Friday Five: Summer Camp

Well, I never went to summer camp, but since my youngest daughter is still at one being a camp counselor, I thought I'd do this Friday Five.

Mother Laura at RevGalsBlogPals brought forth these thoughts about summer camp:

1. Did you go to sleep away camp, or day camp, as a child? Wish you could? Or sometimes wish you hadn't?
Growing up on military bases, I don't remember hearing about camp or about anyone I knew going to one. Somehow, camp was not in my consciousness.

2. How about camping out? Dream vacation, nightmare, or somewhere in between?
Probably because my dad was in the Marine Corps, we were not a family who ever camped out.

Then living in Texas with our children, it always seemed too hot to go camping anywhere. Plus, I had not experience, and we had no camping equipment. CB never even suggested it.

3. Have you ever worked as a camp counselor, or been to a camp for your denomination for either work or pleasure?
Only MJ has worked as a camp counselor this summer at Laity Lodge Youth Camp in Leakey, TX.

First United Methodist Church here in Corpus Christi has an annual summer camp called CAC--Christian Adventure Camp, which is up near LLYC. In 1995 I attended the Junior High CAC as one of the cooks, with DC and AE there. It was my one year to go to camp, and I discovered that I like to sleep too much to be there. I get very grumpy without enough sleep, which is not possible to get while at camp.

Our introduction to CAC and to FUMC was oldest son going to CAC unexpectedly in 1992. He was visiting friends in Corpus Christi when my mother suddenly died. In fact, he was on the flight there the morning we discovered that she had died. We decided that 13 year old DC should stay in Corpus Christi with his friends. One family got him to go with their son to CAC, and DC really liked it.

I'm not a camper, but my kids have all gone to CAC (though AE did it only that one time that I did). MJ is going again next week as a graduated senior to be a JACIT (junior adult counselor in training).

4. Most dramatic memory of camp, or camping out?
My only experience camping out was when CB and I lived in Oregon; he was going to grad school at OSU and I was teaching at Eddyville School (250 kids in grades K-12). With two other couples connected to the Chemistry Department graduate school, we went on a backpacking trip in the mountains. All I remember about it was the plethora of mosquitoes. They were everywhere, and we did not have a good bug repellent. I remember going out to pee in the "wilds" at night and being swarmed and bitten by mosquitoes. That was over 30 years ago, and that's all I can remember. Too bad.

5. What is your favorite camp song or songs? Bonus points if you link to a recording or video.
No points--I don't know what songs are camp songs.