On November 1st and 2nd six parents chaperoned the Mariemont High School Orchestra Camp Out. Two parents from Fairfax generously invited more than two dozen kids to their home at Lake Waynoka, Ohio. Their yard was soon filled with brightly colored tents and the air was punctuated with the laughs and constant conversation of the teens. We were fed scrumptious food continuously and snacks were everywhere. Nonetheless the kids stayed busy and didn't just eat all weekend. The Smiths, who also owned a lake home nearby, brought his pontoon boat to the dock and everyone was treated to a boat ride on the lake. We parents took turns and the ride I was one was treated to a magnificent sunset.
On Sunday morning, after a breakfast for nearly 40 people, we once again created a caravan of cars, vans and trucks and went to Hamersville, Ohio so the kids could paint ball. We parents were curious as to how the girls would do, since the boys had been so eager to shoot anything that moved. We were all impressed and a bit surprised when the girls became more ruthless than the boys. The kids played paintball from noon until 5 pm and had great stories to share after wards.
The only downfall for me was that I stayed in the house and couldn't sleep in a tent. Yes, the gimpy knee won again.
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