No, this isn’t some kind of magic spell cast on my fat butt. It is one of the many “games” played at Falls Creek. After all, you have to have some things planned for kids who have no access to computers, cell phones, Ipods, Nintendos or televisions. They actually had to communicate with one another and with the adults present. To keep them out of trouble and occupied our youth minister had games planned for some of our time in the cabin. I must admit that some were hysterical and some made me gag. The funniest was the “booty spell”. When a camper would get some mail they would be called to the front of the room and have to spell out a word using only their booty. You know…..pretend you have a pencil stuck in your crack and you are writing a word. You know you want to try it. Go ahead…. I’ll wait…………………………………………..Okay, now wasn’t that fun? It was also hilarious.
Another one that wasn’t so fun, at least from my perspective, was the Alphabet game. The youth director opened about 20 cans of Alphabet Spaghetti-o’s and poured them into a big pan. Each team had to select one member of their team to participate. That team member had to put their face in the spaghetti-o’s and get as much in their mouth as possible and then run to their teams table and spit it out. The team then had to move the alphabet letters around and spell as many words as possible. It not only looked disgusting but smelled worse. I think we had a few kids and one sponsor who had to leave the room.
Then we had the one that required the most muscle and resulted in the most laughter. It is called “Aw Snap”. You may have seen this on the Ellen DeG. show. They take one team member from each team and put them in a life jacket. Two life jackets are attached to one another with a bungee cord. The two contestants face opposite directions and must get to an apple on a stick and get the apple in their mouth and put it into a bowl. There is just one catch – the bungee won’t stretch far enough for them both to reach their apple so there was a lot of tugging and pulling and laughter.
These were not games that adults would enjoy but the kids loved them and it’s all about teamwork and building relationships.
Okay, now I know that some of you didn’t try the booty spell at first but you know you want to. Go ahead………..spell….I LOOK RIDICULOUS!







I’m pretty sure they get to ride in the front seat of this car instead of the back seat. Of course, as in any town, you have to work hard at making sure your residents are happy and healthy. Hookers are no different. They like to have a place to get and keep fit for their intense work schedules.

After making sure that the Hookers were all taken care of, I resumed my stroll through the community and what did my eyes behold………….. Yes, Hookers of every age and skill level must have a few “tools of the trade”. You know, those things that lift, pull, push, make things bigger (or smaller if you prefer) and where else would you find those tools but at the
Alas my time in this community of Hookers was drawing to a close. I bid my friends goodbye and headed back home. Everyone needs a place to call home and I am so happy that my Hooker friends have found their home.