I picked Elizabeth and Danielle up from Camp Green Eyrie in Harvard yesterday afternoon with much apprehension! We have had a week of miserably wet weather with lots of thunder and lightning since we dropped them off on Sunday. Danielle was signed up for "Spa Week" and we figured it wouldn't matter much if it was raining. You can paint your nails anywhere! Liz, however, was in "Sail and Sun". We didn't figure she'd have much of either this week. Actually, Tony was so concerned that he called camp on Wednesday to check in and see if we should come get the girls. He was reassured that the girls were having lots of fun and they'd make it through the week. Well fast-forward to yesterday at 3:00(which, by the way, was the most beautiful, sunny day of the week). I pulled into the camp and all the gear was already piled up and ready to go. After I checked them out, the counselors brought the girls to the parking lot, and they were really HAPPY! What a great time they had! They entire trip home was spent singing the various camp fire songs they had learned and talking about the wonderful counselors and CITs. There was a little complaining about tent mates, but overall they had fun and have asked to go back next summer. Yeah!
The most obvious sign that Matt enjoyed himself was the fact that he had NO voice all weekend! When we got home around 2:30 we scrambled to clean the house because the visitors from Delaware were due around 4:00! It was wonderful to see the Frerichs and spend some time with them before the big 70th birthday party for Barb on Saturday. Most of the clan managed to gather on Saturday around 2:00 to surprise her. The attendees were: The Jefferson DiLoretos, the Frerichs, Leslie, Ralph, Rob, Rachel and Terry, Nick and Gabriella (from the NY DiLoretos), and of course Nick and Barb. 
