Young At Heart

The things I do for my kids... We spent the day at the annual "open house" of Camp Sweyolakan, on the shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene. High up in the trees is The Giant Swing, a high-wire contraption that sends you soaring through the trees. Somehow they got me up in that thing. I must admit it was loads of fun despite the voice-changing harness that left my legs numb. But it wasn't enough to convince my son, who hid behind a bush when we asked "Who's next?" My daughter did it though, becoming the youngest person to ever take a ride on The Giant Swing at Camp Sweyolakan. We also shot arrows, hiked, paddled funyaks and canoes, swam, and basically acted like kids at camp.

It's easy to be young at heart around my children, whether I'm swinging through the trees like Tarzan or bouncing around the house to a cheery pop song like this one from 1984:

Listen: The Bluebells - "Young At Heart" MP3

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