And I’m old enough to take care of it I’m nine I know she said We could name it Antoine I said I love the name Antoine Then I love it too she said But should we talk about your actual surprise Oh I said
I’d almost forgotten about that Sure Well Grandma Sadie said I was just remembering how much your mother enjoyed sleepaway camp when she was a girl I think you’d also enjoy it So I’d like to treat you to sleepaway camp this summer Would you like to go Yes I said I would I really meant it too My friend Katie went last summer I said Every single day she ate M M’s And rode horses And jumped on a floating trampoline How marvelous Grandma Sadie said
She got great at diving too I said They gave her trophies Let’s get you started winning trophies Grandma Sadie said I’ll call your mom’s camp right away Camp Wallumwahpuck She did too She called that camp with the crazy name right away She also sent me a photograph in the mail An old camp picture of my mom when she was a girl
She’s standing outside a small white cabin wearing a backpack and hugging a rolled-up puffy sleeping bag She looks so happy I taped that picture to the wall by my bed and looked at it night after night before the start of summer All those nights
