Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 01:00:41 +0000 (UTC)
From: David Auslander <thailyn2001@yahoo.com>
Subject: Tim's Summer Vacation Part 1

TIM'S SUMMER VACATION


PART 1


Little Tim was with the Coach at school, all day! Little Tim lived with
the Coach! His entire world revolved around the Coach. As he grew the
Coach wondered if they were together too much. Yes, there was love there,
but the old  saying was: "Familiarity Breeds Contempt!" The Coach
concluded that they were together too much. The Coach's plans for the
summer were set! He could use Little Tim's help on the vacation trip,
but the Coach was willing to function without Little Tim to prove another
old saying: "Absence makes the heart grow fonder."


There was another reason: all his life, Little Tim had had an adult
protector. His Uncle Mark had raised him, then the Coach had taken over.
Tim had to be independent and stand on his own two feet.


As this small town was a County Seat, there was a YMCA in town that had
connections with a summer camp. The Coach made arrangements for Little
Tim to be a Junior Counselor at that camp. So Little Tim packed his trunk
with "summer wear." The parting was tearful and passionate. Tim got on
a bus to upstate New York. The Camp director would pick him up at the
nearby bus stop. Little Tim was going out early to help get the camp
ready for the arrival of young campers. He would arrive before the rest
of the staff.


Needless to say, Tim was apprehensive about the summer. He was on his own
and would play the summer by ear!