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Don’t call Me, I’ll Call You
Ever since we got home from vacation, the phone has been ringing off the hook. Apparently, it rang a lot while we were gone, if the flashing number on the monitor is any indication. But the phone calls haven’t been from friends saying they missed us. Or from enemies...
Keep Your Children Off the Baggage Carousel
After an entertaining and/or character building (depending on your perspective), virtually un-re-create-able travel adventure, we are finally home. Hallelujah! Perhaps the deer that darted onto the busy highway between Sand Point and Coeur d’Alene in front of our...
I Don’t Want to Say Good-Bye
Being a prairie girl, I’m usually ready to bid the mountains adeui after visitings places filled with peaks and valleys. But not today. Today, I don’t want to say good-bye to this steep, rugged landscape that makes my morning walks a challenge. I don’t want to say...
Where All the Women Are Strong
Shadow Valley Family Camp is not for wimpy women. With the exception of one female cleverly camouflaged behind her camera. Megan, pictured above, is just one of a crew of for women who spent an entire morning peeling logs. What’s the proof of their heartiness? These...
We Lift Our Eyes Up
As was mentioned in yesterday’s entry (which didn’t post until today due to internet-in-the-boonies issues), the weather introduced a chilly, wet number on the first official day of camp. Day 2 dawned sunny and cool, but by lunchtime the clouds moved in, turning...
We’re Together at Camp, Rain or Shine
For the first time ever, we felt raindrops at Shadow Valley Family Camp. The gloomy, chilly weather had its upside. The deer were out in the middle of the day, which was as gray as dawn and dusk when they’re usually most active. And family members who arrived at camp...