ACMESkydiver 0 #1 August 21, 2006 If you want! Jaleesa Marie has never been to a camp before and she was very nervous when I dropped her off last night. She's going to a freaking INCREDIBLE camp; she gets to swim and boat and ride horses and do archery and tons of stuff...but she didn't know anybody there at all, and she's a bit of a wall flower when she's out of her element (I don't know where she got that from ). They deliver e-mail messages to campers every day, and I thought it would be so cool for her if she got a BUNCH of them! Send it to: MRcamper@cristacamps.com Subject line needs to read: "Jaleesa/Eckie Eckie Eckie Big Valley 11" (Her counselor's camp name is Eckie Eckie Eckie. Ah, kids. ) Anyhoo, if ya wanna wish her many fun times at camp, and say you're a skydiver, or whatever, that would just make her day. Here's the best pic of her I have access to at the moment...she is 10 years old. THANKY!!! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #2 August 21, 2006 You're such a cool mom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #3 August 21, 2006 Show that picture again without Mom blacked out and I'll send an email. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #4 August 21, 2006 Who's the flathead she's sitting with? Letter from Alan Sherman: Hello Mudda, hello Fadda. Here i am at, Camp Granada Camp is very, entertaining and they say that we'll have fun if it stops raining. I went hiking, with Joe Spivy. He developed, poison ivy. You remember, Leonard Skinner? He got ptomain poisoning last night after dinner. All the councillors, hate the waiters and the lake has, alligators and the head coach, wants no sisies so he reads to us from something called Ulysses. No i want, this should scare ya but my bunk mate , has malaria. You remember, Jeffry Hardy? They're about to organize a searching party. taaaaake meee home oh Mudda, Faddah taaaaake meee home I hate Granada doooont leave meee out in the forest wherrreee I might, get eaten by a bear. taaakkke me home, I promise I will noooot make noise or mess the house with other boys oh please, dont make me stay, I ve been here for one whooollle daaay. Dearest Fadah, darling Mudda, hows my precious, little brudduh? Let me come home, if you miss me I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me. Wait a minute, it stopped hailing. Guys are swimming, guys are sailing, playing baseball, gee thats better. Mudduh, Fadduh kindly disregard this letterMy reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #5 August 21, 2006 QuoteYou're such a cool mom. I'm just trying to keep up with the kids, man. Apparently she needs a care package with tons of sugary delights in it, or so I was told when I dropped her off. We'll see. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #6 August 21, 2006 QuoteShow that picture again without Mom blacked out and I'll send an email. I was in a hospital and had NO MAKEUP and hadn't even brushed my hair yet. It is beyond hideous. But here ya go...don't mind little Joey sans pants. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #7 August 21, 2006 DoneskydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #8 August 21, 2006 Thanky! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #9 August 21, 2006 HA! My mom reminded me of that song when I called her last night telling her my baby was almost in tears saying goodbye! Geesh I cannot look at that child with those big ole' alligator tears just hanging on her lower lashes like that! I almost started crying! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yamtx73 0 #10 August 21, 2006 Dam'n... so you don't look like a bunny rabbit after all... Email sent... and thanks pops for getting that song stuck in my head... The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #11 August 21, 2006 Okay, done!"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #12 August 21, 2006 Tis done! Come on people send the little girl an e-mail and make her week!When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #13 August 21, 2006 Thank you, guys and girls! For those of you that don't know, little Jaleesa has a tough life, we'll just say it like it is. Her twin brothers are severely disabled, and she is our second set of eyes and ears; she is the temporary babysitter when I have to throw a load into the wash. She keeps an eye on them and helps make sure the doors are all locked to prevent them from running away and running out into the street; she is our angel, and she is the biggest child advocate for Autism you will ever meet. I don't know about any other kid at that camp, but Jaleesa Marie had to earn her spot. She has had to take on additional responsibilities that no other little kid I know has had to shoulder. She has put herself into harm's way (stand between one attacking twin and the other) to keep her brothers safe. What other 10 year old girl do you know of that has to sleep with her door locked to keep from getting jumped on by her brothers at 3 in the morning? She is my treatment research ally and helps to train new caregivers on the idiosyncrasies of her brothers. She is their public defender when some would-be tormentor scoffs at them in a grocery store or restaurant. She's amazing. And man do I miss her already. Guys/girls if you could drop her a line sometime this week I think it would be just awesome. Thanks to everyone that already has. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #14 August 21, 2006 bumpWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #15 August 22, 2006 Done! Good kid.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #16 August 22, 2006 I don't quite know what to say.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #17 August 22, 2006 QuoteI don't quite know what to say. To the Sprout? Just tell her that you heard people talking on the internet about what an AMAZING KID she is!!! And she KNOWS who you are, Clint!!! Tell her that you're Turtle!!! She'll know you! A while ago when you and I were on the phone she told a caregiver that mommy was talking to 'The Turtle'. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senseless 0 #18 August 22, 2006 I sent her one too Acmebunny,She sounds like a great kid,Wow ! I usually just lurk but hey , had to jump in on that one. I had a hard time thinking what to say,how do you compete with a Turtle? ____________________________________ Stop doing THAT! It annoys the Hell out of me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #19 August 22, 2006 Ah, thanky kind one. No need to compete; everything will brighten my little Sprout's day. She's even getting some from England!! That's just so cool. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #20 August 22, 2006 done Hey darlin, Just wanted you to know that skydivers all over the world are hoping that you have a great time at camp. Make sure that you do as many of the activities that you have time for and remember that every face you see is just a brand new friend that you haven't gotten to know yet. Warmest Regards, Shane (your mom knows me as 2fat2fly@dropzone.com)I am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #21 August 22, 2006 Wow...that sure was fun _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adventurechick 0 #22 August 22, 2006 Sent!!! :o) PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #23 August 22, 2006 Oh I used to have so much fun at camp. Of course e-mail wasnt even invented back then yet so we would get letters. They would hand them out after lunch. If you got more than 5 a day you had to jump off the high dive with your clothes on. Same went for if you got a package. I miss being a kid! She will have a lot of fun and will beg you to go back next year. E-mail sentIf you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #24 August 22, 2006 Not to toot my own horn or anything but I did go to Band Camp...and had a blast! I love to play on words and phrases. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #25 August 22, 2006 Me to. My first year when I was 8 was a boys camp. From there until I was 15 I went to a Jazz and Blues music camp. Great time. Learned a lot.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
