"The Cheese Touch"

Day One of Second Grade and I think the Big Camper started a game of cheese touch (and I don't mean the board game. Mamacamp is very familiar with Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The Big Camper devoured the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series this summer and saw both of the recent movies and the Little Camper (4.5) loved looking at the cartoons even though he's not reading yet. The first movie Diary of a Wimp Kid does a great job of dramatizing the fear the middle school kids have of being touched by someone who touched someone who touched someone (you get the idea) who touched a moldy piece of cheese left on the playground. 

Sitting around the campfire...

"So...tell me all about school!" the Camp Director asks. "Did you like Mrs. H?"

"Uh-huh, she was really nice," answered the Big Camper slowly stirring his gluten-free penne with shredded chicken marinara sauce. "How much of this do I have to eat before I can have dessert?"

"Honey, aren't you hungry? Did you eat all of your lunch?"

"Yes," he answers. "Except for my Baby Bell cheese...it was moldy..."

"What!?" The Camper Director looks at Camp Daddy for confirmation.

"That's what he said," Camp Daddy replies.

"But, I thought...they're completely sealed...how is that possible?" The Camp Director looks back at the Big Camper, "So your cheese was all moldy?"

"No, just part of it was black," he replies.

"So you had moldy cheese in your lunchbox?" and with a tinkle in her eye the Camp Directory whispers, "Did you get the cheese touch?"

The Big Camper sits up taller in his seat and says, "Yeah, and then it went all the way around the room and Brian took it home!"

"Brian took the moldy cheese home?"

"No, I threw that away. He took the cheese touch home." The Big Camper proudly announces.

And this could explain why he and his friend J were separated in the lunchroom today...

Day 1 Progress Report
- All three campers up by 6:00am (not!)
- All three campers ate breakfast at the table --Check!
- Obligatory first day of school family 'walk to school' --Check!
- Camp Director wearing clothes that match -- Check!
- Arrived at school on time -- Check!


Testimonials
Camp Director: "Thank goodness Camp Daddy had the day off and helped get the campers ready this morning. Next time remember water for 2 mi walk in 90+ heatwave"
Camp Daddy: "I need to mow the grass so I didn't bother with a shower this morning"
Big Camper: "I should have ridden my bike"
Little Camper: "I need to strap in!!!" (to the sit and stand stroller that's barely going 2.5mi/hr"
Baby Camper: "oooog...." (translation: "I'm outside!"