Rubber Gloves

Things here at camp have stayed consistently busy and interesting. I'm finally over being sick and have for the most part my energy back. I don't always get the amount of sleep I need, but when have I ever? This Saturday marks the end of session 2 which means we have had 7 full weeks of campers. Approximately 415 campers each week x 7 weeks = 2905 campers that had the opportunity to hear the gospel. How exciting! 3 more weeks to go! It's hard to believe it's coming to an end.

I haven't blogged in a while, so of course I have some stories to share, but for now I'll leave you with this one. The other day I was hanging out at the snack bar in the game room because it's only 7 feet from the infirmary and easy access to pretty much anything I might need. While I was sitting behind the register with the snack bar girls a camper came up to me (maybe 15 or 16 yrs old) and asked me for a rubber glove. Having access to rubber gloves, I was curious what he was going to use it for before I gave him one. The camper said, "Well I need to go to the bathroom really bad, so I need a rubber glove." This made me even more curious. He then explained that someone had clogged the boys toilet with paper towels because there wasn't anymore toilet paper in the stall. I immediately grabbed my radio thinking about who I could call to come fix this problem. The camper said it wasn't a big deal and he'd unclog it himself if I just gave him the gloves, that he was just in a hurry. I was not comfortable with this idea... A camper having to stick his hands down a toilet on his 2nd day being at camp, I mean that sure sounds like the "BEST WEEK OF MY LIFE" too. Wearing my blue shirt, representing Sharptop, I decided I needed to step up. Come on, a clogged toilet isn't the worse thing I've faced in my career of nursing. I put on the surgical gloves because they come up almost to my elbows and went fishing. The camper held the trash can close as I pulled the 6 3ft paper towels out of the toilet while avoiding... The both of us were gagging and laughing. I've come to a conclusion that many have probably already made, BOYS ARE GROSS!