Sunshine and swimming

Today reminded me a little bit of working with pre-teen camps. My 9 year old niece, Kasey, was joined for the day by 10 year old Gabriela and 12 year old Wendy. With boundless energy, the three of them spent the day jumping in and out of the swimming pool, while Brandy the border collie ran around the edge, barking for someone to throw a beach ball at her. Then, when the girls went indoors to play table tennis, Brandy ran round and round the ping pong table. I think all four of them will sleep well tonight. Gabriela's from Peru, Wendy from Bolivia, and Kasey from Scotland of course, so it was fun to listen to the three of them communicating in broken English and halting Spanish. Not to be outdone, Brandy contributed an enthusiastic woof every now and then.

My job, of course, was to make the meals and bring a steady supply of cool drinks and ice creams. No doubt, I'll sleep well too.