Hi Camp Family! I’ve spent the last 11 days moving in and enjoying all that is the Camp summer office!

We’ve been hard at work:

…and doing our best to keep dry…

… more soon!

While JCal was having Chinese for dinner tonight he got this on the back of his fortune….

Well, today was the last full day in the winter office! Tomorrow we’ll come in, finish up as much computer work as possibly, and then start getting all of our office boxes ready to be picked up by Eric Forti and the PreCamp Staff. Once the computers are off and the files are packed, we won’t see them again until Monday morning, when we OFFICIALLY OPEN THE CAMP CANADENSIS SUMMER OFFICE!!! Yes, you all know what this means… next month counselors will begin driving down the camp road, followed a week later by ALL OF YOU!!! I honestly can’t believe this day has finally arrived… I should probably start packing, right?

Today I got to have lunch with Rebecca Waxman, and we chatted about her community study project and how excited she is to go off to Syracuse next year! This blog is going to be VERY different without Rebecca around to be featured in most of my dinner blogs, but I’m looking forward to getting to spend the summer with her, and with ALL of my favorite camp friends who will be going off (or back) to school in the fall.

Well, it’s the end of the day here in the winter office, and I’ve got TONS of work to do around my house before I can leave for camp this weekend. As always, I’ll get it all done in time, but I know you all know the craziness that is preparing to leave for camp. Just imagine packing for May – September at camp! CRAZY! I promise to take lots of pictures and keep you updated on all the silly precamp happenings.

Well, that’s all for now. Next time I’ll be blogging from Canadensis!

Hi to all and sorry for the delay in blog postings. I am up to camp (well sorta) as the past week and coming week I am going back and forth between camp and Philadelphia. I have been busy moving out of my Philadelphia home and putting stuff into storage so that my renters can move in.

This past weekend I celebrated Mother’s Day with my entire family (my new niece who is adorable!) as well as Robin and her family. We all had a great time and in true Forti spirit, my mom put on a nice brunch this morning for our extended family. Of course I offered my help, but my mom did most of the work as usual and we all had a really fun time. I hope that everyone remembered Mother’s Day and said thank you to their moms for all they do for us “kids”. My mom is an amazing mom and although I know I don’t always show my appreciation to her, she truly is a very caring and loving person. So, make sure you say something nice to yours!

In camp news, it’s freezing. Actually, it literally is freezing up at camp! Unger reported seeing snow flurries this morning and our poor Australian/Kiwi staff are shivering all day. Wasn’t it nice of Justin Winch and Unger to postpone the cleaning roof gutters job around camp due to the high winds on the roofs! Last night camp lost power for about 6 hours also due to the high winds. Fortunately, no trees down to report around camp, but many fell out on the public roads and so our power company had to come out last night and fix the down lines. We hosted our semi-annual Special Olympics weekend (if you recall we donate camp to them twice a year) and so their talent show was moved from the Rec Hall to the dining hall due to the power outage. Our dining hall has a backup generator powering all of our refrigerators, freezers, lights, ovens, etc. ensuring we can keep our food and be able to cook it!

Reminds me of my freshman year at camp (Summer 1993 I believe?). The power went out on the last day of camp and our slideshow/video presentation, which we still do on the last night, had to be shown in the Rec Hall using a portable generator! Craziness. One other time that we lost power, we drove around on pickup trucks with ice cream around camp because our canteen ice cream freezers are not hooked up to a generator! So, the reward for us campers was free ice cream. Ah, the small things in life, but see how I remember that from almost 20 years ago.

Well I better get going and finish up my work as it’s Sunday night and I think I am entitled to some TV catch up?! Hope everyone is doing well and don’t forget, Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there!

Also, if you haven’t heard we have extended the ANCHOR FOR TODAY deadline to May 19th. For more information about Anchor for Today please click here.

Have a great day!

Blog posting coming soon, but in the meantime HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all of the mothers out there! I figured I would post this video, because I am sure it makes my mom oh so proud of me each and every day:)

We are still accepting videos for Anchor for Today thru NEXT WEEK! Below you can find the details for the contest and prices for the winners.

Here are the rules: 1) Make a 1-2 min video of YOU hosting Canadensis Today by yourself or with your family or camp friends. 2) Upload your video to YouTube.com and email the link to contest@canadensis.com or send in your video tocontest@canadensis.com Make sure to include your first and last name and if you’re entering as a camper, parent or alumni.

We will then select our finalists and post them online for the Canadensis Community to vote and choose the winners!

Camper Winner: 1^st Place: Will Co-Host alongside Eric Forti and Will Armon this summer. 2^nd Place: Read the Menu and Birthdays on an episode of Canadensis Today. 3^rd Place: An autograph picture of Eric Forti and Will Armon and a Mule ride with ERIC AND WILL.

Staff Winner: The opportunity to file a report for Canadensis Today during Staff Orientation 2010.

Parent Winner: The opportunity to file a report for Canadensis Today on VISITING DAY 2010.

Alumni Winner: The opportunity to file a report for our Special 70^th Birthday Party on June 19^th at the Alumni Reunion.

**ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE IN BY MONDAY, MAY 10TH**

Got questions? Email jcal@canadensis.com

CIT weekend turned out to be the perfect day! We had bright sunshine and warm weather, perfect for a day spent with your best friends at your summer home. The CITs of 2010 are already making big plans for the summer, and having them up at camp made me realized just how very soon we will all be back together.

Of all the things we did together, this activity (which was completely unplanned) was my favorite:

Well, in exactly 2 weeks I will be blogging from the Main Office up at Camp! I can’t believe I only have 13 days to pack everything I need for the summer and get ready to move. It’s very overwhelming, but I absolutely cannot wait to see all my camp friends from last summer who will be coming up early for pre-camp! I hope everyone is as excited as I am!

In other news, this weekend was Dani’s musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and it was a blast! Saturday night brought out friends from all over the place, including Danielle Faden, Becky J, Dave Yedid, Rebecca Waxman, Karen Sharir, Rachel Bachman, and Max Blum. After the show we all went back to my house to play with my puppies and watch Max Blum do his best impersonation of a flapper dance. I’ll post some pictures as soon as I get them off my camera.

Canadensis Today Returns Daily Beginning June 18th!

Be on the look out for NEW shows throughout May and June leading up to the season premiere on June 18t! And don’t miss a VERY special Canadensis Today on June 19th Celebrating 70 Years of Camp Canadensis! Have a story idea for the Today Show? Email TodayShow@Canadensis.com.