TSF!!

Our boys have decided that the Belizean government is missing a vital component locally at camp. They have as a result taken the necessary steps to create a unit they have dubbed the TSF! Tarantula Special Forces. This elite group of 6 American boys has developed a special war cry that sounds similar to that of screaming girls. They even have a logo and motto created as well. The flag is currently under construction but when completed (if completed) we will post pictures of it as well. Let’s back track in order for you to understand why the TSF is an important part of life at camp (or at least for the girls it is). Upon our arrival we learned we were not the only beings to call the girls’ dorms home. There was living under the toilet of the second stall of the bathroom a tarantula. So we carefully avoided the 2nd stall and kept a wary eye out for our new “friend”. As April 1st arrived, Rachel and others whose identities have been kept secret from Miss Frost for their protection, devised “the perfect April Fools Joke!” They used the black pipecleaners to create a fake tarantula. While Miss Frost was fighting the internet for hours in order to send precious tidbits of information home to anxious parents, your children were plotting! :) They hid the fuzzy critter on Miss Frost’s bed and waited to hear the screams when she went to change to get ready for church. The whole team got in on it (except Mr. C). There were girls screaming in the dorm that the spider was on the move. Despite the screams Miss Frost had to change for church, so she ventured into the dorms anyways. To the dismay of the team members who were behaving “o so nicely” in the dining room waiting for the feardriven shrieks, there were none when the critter was discovered. Miss Frost found the fake one upside down on her bed and realized it was not real. She calmly walked back to the dining hall where they were sadly greeted with the evidence of their April fool’s joke. Later that evening… The shrieks again filled the air as girls discovered the critter really was on the move, and the boys were sent in to kill the beast. All 6 of them shouted their war cries (we couldn’t tell the difference between the girls and the boys’ screams) and they killed the spider. The next day we found tarantula #2 shriveled up in the 2nd stall (it was already dead) and Mrs. Clark and Miss Frost disposed of it without a grand parade. Now the saga continues as tarantula #3 (affectionately now named Tarry) has coincidentally taken up residence in the third stall of the bathroom. The TSF was called in, however they were unable to drive the critter from its hole. It is probably shaking in its hole in fear of the TSF. Since they were unable to drive it from its home, a rock has been employed to block its access to our bathroom. The boys are not detered however and are ever vigilant of activity regarding Tarantulas (a native Belizean). Stay tuned for more information as the saga continues..

** the only wildlife harmed in the making of this post was that of tarantula #1 and #2 and hopefully #3!
Below are the pictures of the fake tarantula and the real tarantula. (the fake one is on the left)