Who busted a Grumpy?

In case you don't know "who busted a Grumpy" is 10-year-old boy speak for the obvious. I heard this phrase many, many, many times during my recent experience assisting with a camp at a local nature center. It was always repeated in a sing-song voice by a chorus of boys for no apparent reason other than they like to talk toilet. Here are the little angels, showing their best side:

They really were good kids... and if they misbehaved, Queen Pauline took them on a 2-mile hike around the Lake. We've gone canoeing (no one tipped over), learned knife safety (only one injury), set up debris shelters (one for boys and one for girls, of course), learned how to use a compass in the woods, learned how to start a fire, and of course, went on hikes ("We didn't really think she'd make us hike all the way around the lake").

But my favorite phrase of the week is one we used when passing out the daily popsicle: "You get what you get, and don't throw a fit."

That would be a good one for several adults I know...