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We couldn’t have asked for a better week at Camp…

Ben’s first try as Assistant Director of Round-Up went so well. Amelia did great as a first-time “Bunny Camper” (children of staff who are too young to be campers–they have their own building and staff, basically 24-hour day care, called “Bunny Camp”). I did sleep at Bunny Camp with her (Ben was in the director’s cabin!) and get her dressed each morning, but other than that she was pretty much there without me and loved it. She didn’t even want to talk to us–if we approached her at a meal or saw her out and about, she would say, “No Daddy, I’m with Mrs. Benson!”

Here’s a shot of the bunnies:

We had a wagon train theme for the week, and for Thursday’s skit we utilized the bunnies as Indians who attacked the wagon train!

Amelia spent most of her time with her friend Faith. They are only a month apart in age, and Faith’s mom was running the bunny camp. Amelia and Faith were spotted holding hands all over Camp!

Amelia’s in the middle of the paddle boat, with Faith and her mom…

The bunnies enjoyed corral rides several times, and twice Mr. Fox let me take Amelia out on a trail ride!

While at Camp we got to see my aunt Dulcie and two of my cousins, who were visiting from Las Vegas (sorry, somehow we didn’t get any pictures of them!).

Upon arriving at home, I developed a bad cold, which Ben caught and then decided it was the ‘flu. Amelia sneezed for five days straight, but it never progressed beyond that for her. Amelia enjoyed a visit from her new preschool teacher, Mrs. Bennett. Preschool starts up again in less than three weeks!  Ben and Amelia repaired our fence where it got rear-ended (our homeowners’ insurance denied our claim). Here’s Amelia with our friend Miki:

I heard back from my insurance company that they still do not intend to fully cover the test I had at Cleveland–this time the excuse was that the codes they approved Cleveland to perform do not match the codes for which Cleveland billed them. This is my fault, how?? I had to request a grievance form, which I mailed in a few days ago. I called Cleveland to see how long I have to pay, and they won’t send me to collections until November, so I have some time to try to get this sorted out (we could just pay it, but it is much harder to get reimbursed once you do that).

Amelia playing dress-up:

Congratulations to Ben’s brother Jeremy and his wife on the birth Sunday of their fourth child, Joshua! A link to their website should be at the upper-right-hand corner of our site.

Ben and Amelia enjoyed a short trip to Seabreeze, our local water park. We did not get a membership this year, but Ben had promised Amelia they would go at least once this summer, and it was the first chance they got. They weren’t over their colds (or was it the ‘flu?) yet, but seemed to enjoy themselves anyhow!

Ben is now cleared as a first medic for Chili Ambulance! This means that from now on, when he goes out on calls, it will be just him and a driver, and he’s “in charge” of the driver. He’s been devoting a lot of time to this endeavor, which he sincerely considers a ministry, and he can’t seem to get enough of it!

I’ve spoken with Dr. Plansky a few times, and he is sending me back to the rheumatologist. Before I go I’m to have more blood work. The rheumatologist agrees that I should be on an anti-inflammatory drug, but is not necessarily convinced that I have Crohn’s disease. The trick will be to find an anti-inflammatory that is safe for pregnancy, should such an event ever again occur! Such a drug may not exist! Once September arrives, I hope to have more time again to devote to researching Crohn’s and more natural methods of dealing with it, such as further diet changes or supplements.

We head back to Camp tomorrow for Family Camp Weekend. Family Camp is such a great way to start and end the summer season!