Time keeps slip-slidin' away. . .I can't believe we are nearing mid-July already!!!

The 5am Sunrise Devotional and Testimony meeting at Lakeside.





Bailey's Special Sunscreen Formula


We used almost 500 little stickers as records of completion. . .they were surprisingly popular with the girls.















Jane Modeling Triangular Bandage-wear

Last week found us at "Girl's" Camp where we did some hiking, campfire building practice, orienteering, knot tying, purifying water, building emergency shelters, and having lessons in triangular-bandage fashion (and other First Aid). The certification part of camp was my bailiwick, and I wanted the girls to learn what they were supposed to, but have fun too. I found out that junk food is the grease that keeps the cogs running smoothly for most of them. My supply list was something like:

• LOTS of M&M's (Lesson on what to do when lost)
• Candy Necklaces (treasure for orienteering)
• Candy Laces (knot tying practice)
• Chocolate covered raisins (rocks in campfire building practice)
• pretzel sticks (logs-Campfire building)
• Hickory Sticks (BBQ potato chip strips- leaf litter in campfire building practice)
• Cotton Candy (dryer lint CF building)
• Dried Apple Slices (Cardboard CF Building)
• Bubbles (More treasure)
• Cake Decorating Gel- Red & White (blood and burns in First Aid Scenario)

The couple who were to be our first-aid/Security people had a medical emergency and could not be there. Thankfully, Ron was able to come down as a last minute replacement for them.

I was pretty busy, so didn't get many photos, fortunately I was able to snake a few from Kaili's camera. The last morning we got up for a sunrise meeting at lakeside-5 am!


It was fun, but exhausting. . . Now I am working as much as possible, trying to get my stuff unpacked and working on a little crazy quilting project. This is what I have so far-



Dax left for Young Men's Camp this morning. . . I guess we will have to celebrate his 18th Birthday this week-end after he gets back.

We are experiencing a non-summer, summer here. It has been unusually gray and cool. Fortunately, there is a few really beautiful days sprinkled in to help us all stay sane.