Zeke was invited to participate in a dance
Tye and Brady try their hand at a traditional blowgun
Chief Benson and the new Choctaw princess
Choctaw royal court
Josh Gracin
Ceremonial dancer and his young son
Having a ball at the Clay Walker show
Another exciting game of stickballWell this was a very exciting week I guess. Lots of eventful things seemed to keep happening. Out of all the days I guess today, Friday, may have been the most exciting. Over all it was a great week and the expectations of our group was surpassed I think. Well Saturday was the most uneventful day of all. The drive up was super boring but I did finish my star wars book. It made meh happy. Then we watch fireworks which compared to ours was an explosion of super awesomeness and made marions display look like a bottle rocket that took way too long to light and when it finally did…it turned out to be a dud. Yeah, it was that good. Sunday was a better day because we got to attend two different churches and we also got to pick our own hymns. It was very nice and I liked the way the churches were. They seemed simple and very relaxing to be in. Sunday night was when all the shenanigans begun. Shenanigan # 1 was “Duct Tape”. Brady sometimes likes to be an escape artist. He thought it would be simple to get out of his duct tape rapped hands. But as he was twisting to separate the hands that been duct taped behind him, a sudden spinning motion was forced upon him as he helplessly was rolled up in duct tape trapping his arms to his body. As the spinning stopped he was slammed against the wall where his mouth was covered by duct tape as well as his eyes leaving him speechless and blind. He could feel as others picked him off the floor to stick him in a more open area where they could push him around to confuse and dizzy him before finally rapping u his feet and leaving him helpless on the ground with no hope of escape. This was the duct tapping of Brady. Shenanigan # 2 was much simpler and done on the same night. A sleeping bag was hung off the second bunk in a way that a person in the fetal position could be stuffed inside. Volunteering for this stunt was Brady. After a couple minutes of struggle he was finally inside and moments later there was a rip as he fell out of the bag as the zipper failed to keep the bag intact. This concluded the second night at the camp.
Monday was the official start of our working projects. Dumpsters were demolished and new ones began to appear. As the day went on we work until about the time that the Choctaw Indian princess contest began. We witnessed the showing of talents in which some were good and others were way off key. After the contest was all done with we went back to the dorm where shenanigan # 3 and 4 began. # 3 was a failing gravity test in which Brady plummeted from the second bunk onto a pool floaty on the floor. # 4 was a lot more fun though. It was a game that we made up which consisted of dodge ball like rules, a plastic hospital pillow, and two beds. The goal was to use the pillow to knock your foes off the bed with blunt force. If that wasn’t possible then just hitting them with it sufficed. Feet were also to be locked in place and if you moved them you were out. Bradley took the worst fall as an unexpected pillow slammed into his body. The force of the pillow made him stumble backwards where he slammed into a wall. As he hit the wall he then lost his balance which caused him to hit the bed and then smash into the floor with a thump. It was hilarious. It almost looked slow mo and it also almost didn’t cause him any pain. What a fun night.
Tuesday we visited an Indian burial mound, a stickball game, and Bradley’s’ unaware affection. In the van he fell asleep and his head slowly weebled and wobbled until finding a resting place on the shoulder of another. It didn’t last long because our laughing woke him up. Luckily I got some videos so it was all good. Sadly to say there were no shenanigans.
Wednesday was the day we first visited the Indian fair. We got to see the museum and all the amazing doo dads they had inside. Baskets clothing and even the steps to make the tools necessary to play stick ball were in there. It would have been a perfect day but during lunch, many of us decided to eat some spices in a cabinet we had found. They were spicy spices. The beginning taste wasn’t bad but as it was swallowed, an intense burning sensation hit you and peaked to pain. It was bad enough that water couldn’t dowse the burning acid like sensation. This was shenanigan # 5. # 6 was a total fail do to unexpected circumstances. We had found out early in the day that a boy and his mother would be staying in the dorms with us. I came up with the brilliant idea to create a plan that would scare him for our amusement. The plan was simple and would have worked to. Everyone was going to sit up in bed and scream as if they had a sleeping disorder just like the guy in bedtime stories (if you have ever seen the movie you probably know what I’m talking about). It would have been affective because of the threat that we laid down in which any man who did not scream would get kidney shots by everyone who did participate. The plan went totally wrong when their car pulled up and an older gentleman who looked like the boy’s father came out. We decided it wouldn’t be a good idea to scare the father as well so the plan was aborted. The next day we found out that the man was not his father and I still regret not trying to scare the kid.
Thursday we finished our second project which was placing two doors in rooms to make them more accessible. Everything else is kinda hazy. I don’t remember mush of that day but I’m sure something exciting happened. We did go out to eat at a restaurant in which the food was very good.
Friday was a glorious day. It started out with a day of sleeping in followed by a breakfast that I cooked almost completely myself with the help of the others who poured batter or mixed it up for me while I flipped and cooked the fabulous meal of pancakes and French toast. After that we went to the pawn shops in search for stickball equipment and we did find them. We then went to the fair and watched the different Indian dances. It was very cool and I got to participate in one of them. Tye and Brady had the privilege of shooting blow dart at targets which is also pretty cool. I got to see a creepy robot today also. I spent most of my time hiding and would rather not talk about it. After the fair I had the chance to pay with my stickball equipment and the game is much harder than it looks to be. After that we ate lunch where shenanigan # 7 began. Brady and Matt were both given the chance to win twenty dollars. This would have been achieved by the consumption of one full gallon of water and ten laps around the outside of the gym. Matt and Brady both completed half their gallons and the ten laps. Matt didn’t get much further but Brady Came very close to finishing but sadly lost when his stomach refused to hold anymore more water and decided to spew it all over the ground outside. Yes it was hilarious and totally his fault. After that, Me, Sammie, Bradley and Tye went to watch Josh Gracin and Clay Walker play live at the Choctaw Indian fair. For as lame as I think country can be, this concert was surprisingly awesome. I enjoyed it eminsely and can’t wait to see another live concert. Hopefully that will be sooner than later. After that we watched the stickball semi-final game. It was much more brutal than the previous ones we watched. I even believe that someone may have dislocated or even broken their arm. It wasn’t the prettiest sight to see since the arm kinda dangled as if it wasn’t usable by the owner. That was the end of my very long day getting me to bed about 1:00 to 1:30. Today was very exhausting but oh so very fun. This was pretty much a recap and if you read all this I thank you. We may see you soon. After all we leave tomorrow after playing at their water park.
-Zeke Brewer
Monday was the official start of our working projects. Dumpsters were demolished and new ones began to appear. As the day went on we work until about the time that the Choctaw Indian princess contest began. We witnessed the showing of talents in which some were good and others were way off key. After the contest was all done with we went back to the dorm where shenanigan # 3 and 4 began. # 3 was a failing gravity test in which Brady plummeted from the second bunk onto a pool floaty on the floor. # 4 was a lot more fun though. It was a game that we made up which consisted of dodge ball like rules, a plastic hospital pillow, and two beds. The goal was to use the pillow to knock your foes off the bed with blunt force. If that wasn’t possible then just hitting them with it sufficed. Feet were also to be locked in place and if you moved them you were out. Bradley took the worst fall as an unexpected pillow slammed into his body. The force of the pillow made him stumble backwards where he slammed into a wall. As he hit the wall he then lost his balance which caused him to hit the bed and then smash into the floor with a thump. It was hilarious. It almost looked slow mo and it also almost didn’t cause him any pain. What a fun night.
Tuesday we visited an Indian burial mound, a stickball game, and Bradley’s’ unaware affection. In the van he fell asleep and his head slowly weebled and wobbled until finding a resting place on the shoulder of another. It didn’t last long because our laughing woke him up. Luckily I got some videos so it was all good. Sadly to say there were no shenanigans.
Wednesday was the day we first visited the Indian fair. We got to see the museum and all the amazing doo dads they had inside. Baskets clothing and even the steps to make the tools necessary to play stick ball were in there. It would have been a perfect day but during lunch, many of us decided to eat some spices in a cabinet we had found. They were spicy spices. The beginning taste wasn’t bad but as it was swallowed, an intense burning sensation hit you and peaked to pain. It was bad enough that water couldn’t dowse the burning acid like sensation. This was shenanigan # 5. # 6 was a total fail do to unexpected circumstances. We had found out early in the day that a boy and his mother would be staying in the dorms with us. I came up with the brilliant idea to create a plan that would scare him for our amusement. The plan was simple and would have worked to. Everyone was going to sit up in bed and scream as if they had a sleeping disorder just like the guy in bedtime stories (if you have ever seen the movie you probably know what I’m talking about). It would have been affective because of the threat that we laid down in which any man who did not scream would get kidney shots by everyone who did participate. The plan went totally wrong when their car pulled up and an older gentleman who looked like the boy’s father came out. We decided it wouldn’t be a good idea to scare the father as well so the plan was aborted. The next day we found out that the man was not his father and I still regret not trying to scare the kid.
Thursday we finished our second project which was placing two doors in rooms to make them more accessible. Everything else is kinda hazy. I don’t remember mush of that day but I’m sure something exciting happened. We did go out to eat at a restaurant in which the food was very good.
Friday was a glorious day. It started out with a day of sleeping in followed by a breakfast that I cooked almost completely myself with the help of the others who poured batter or mixed it up for me while I flipped and cooked the fabulous meal of pancakes and French toast. After that we went to the pawn shops in search for stickball equipment and we did find them. We then went to the fair and watched the different Indian dances. It was very cool and I got to participate in one of them. Tye and Brady had the privilege of shooting blow dart at targets which is also pretty cool. I got to see a creepy robot today also. I spent most of my time hiding and would rather not talk about it. After the fair I had the chance to pay with my stickball equipment and the game is much harder than it looks to be. After that we ate lunch where shenanigan # 7 began. Brady and Matt were both given the chance to win twenty dollars. This would have been achieved by the consumption of one full gallon of water and ten laps around the outside of the gym. Matt and Brady both completed half their gallons and the ten laps. Matt didn’t get much further but Brady Came very close to finishing but sadly lost when his stomach refused to hold anymore more water and decided to spew it all over the ground outside. Yes it was hilarious and totally his fault. After that, Me, Sammie, Bradley and Tye went to watch Josh Gracin and Clay Walker play live at the Choctaw Indian fair. For as lame as I think country can be, this concert was surprisingly awesome. I enjoyed it eminsely and can’t wait to see another live concert. Hopefully that will be sooner than later. After that we watched the stickball semi-final game. It was much more brutal than the previous ones we watched. I even believe that someone may have dislocated or even broken their arm. It wasn’t the prettiest sight to see since the arm kinda dangled as if it wasn’t usable by the owner. That was the end of my very long day getting me to bed about 1:00 to 1:30. Today was very exhausting but oh so very fun. This was pretty much a recap and if you read all this I thank you. We may see you soon. After all we leave tomorrow after playing at their water park.
-Zeke Brewer
A stop to stretch, just so happened to be Graceland. Surprise!!!
