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Diane Pomish
and grandson
Evan spend a
weekend at
Fresh Air
Society's
kinder camp.
DIANE POMISH
SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
Right: Evan Pomish, at age 5,
enjoys the outdoors.
Below: With new friend Amanda.
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n a steamy, 90-plus degree July day,
I picked up Evan at his day camp and
headed off to a weekend at camp. We
left mommy — parents aren't allowed.
Only grandparents and grandchildren can
attend this special weekend. It was a brand-
new adventure for both of us.
Evan slept the whole way to camp — about
a half-hour ride on 1-75 and then some side
roads. This was great, as I knew he would be
rested when we got there.
He woke up just as we arrived, so both of
us got our first look together at where we
would be spending the weekend.
The lodges were large fieldstone buildings
with six apartments in each. It was hardly
roughing it. In the center of each lodge was a
central room with a fireplace. Evan called it
"our hotel."
Our room was huge, enough for a bunch of
grandchildren. In front of our lodge was a
grass play field and Butzel Lake beyond that.
A main lodge, where all of the meals were
served and where the indoor activities took
place, was just to the left of our building.
There was a sign on our door with our name
on it, so when we walked in we knew where
to settle in.
After unloading the car, we unpacked.
Evan had the big bottom drawer and I had
the top one.
Then we went to the main lodge where
Lauren, one of the counselors, was waiting
with a mound of challah dough and chocolate
chips.
Evan rolled his three strips of dough, braid-
ed it, pressed in some chocolate chips and put
it on the baking sheet to be cooked for Sab-
bath dinner.
Off to the play area, where Evan found a
favorite ball, perfect for soccer. He practiced
his "heading" shot all weekend with grand-
ma tossing it to him "just right" most of the
time.
Then, down to the lake for fishing off the
dock. These were his two favorite spots, the
play field and lake.
More grandparents and grandchildren be-