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Girls' Camp 2026

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I consider my attendance at Girls' Camp to be a personal miracle. I didn't want to go. I actually felt panicked about attending. My throat hurt, too. I asked Sir Walter Scott for a priesthood blessing before leaving, and he did.  He said a number of things that I cannot remember but which were soothing to my heart and mind.  He also said something that I do remember--"You will be an inspiration to the girls." Two weeks later, and I have no idea how I inspired anyone, but I trust that it happened somehow, at some time. Anyway . . . Girls' Camp was a blast! And I didn't fall sick until I got home. 😆 Photo dump now! (In astonishingly random order!) This photo of Little Princess and Lola was taken the first night when the girls had a "Survivor" activity.  Little Princess led the chalk war.  Watching her lead was one of life's great joys for me.  She was utterly in her element--unaware of time--wholly involved. I said to the leader sitting with me, ...
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2025-26: That's a Wrap!

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 All of our group lessons:  done. Ladybug's individual lessons: done. Mister Man's individual lessons:  done. Brother's individual lessons:  done Beowulf's individual lessons: done Lola's individual lessons: done Baymax's individual lessons: done Little Princess' individual lessons:  pending But, as I wrote last week, she has reasons for that pending status that we are still trying to resolve. We've had very quiet days for the past two weeks. One day we went to the park. Most of the kids skated. Mister Man doesn't have skates that fit, so he found stuff to do. How grateful I am that my kids know how to find stuff to do! One day the boys and Sir Walter Scott had a church camp out. During the camp out After the camp out. 😁 We girls watched movies while I did Lola's hair. We've been to lots of medical/dental/psych appointments.  Everyone is okay, but there have been quite a few red flags on lab work that have had to be evaluated. And I have yet...
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