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Camping Family Style!

Cot's for each of us Army style Made up Perfectly Inside of a Neatly set up Great big green and white Tent. Home to all 10 of us. For the weekend. Everybody in one tent. Sleeping, Laughing. Breakfast, eggs and grits on paper plates. Lunch, cooked on the grill. Mama's Potato salad. Always people to meet. Most to never see again. Camping.. I am talking about Camping.. Kids tuckered out and ready for bed before Dark. Soft. Soothing voices you hear from nearby. Friends made and enjoyed for a few days. Always something new to discover. Mary even danced once in the pavilion. I wanted to dance too but no body asked me. Later I did win at Bingo though. Reuben won too. Yes.. we did all those things deep in the woods. Down a long dirt road. while we were camping! Swimming in the lake. Taking walks around the park. Clay roads. Dark. Yet exciting to walk around at night. All together. Listening; Laughing; Loving Each other for wonderful camping weekends! !!

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Date: 7/25/2008 7:32:00 AM
Some of my most pleasant memories are of family camp at Camp Louise on memorial and labor day weekends near Berwick, Pa. It was a girl scout campsite. Nicely written. Vince
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Date: 7/23/2008 6:00:00 PM
Nothing better than a family camp out - 10 in one tent huh - I reckon big families require big tents - blessings
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