Not my Family
By DianneN
@DianneN (246643)
United States
June 18, 2019 8:30am CST
My friends know I usually write about my family and daily happenings. Today will be a bit different.
Our ice princess will leave for summer camp in Maine three days before school is officially out for her. New York City public schools are notoriously late in ending. She is thrilled and excited to return to camp to see all her friends and create more memories.
However, none of campers know who they are having fun with or even bunking with. Last year, for example, she bunked with Lionel Richie’s granddaughter - Nicole Richie’s daughter - and they texted and phoned each other throughout the year.
She also went water skiing with the daughter of the lead singer of The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The girls in the photo are the daughters of the King and Queen of Spain. Each had her own body guard dressed as a camp counselor.
The most wonderful thing about our granddaughter’s camp is that the girls are there to have a wonderful fun filled summer.
Our grandson’s school finished the year last Thursday, and he leaves for camp in New Hampshire next week. And to add to his excitement, his ice hockey team won the playoffs! 
Well, I guess this was about my family, afterall. I can’t help myself.
Well, I guess this was about my family, afterall. I can’t help myself.46 people like this
46 responses
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 Jun 19
And why should you? lol It never hurts to make connections with people who are important but mostly who live a different sort of life, it gives one a more worldly view. It is good for these girls to see how the other 1% lives as well and experience real life.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 Jun 19
@DianneN It makes it easier for everyone involved to keep it low key.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
18 Jun 19
@BelleStarr Exactly. That’s why they all have to wear camp uniforms to keep them all the same.
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@snowy22315 (169894)
• United States
18 Jun 19
A couple of times I went to Girl Scout Camp at Hawthorne Ridge..Nobody famous attended. My son never went to camp. I guess we never thought about sending him, and he never asked to go. He has been camping though.
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@marguicha (215346)
• Chile
18 Jun 19
@DianneN we are interested in our family. And that is what we share, of course.
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@Bensen32 (27509)
• United States
18 Jun 19
Wow that is some camp, rich people and their bodyguards. I'm sure it is much different then the summer camp I remember, Three weeks living in a tent and the only running water was the river that was about a 1/4 mile from our tents. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
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@snowy22315 (169894)
• United States
18 Jun 19
A couple of times I went to Girl Scout Camp at Hawthorne Ridge..Nobody famous attended. My son never went to camp. I guess we never thought about sending him, and he never asked to go. He has been camping though.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
18 Jun 19
I went to sleepover camp and wasn’t crazy about roughing it. lol
My sons went and enjoyed their camp, but it was only a little over an hour away. Lots of their friends went, too.
It’s good for our grandkids to get out of the city for the summer.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
18 Jun 19
We all bleed the same-it's good they don't know about famous kids being there. Money comes and goes, so does fame... We will all be buried like everyone else.
This life is quickly fleeting. The real importance is where we will spend eternity. =)
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@Marilynda1225 (79678)
• United States
18 Jun 19
Wow how awesome that your grandsons team won the playoffs
I'm sure the Ice Princess will have another wonderful summer at camp.
It's always enjoyable reading what you post. 
I'm sure the Ice Princess will have another wonderful summer at camp.
It's always enjoyable reading what you post. 3 people like this
@Marilynda1225 (79678)
• United States
18 Jun 19
@DianneN you have a wonderful family to be proud of
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@moffittjc (118427)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jun 19
In the back of my mind I can picture Robin Leach narrating an episode of the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous! haha
I'm sure the Ice Princess will have a wonderful, fun-filled summer! How excited she must be!
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@moffittjc (118427)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jun 19
@DianneN So the camp allows the campers to go off-site for extracurricular activities?
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jun 19
@moffittjc Only off site for planned excursions with all the staff to such places as the beach with lobster bakes, etc. All camp activities are done at the camp except for ice skating practices. The camp provides a camp bus to the rink which is 5 minutes away. Of course there is supervision and the coaches are ones from NYC that she used to work with.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
19 Jun 19
The little Ice Princess is so excited for camp. Of course, she knows nothing about whom she is bunking with. lol. The only reason she goes to this particular camp is that she liked it when she saw it much better than her mother's former camp, and that she can take a 5 minute bus ride to the closest ice rink every day with a couple of other campers to practice her routine.2 people like this
@DianneN (246643)
• United States
18 Jun 19
They both love camp so much. It’s good for them to get out of the city for the summer.
She doesn’t have a clue who these campers are, but has made many interesting friends.
Thank you! This was the second playoff he won since becoming goalie. He worked hard at it all year. We’re all so proud of him.
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
18 Jun 19
That must be some kind of camp! Exclusive! Thanks for the interesting update!!
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
18 Jun 19
How lucky your ice princess to be with the celebrity's daughter.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
18 Jun 19
@DianneN That means you haven't told her about her fellow summer campers.
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@smileyhema (4606)
• United States
18 Jun 19
"Simplicity and Elegance" - I could learn from them :) Who knows - your grand daughter could become one of the celebrity and she will be highlighted somewhere like this 
... Life is all a roller-coaster ride.. So, we definitely have our take in some way or the other .. :) Cheers to all the lil ones there
... Life is all a roller-coaster ride.. So, we definitely have our take in some way or the other .. :) Cheers to all the lil ones there 1 person likes this
@smileyhema (4606)
• United States
19 Jun 19
@DianneN oh! See, she's already one :) yeah very true... Lots to learn from these buds
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
19 Jun 19
@smileyhema Kids today are amazing! She took tap dancing lessons to help with her rhythm when performing in figure skating, and was "discovered" during a rehearsal in New York City. She had to send in a head shot, a resume, and bring in sheet music to sing with piano accompaniment for a performing theater group. She got the part and did tap, ballet, and singing on the stage for a few years when she was about 7 years old. We had to buy tickets to see her perform off Broadway. lol. She had to give it up, because it interfered with her figure skating lessons and practices, but it was fun while it lasted.
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@jstory07 (134425)
• Roseburg, Oregon
18 Jun 19
I used to write about my family but we moved and they are in Colorado. My two young's sons are in Washington and came at Thanksgiving.
That is great that you grandchildren get to enjoy their childhood. It should be that way for all children.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
18 Jun 19
The kids are clueless, which is good. My son had the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers come up to him and compare their cameras. I don’t know who he is, but my son does and almost fell over. Nicole Richie wouldn’t go swimming on Parents Visiting Day, so my DIL took her daughter and my granddaughter out swimming and sliding. Her daughter thought my DIL was a cool mommy.
@Hannihar (129418)
• Israel
19 Jun 19
@DianneN
It sounds like a celebrity camp. That would make sense. It sounds like a camp where they can just be kids and have a good time. So they go to different camps. Mazal Tov about his ice hockey team. Why not write about what is important to you and that is your family.
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