My 10 year old daughter Shayla, is going on her first school camp next week. A few weeks ago she was a little bit nervous about being away from home and not knowing what to expect. Shayla is the kind of person who wants to know exactly what will be happening, when it will happen and what to expect. She's always relied on information to be the source of 'what to expect'

"What if I dont get to be in a cabin with my mates Mum"? she asked me last week. I answered "and what if you do"?

We sat down ...
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At the beginning of every year, I plan all of our big holidays, book them and wait for the time to come. Last year we spent alot of time in luxurious accomodations doing 'human' things. I decided that this year would be different. We would enjoy luxuries of Mother Nature more so than the man-made ones and at least this way, our little old dogs would be able to join in the fun of life.



My husband, Peter and two daughters, Shayla and Cori, along with our two pomeraniums, Sherb and Cashew,  camp...

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