Alright, so we’ve been out of OMC for over a week now – and maybe I should have gotten to this earlier, but I have been sort of unconnected to the outside world while attending the Marion County Camp (we’ll get to that in a future blog post).

The 2007 OMC started off great…I don?t know how it couldn?t. It’s never bad to see 4-H friends you haven’t seen in a year, and it’s even good to see those who you see more often. Things were going great, then I felt like camp hit a small, rough spot. Personally, I was still having a blast, but it seemed like camp morale was low. I’ll admit that I was a little nervous about the whole situation.

Then it happened though. Somewhere through the tangled mess of missing faces, medical emergencies and summer storms, the 4-H spirit busted through like the Kool-Aid Man through a brick wall. OHHH YEAHHH!!!

Suddenly, everything turned totally awesome. And in retrospect, I don?t know why I thought they wouldn’t be just fine. I mean, come on…it’s 4-H…it?s what we do.

The 2007 OMC week was one of the greatest weeks of my life (just like any other week of 4-H Camp.) This OMC was especially great because of the honor of being named Sag and becoming a 4-H All-Star.

Something I’ve slowly noticed in the past year, but this OMC definitely threw it in my face, is that the organization I love so much…maybe, just maybe…loves me too. All-Stars being the highest honor in West Virginia 4-H and being voted to be chief of my tribe, I can’t think of a bigger honor than your peers choosing you to lead them for the week. It?s pretty BOMB!

Well…like I said OMC 2007 = DYNOMITE!!!!!!

-Marvelous Mel Johnson