{"id":11403,"date":"2025-08-16T15:38:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T22:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jshox.com\/jay\/?p=11403"},"modified":"2025-11-06T09:19:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T17:19:01","slug":"black-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jshox.com\/jay\/2025\/08\/16\/black-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey there,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This month started hot. So, of course, we already had things to do outside. We went to a dinosaur event on the west side of town. The kids seemed to enjoy it. I only wish the event were bigger (and indoor).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It got humid outside and sprinkled for a few minutes a few days later. Luca (who loves the rain) ran outside the minute he realized this and wanted to take a photo in the rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also had to go to the dentist for two crowns. My filling had cracked and wasn’t good any longer. I really can’t afford it, but I also can’t not have it either. For your enjoyment: my photo at the dentist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That weekend was the last before Arabella went to Black Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She wanted to eat out, but we really couldn’t swing it. She made a deal – all the kids would “work” for it. Arabella mowed the front and back lawn, and Elijah picked up parts of a tree we had recently cut down and put them into the yard waste bin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We would drop her off for a Week Away at Black Lake the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few photos of her time at camp<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had a blast and said she wants to go again next year. She may have also mentioned that she didn’t want to come home (because she was having that much fun). I am glad to hear that- I didn’t want her to get homesick and not enjoy it. She worked on this trip with fundraising and doing yardwork. She earned a trip, and we wanted her to get the whole experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is nice to have her back, though- don’t tell her I told you that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

just Pray<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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