Today ranks in THE TOP 5 HARDEST EXPERIENCES I’ve ever had as a parent. I sent my “baby” off to sleep away camp in Maine. I know this was a choice that we made so I can’t whine. But, there’s something so wretched about loosening the “grip” on your child, watching them wave to you through the tinted windows of the bus, only to turn their head and vanish into the summer. Knowing this day would come, we carefully scheduled a weekend chock-full of family activities. We wanted to eek out as much quality time together as humanly possible. First … [Read more...]