Yes, it is the last week before school and I am holding a camp out here in my blog for tbloggers.  We seem to have a few seasoned blog campers around here.

Camp just like in the good old days when you were a kid before computers, gizmos and gadgets.
You get to be a kid again for a moment so pitch your tent!

You are welcomed to camp too -- your comment must be camping related.
You can respond to anyone's previous comments.
For newbies, to respond to a  previous poster, click on the (reply) next to their name.

Do one of the following:

Name a favorite camp activity.

If you never went to camp, what would you like to do as an activity?
(hiking, biking, swimming, archery, bowling, shuffle board, tennis, ping pong, horseback riding, cooking, agility course, arts and crafts, etc)

What's cooking?

Write a postcard to a friend or home about a camping incident.

What secret stash did you get in the mail from home?

What secret stash are you keeping in the shoe box under your bunk/cot? (something you collected when you were younger?)

For the campfire:
Tell a scarey or spooky joke. (clean)
Name a scarey book or movie that spooked you when you were younger.

Tomorrow, I shall post a camp favorite recipe.  How sweet!

Come and join the fun and festivities.
If you have not had a vacation or can't afford one, here is a cyber one that takes you away for a few moments. 

Humanity
by Elma Stuckey

If I am blind and need someone
To keep me safe from harm,
It matters not the race to me
Of the one who takes my arm.
If I am saved from drowning
As I grasp and grope,
I will not stop to see the face
Of the one who throws the rope.
Or if out on some battlefield
I’m falling faint and weak,
The one who gently lifts me up
May any language speak.
We sip the water clear and cool,
No matter the hand that gives it.
A life that’s lived worthwhile and fine,
What matters the one who lives it?

Let's see -- Thomas the Tank Engine toy recall, Fisher Price Recall, and now Mattel recall.

Poor children having their toys taken away from them.  That is pretty sad because some may not completely understand what is going on.

Mattel Issues New Massive Toy Recall -- over 9 million, list included

Owners of a recalled toy can exchange it for a voucher for another product of the same value. To see pictures of the recalled toys, visit  Mattel Customer Service

For more information, call Mattel’s recall hot line at 800-916-4498.

Consumer Product Safety Commission -- lots of info here.

Since most of the toys came from China -- this does not look good politically or economically for them, what a fiasco.  WalMart produces a lot in China also, they better be checking their goods (more than just toys) also.