And she's off!

Yesterday, after checking three more times, to be sure everything was packed, we loaded the van and headed out to our newest family adventure....delivering and leaving our brown head at sleep away horse camp.
 This is my first time having a kid away at camp....I need a lollipop (coated in Valium and filled with THC! )
 This is Leishabeth's first time having a sister away from her for a week.  She was emotional, and contrary and rather princess-like *no offense intended to those princesses who do not act as though they are helpless to blink without their hand maid's assistance*
 This is Thyme's first time with only Jaala away.  She is very confused.  At bed time, when she and Jaala usually play at least one game of hide-and-seek *to be more accurate it should be called, "puppy leap on jaala for a blanket covered wrestling match"*
 I was unintentionally cruel to the dog by saying "where's Jaala?" to her, sending her searching, barking and ultimately sitting vigilantly watching for her Jaala.
This is Faron's first time having his brownie away from him!  He lasted until 5:29 pm before he forgot she was gone and nearly called out to find out where she was. !!!


Oh but she will be having soooooo much fun! 5 delightfully sweaty, hard working, hard learning, hard riding, hard playing days, surrounded by the beast of her soul, the passion which drives her, that is the horse. 

The closer we drove to the camp, the more excited and nervous she became.  When we arrived, she was the picture of grace and composure. She can handle this.  I don't mean to sound as though I don't believe she can.
I KNOW she can, it's just that I also KNOW her and how hard she will be working mentally to grasp all the new relationships and connections and trying to fit them into her brain's little filing system.
 I'm the Mama, I'm required to feel the need to remove everything from her path which could possibly trip her!   My battle is in stepping back and letting her do her thing as beautifully as she does and be sharpened and shaped as she does so.

Now to survive the week without her.