Hopes and Plans
I read a quote once that said “Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn’t permanent.” That felt like such an accurate description of hope, holding onto the idea that no matter how hard life felt right now, eventually things were going to get better. Ten years ago this month I […]
The Long Haul
This blog is a repost of an article from the Washington Post, written by Christine Koh. It spoke to me deeply as a parent, and was a good reminder that I wasn’t alone. With warmer weather and more vaccines on the horizon, and cases on the decline, there are many reasons for hope. But the […]
March 1 Deerhorn Update
It always feels hopeful when we turn the calendar to March. The days are getting longer, and we’ve made it through a dark, cold winter, though it will be many more weeks before all the snow is gone at camp! We are still busily planning for the summer of 2021, and we wanted to update […]
Hard
Our kids went back to school this week for the first time since last March. It’s only two days a week, but it has been a gift. There are a million protocols in place, even filling out Google Forms to go to the bathroom. It looks drastically different, but it is two full days of […]
Deerhorn February Update
Well, we made it to 2021! Even though some days it feels like we are still living in 2020, we know that the year ahead holds great promise, and light at the end of what has been a very long tunnel! While camp lies quiet and peaceful beneath a blanket of snow, behind the scenes […]
Deerhorn Online Store 2.0
We are excited to share that Deerhorn has a new online store! These are totally different items than the ones we sell each summer in our actual store. These are made-to-order clothing items printed on demand and shipped right to your door! The new site has items for the whole family…sweatshirts, t-shirts, shorts, masks, and […]
Who They Are
This is Katniss. We adopted Katniss in the spring of 2015. She came to us from a rescue, as had Rooster several years before. But while Rooster was gregarious and social from the very beginning, Katniss was a different kind of dog. She was incredibly fearful, and spent the first month at our house hiding […]
The 2021 Deerhorn Leaders
We all know that 2020 has been one for the history books…not exactly in the best of ways. But in keeping with that theme, the Deerhorn summer will look a little different, in the best of way. For the first time in Deerhorn history, we will have 8 Deerhorn Leaders. Four of them were chosen […]
The Summer of 2021
What a strange summer it has been. We have been thinking about all of you constantly all summer, hoping your boys were able to find joy in the midst of so much disappointment. To have Deerhorn sit quiet and empty all summer is something none of us wanted. We have heard from some of you […]
No Good Choice
Is anyone else having decision fatigue? Anyone else’s anxiety increasing as the school year looms ever closer, and we wait for decisions to be made? Anyone totally unsure about what the right choice is for school, if we are given the choice? Anyone change their mind on a daily basis? Anyone else feeling like this?: […]