Sweet Girls, Chemo, and Some More of the Tiny Island

On Saturday, the three little girls next door came over with a handful of flowers they had picked for my daddy.  I managed to keep from crying at this so sweet little act until they left.  They are so wonderful!!!

My dad is getting chemo right now.

Once we got to the youth retreat, we stuck our bags in the "Mator Gator" (a John Deere golf cart thing decorated like Mator from "Cars").  Then we went and were the first ones registered.  After that, we got whisked off on a tour of the campus.  We went to the dock (decorated as 'Finding Nemo') where a guy in a wet suit asked us if we had seen Nemo, cause he had lost the little fish.  We hadn't, and he jumped off the dock.  Then the rules of the dock were quickly told and we continued up the path.  We saw the soccer field and then went to the Lodge, where the girls stay.  The boys were told that that was as close as they would go to the girls' dorms while they were there.  After that, we went along the path and came across a 'Surfs Up' lemonade stand.  there was a homemade penguin surfing thing that you could stick your head into and get your picture taken.  Nobody wanted to do it.  So Jessie (a girl dressed up as Jessie from Toystory) grabbed one of the girls in our tour and stuck her in it.  Then we went to the boys' cabins.  The girls were informed that that was as close as they would get to them for the rest of the weekend.  We participated in the making of a 'movie', then went back down to the main part of the campus.  We passed the field of Smoochie the lama on our way.  Smoochie was at his fence, so Jessie and Woody informed us that he lives up to his name and we could kiss him if we wanted.  No one wanted to, so I was just like, "Sure, whatever."  I kissed Smoochie.  Then we finished up by seeing the Up Office, Guestou's (the dining halls, yes, plural.).  After that we were free to do whatever until lunch.  A and I found her sisters and talked with them for a bit.  We wandered around for a bit, then found A's parents a few minutes before the ferry left to take them back to the big island.  A's sister, J, was there also with a friend and I learned a secret that I can't tell ANYONE!!! ;)  Don't worry, it's a good secret.  Well, I'll finish up some more later.