Aaaahhhhh, the weekend.

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I really earned this weekend.
This week was tough.
My boss was on a camping trip so
I was in charge of senior camp this week.
I can honestly say I'm ready for ANYTHING
they throw my way now.
A week of dealing with:
-foul language
-physical abuse of staff
-unwanted "touching"
-crying staff
-major phone calls to parents
.......will do that to you.

Wednesday and Thursday were fun too.
We invited a city camp to use our campus
after hours.
They came on two different days because they
are a very religious Jewish camp: boys and girls
have to be separated.
Well, that's fine, but our counselors aren't kept separate
so we had to figure out how to work with them while
respecting their beliefs.
Wednesday the girls came and it wasn't a problem.
I was in charge of putting the harnesses on for
the bungee jump.
Thursday we had double the number of boys.
Since I wouldn't be able to do the harnesses
(I couldn't touch the boys)
I was asked to actually run the bungee jump.
Now let me describe it:
4 trampolines
each trampoline has a bungee hook up which attaches
to the harnesses.
Here, I found a pic:
I'm supposed to stand on the side of the trampoline
and work a hydrolic lift thingy so the kids are
lifted just off the trampoline and then jump
and then they do flips and all that junk.
I AM AFRAID OF HEIGHTS!!!!!
Ok, so the trampoline is only 4 feet off the ground.
BUT here I am trying to balance, watching the kid
jump, I'm getting bounced around and I can't hold
onto anything.
Couldn't do it.
I couldn't get my bearings.
Ugh.
So I then moved to the zip line.
I am proud to say we have the longest zip line
on Long Island. I have to take their word for it
because there is NOT A SNOWBALLS CHANCE IN HELL
that I would EVER get up there.
Now, since I again cannot put the harnesses on the boys
I am left to put up the 8ft ladder each time the boys
zip past me. Then, as they zip back in my direction I
am to GRAB their legs to stop them, pull them to the ladder
which they will then climb up a step or two to the top
be unhooked and I help them down.
(Yeah, I know, can't put on harnesses but I
can grab their legs - whatever.)
*yes, take a minute to picture that scenario.
*go ahead.
Now stop laughing.
Yeah.
Now add a temp of 90 degrees.
Ok, now add humidity.
I really earned this weekend.