One of the perks of being an event planner at your job is going to some snazzy events.
Camp APAC is one of them.
It's an annual camp for adopted kids held at Camp ASCCA in Jackson's Gap, Alabama.
You meet great kids. And their "best friends."
You do some fun things.
And you learn.
9 camp lessons I learned:
1. If a child gets attention from a nurse, all he wants is more. Ke$ha was right about love.
2. The woods are creepy at night. It's why horror movies always end up there.
3. Camp pancakes and biscuits are better than the best box of Cheez-its.
4. Staff who take meds for a variety of special needs are usually the best staff for a special camp.
5. Bieber fever can find you anywhere.
6. If you don't make a big deal of scorpions, then children won't either.
7. Testosterone might be the opposite of Febreeze since dirty clothes smell 10x worse in a guy's room.
8. When 12 kids drink 48 juice boxes in less than 4 minutes, they will want to throw up. It's a fact.
9. Children deserve to be in a forever family. It's the least we can do.
{images: Elaine Friel, Lisa Williams, Elaine Friel, Jamie}
