Saturday 21 July 2007: Sarah and Marv say goodbye to their kid for 10 very long days as she goes to sleep-away youthclub camp....

Sarah says:
The above photo might not look like much but if you click on it it should enlarge and then in it you should see our kid on the train with a nervous smile and me with my camera catching this moment and Marv looking on nervously. This is the first time our daughter will be away for this long with people we don't know well. It's emotional. It's a big step. It feels like a Rite of Passage. She seemed so timid today and little but tall. Her arms were folded up almost the whole time as to hold back a cry. She's trying to be brave and she is indeed very excited but this is a big deal for her and for us! These will be some long 10 days for us. We will enjoy them for sure as will she - but I can't wait to pick her up at the train and to get her first postcard!

Below you can see her with her two camp leaders - already playing tricks on her. She had no idea about the two fingers above here head! It's all so sweet and silly and lovely and and and... Well, it all feels strange. I have to get used to this. I will. We'll all have grown when these 10 days are over.