Summer came like cinnamon, so sweet...

Today, I got to go to one of my favorite field trips. I love the opportunity to walk away from the front table and just be with the kids. I don't miss being a counselor so much as I miss just sitting with the kids. Talking to them, listening to their stories, and goofing around. This summer has been difficult, but good. While I'm ready for the summer to be over, it has been a good summer, like the past 4 have been. Day camp is, despite its frustrations, the best summer job one could hope for. The main reason for that, of course, is the kids. Even the most obnoxious or seemingly mean kids are usually good kids if you can get them one-on-one, when no one's trying to prove something. On the field trip, a couple of the campers adopted me, asking me to go laser tagging with them, following by the go-karts, and ending with mini-golf. That time made my day.