 10:00 0r 11:00 PM at night. (No, we did not see each other very much during this time.)

I (Joy) worked in the Commissary. This is the place where all the scouts would come to get their food. What this means... is that myself and a few other people prepared all 3 meals (didn't cook them, just prepared the items) and placed this food in totes. When meal time came, the scouts would come to the Commissary and pick up the tote, take it to their camp, and cook the food at their camp. I was up at 5:15 AM every morning and would finish around 5:00 PM every night. This did leave me some time in the evenings to do things, but let's be honest.... by then I was so tired I couldn't move or think or.... I think you get the picture.

It was a really neat experience, though. Collin and I learned a lot, simply being there. He was able to learn some really important interpersonal communication skills, and I was taught even more that I need to be patient. (Go figure on that one.. right? wink wink)

So.... camp ended and we moved all of our stuff to the Tri-Cities to stay with our parents until Collin was able to find a job. Well. We left Idaho on Monday, finished driving to Washington on Tuesday, drove to Yakima on Wednesday for a job interview, and had a job offer that day! Collin is now working for the BSA as a District Executive in Moses Lake, Wa. We have moved into an apartment here, and are working on settling in as we speak. (This mostly means that I am cleaning and organizing while Collin works, but that's ok because I enjoy doing that kind of thing.)

In all of this... I am 23 weeks pregnant, and so far all is well. We keep praying that all will be ok, but even if the pregnancy goes normal... I will still have a c-section in December, and they will take the baby early. So, it looks like early December is the due date now. I'll let you guys know more as we know more.

We're really excited to be settling in somewhere for a while, and we are both way excited to GRADUATED!! YAY! All in all, life is good. I can't complain.