I woke up easily.  When Barbara wakes me up, she wants to talk about the plans for the day and how it is going to be a good day.  We talked about Tuesday's special class being music, and about my early dismissal at 2:15 to go to an interview for Camp Longhorn.  We talked about the hat and sunglasses I choose to wear to school today and that I wanted oatmeal and bacon for breakfast.  She also sang two songs to me.  (You Are My Sunshine and Good Morning, Good Morning, Good Morning)  Generally that is the first thing she does to wake me up, but today I was already awake so we talked first.

I wore my Duck Commander hat and some sunglasses.

All of the gang of five remembered to wear a hat and sunglasses.

At 2:10pm the office called Mrs. Havemann and I went to the office where Barbara was waiting to pick me up.  We drove to Mimz home and after a quick washing of my hands and drinking an energy drink, Mimz drove us to the Camp Longhorn interview.

 It was about a 40 minute drive from Mimz home to the interview. 

 While I waited for my interview I played a game to earn camp mertis which can be used to buy things from the Camp store during my two weeks at camp.

My interview lasted just a few minutes.  A man asked me several questions:  Do you know how to make your bed?  How do you know about Camp Longhorn?  (My cousin Morgan has gone there for about ten summers!  He knew her.)  Can you go two weeks without watching TV or using electronics?  Do you know how to swim?  He probably asked other questions, but those are the only ones I can recall.

A part of Camp Longhorns goal is to help us be good citizens, helpful, respectful, and all the other good characteristics we need to have to be happy successful people in life.  They help promote this by giving merits.  I earned several merits playing a game.  I earned two merits by having a good strong handshake. I earned several during the interview.  I ended up with a total of 20 merits, plus several paper merits.  These can be used at the Camp Longhorn store when I go to camp next summer.

Camp Longhorn.

This is a review Mimz read about Camp Longhorn on line.

"As I drive down memory lane to my old stomping grounds, I reminisce about the spending my summers at one of the best places on earth. Growing up as a short, curly-haired, little whippersnapper in the middle of five children, I was always up for anything. Leaving home for three weeks and spending it with kids I didn't event know? Sure! I am sure other kids and parents struggle with leaving home for this long, but I always looked forward to it. Hell, I was always surrounded people anyway -I could adapt anywhere. I am pretty sure my parents had the same sentiment. In retrospect, I totally see their plan with sending their five kids away for three weeks away. Touche, Mom and Pops, touche.

Whether hesitant or excited, every child comes home with the best stories and friendships that last a lifetime. There is a chance you might never see that one 'best camp friend' again, but you always remember those bonds made at camp. Camp Longhorn does such a phenomenal job with fostering friendships and more importantly, respect. Although it is a summer camp, the camp is run by a somewhat, strict schedule of fun activities. Nonetheless, it keeps the campers busy and maintains a schedule of task orientation and focus during the summer months. The activities range from blob, canoeing to archery and horseback riding. I was never bored and always surrounded by warmth and encouragement. To avoid writing a novel, I won't go into detail with all of their wonderful methods of creating seamless coordination of hundreds of campers.

Just a little taste: they call the bathroom 'the library', the water fountains the 'old faceful,' and they actually have their own currency that campers had to earn with good manners and behavior. The currency is called merits and can be spent on actual items in the merit store. The experience with Camp Longhorn follows you forever."
We asked for the July 29th to August 11th sessions.  We should be able to get that session.  They tell us in October when I will go.

At Mimz home, she tossed my football for a few minutes,the Barbara drove us home.  We made it home by 7:15pm.  After dinner Mommy played catch with me until dark.