Week 29: We are the Pirates who don't do Anything

Raking, raking, and more raking. We spent half the week raking up lots and clearing the pine needles. It was hard work and my allergies weren’t a fan of it, but it was awesome to see the difference it makes. Plus the money went to our Israel trip which we already spent. The rest of the week was spent working on quilt squares, or should I say quilt miscellaneous shapes. Everything from a normal square to a mickey mouse shaped patch. They are starting to look really good. I can’t wait to see the whole thing finished! Our quilts background is scenery of Hume Lake, which is awesome! All the other quilts just have boarders in different fabrics.

Thursday night we had our last theme dinner. It was pirate themed, Arrrg! We all dressed up like pirates and had seafood for dinner. After dinner, we went on a big treasure hunt. We divided into 5 teams and each team got a rhyming clue and a map of Hume. We ran/walked around main camp searching for the staff person with our next clue. It was a lot of fun. They took us everywhere from the dock to the finish at the Ponderosa high adventure course. They first place team won the ability to wear sweats all day in the building on Friday (which a huge deal to a Joshua student!). Then we had a chance to go up in the trees on the high adventure course. They also kept Hume n’ Beans open late for us to go grab a hot drink. Afterwards, we had free time until curfew, so Michelle and I went up to our pause family’s house and hung out there for a while. Shiloh and Jessica showed up, too. Great day, but it was exhausting.

This weekend I worked SS. First time since like early March! Getting ready for summer. Friday was insanely difficult though. I worked with Dylan, which wouldn’t have been my first choice… or second. But I got through it without losing my mind and murdering anyone. Then Saturday was another normal day. And then there was Sunday. Oh, Sunday… I started not feeling good around 9:00 and by 10:30 I was feeling dizzy. I don’t know why because I had eaten breakfast and a snack during my break plus I was drinking lots of water. I went to lunch and sat down before getting food, hoping I might feel better before I ate. I didn’t. I started feeling worse and worse. I was zoning out and I started crying for no reason. I went to walk down stairs to go get some fresh air, when suddenly I felt faint and collapsed. Tim was there and he caught me before I hit the ground, thankfully. It was really weird. Kip was there to help me get downstairs and suddenly I was surrounded by 4 EMTs. That’s the great thing about Hume is that there are EMTs EVERYWHERE! I went back to the building early, missing the rest of work. Since then I’ve been stuck in my room sleeping and reading… Can’t wait for tomorrow.