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see the tents in the background

Hey Guys! This week has really been grand! If you've been p**ing thanks a TON! Last week I was going through some troubles and I was having a really hard time with forgiveness. That's something that I need to work on still. A national told me that I don't know about friendships here. I have a really good friend though and she encourages me and I love her alot!! We go places together and I really am glad that she's here for me. When that national told me that I got even more upset because she is the only friend I've got here. My mom told me that "Well, atleast you know about American friendships like you and Abbi." That wasn't so helpful at the time because I started to miss her and all the other friends I had. It was just a not good week! There were tons of other things that I don't even want to get into because I'm having a much better week this week and I don't want to ruin it now by thoughts.
Everyone is well now. If anyone has heard and is worring about my dad, He's fine and doing well. Thanks for your p**yers. I did not get sick during the time when everyone else was. Praise Him! I am so thankful! My stomache is very strong and i love it for that!
I don't think I've ever gotton to tell you all about the camp out I had a while back. My mom and our neighbor's mom, an American family of five, went off to a retreat and our dads did a little camp out for us on a Friday night. We roasted hotdogs and marshmellows. It was a blast! We pitched a tent....well.... my brother pitched a tent. We sang P & W songs and camping songs. When it was dark I told scarry stories to two girls that live next to us and my brother. I slept in a tent with my sister. That night it rained and the sides of the tent got soaked. When I woke up the next morning I was soaked, but it was all worth it. The picrtures above were all taken at the camp out.
My birthday is coming up in seventeen days!! WOO!! HOO!!! 13!!!!!! I'm not quite sure what I will do on the day but I'll think of something. I know that the nationals are going to have a party for me which I'm VERY excited about. They can think up amazing things to do and they really know how to have fun!
Well, I guess that's all I have to say. Leave me a comment if you read this. Oh, If any of you have msn messenger let me know. I would love to chat with you some time. If you have a hotmail e-mail account and don't have msn messenger you should download it. It's free! I'll post soon!
Holli