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| Bridget :
Inherent meaning:Strength
Spiritual Connotation: Enduring Spirit
Scripture: Psalm 27:1
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| Marla, Lydia, and I stayed at the cabin for the week, with our 11 children. I took very few pictures that week. We had great plans of doing lots of things, but somehow, by the time we fed the children and kept things sane, it was time for bed and another day had gone by.
One afternoon we decided to go get some laundry done. We took one vehicle, piled all the children in the back with the laundry and headed off to the laundromat. When we got there, we walked inside and an older lady was busy washing. She turned when we walked in and took one look and said, "So did Kindergarten leave out"! We got a good laugh out of that and chewed it all week.
One morning, Bridget woke up before sunrise. We went downstairs so she wouldn't wake anyone else up and we watched the sun come up over the mountains. I couldn't help but grab the camera and run outside to take a few shots. I had my sisters soft focus lens on and forgot about it (thus the fuzzy trees). But I was in awe at the beauty of northern Pa once again.
The rest of the family and our men came up for the weekend and I won't bore you with what happens every year, since not much changes. Tradition!
Can we say 'Motor head'
One thing that did change is that we got Mom to shoot pistol for a while! Her sons-in-law were pretty proud of her and she actually did pretty well. Dad was so excited he jumped up in the air when the shot went off! And no, she is not shooting the motorcycle!
I got to do some pistol practice as well. I've got a great teacher!
One of my highlights of the weekend was going with Patrick on a motorcycle ride for a few hours. We got caught in the rain and HAD to stop at a cafe for some coffee and sweet treat! 
So another July has gone by.
It's been a great month. I can't believe that in 3 short weeks, school is starting again!
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| This year our July 4th looked a little different then it has been the past couple years. We couldn't have the cabin we usually go too, but we still wanted to take in the awesome fireworks in the mountain town of Galeton, Pa.
We decided to find a campground close by, and go camping instead. My sister Lillian and her family went with us.
I looked around a bit online and found a campground that sounded nice. I was a little nervous since we had never been there, and I couldn't really tell from the website how it really was. But taking the chance really paid off.
It is situated right along the Pine Creek. And our campsite had a little walkway right down to the creek. It was more like a small river, and there were people canoeing, kayaking, and tubing by. It was the kind of creek you wanted to bathe in, since the water didn't muddy, and the bottom of the creek had smooth pebbles. One day, Lillian and I set up our chairs in the water and brought out my essential oil peppermint body wash and shaved our legs! 
This was what we got to see all weekend!
The children played in the water for hours. There was a nice current in the water, and the children loved walking out with one of the adults and feeling it 'pull' them along.
This is what it looked like - so clear!
  
The children wanted us to go with them as soon as they got up - here uncle Rodney is still in his pajamas! We would take our coffee down to the creek and sit there early in the morning. How much fun would it be to have this running through your back yard!
One morning Portia got up and said to Uncle Rodney, "Let's go down to the creek." He replied in the enthusiastic way that Rodney does, "That's a great idea - I would love that." Later she came to me and said, "Mom, do you know what it feels like when someone older then you, like and adult, agrees with what you say?" I said I did and asked her why she asked. She said, "Because when I mentioned going to the creek and Rodney agreed with me it made me feel really good!" How innocent and honest!
William stayed in the water a little too long, and took a while warming back up! But that didn't keep him from going right back in. I finally learned to put his swim trunks on right away in the morning, since we couldn't keep him out of the water!
Portia loved catching tadpoles. She even opened their mouths up and tried to look inside!
 
The campground had a swinging bridge that swung about 10-15 feet over the creek. The boys loved it, but Portia did not!! In her mind it is really long. The other day she wondered if the bridge was as long as from our house to my parents house (about 2 miles)!
Baby Jeremiah is growing so fast! He is such a BIG guy and looks like he would be months older then Bridget, but is only 7 weeks older.
Momma and baby boy!
 
Check out his legs on this picture.!! I can't ever fatten my babies like this!
We made most of our meals over fire or coals. I got some delicious ideas from my cousin, Lena, and one was doing donuts and eating them hot! They were so extremely yummy! Why is it that camp food tastes so good - is it because you work up such an appetite or is food that is made over fire really so much tastier?
Of course the fireworks were on Saturday night, and the children got to wear their matching shirts from Grandma Miller. The show this year wasn't a disappointment - I was afraid with the economy the way it is, that maybe they would shorten it, but it was as beautiful if not more beautiful then ever!
I'm so proud to be a part of this great country!  
On Monday morning, Patrick had to leave early to come back home to work. Rodney and Lillian pulled the camper over to the cabin for me and set it up. My sisters, Marla, Lydia, and I, along with all 11 of our children stayed at the cabin all week and the rest of the family joined us the next weekend. That will be posted next!
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| So now it's back to the real world again. We were gone on our annual trek to the 'mountains' of nothern Pa. We were gone for 10 days this time and got a ton of R&R in. I've got loads of pics to go through and will post them over the next couple days.
We also had an incredible supper/auction evening for the Run2Drive fund on Monday evening. I updated the site. So go there to see the amount raised and hear a little about the incredible evening. Words are not coming to me very well. I'm still in a little shock about what all went on that evening!! Thank-you to all of you who were praying and supporting us! I can't believe what God is doing, but am excited to be a part of it. I want to post pictures on the site once I get them from Diane. Thank-you, Diane for taking the time to come and document the evening in this way!
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