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| | Christmas in July |
 | | One, July is usually a hot, dry month for us, and, two, this was the last week of summer camp at Hidden Falls Ranch, a non-denominational Christian camp nestled on a cliff overlooking Palo Duro Canyon. |
 | | The rain meant that the children would not get to ride horses, their favorite activity at the ranch and an impossible one with both slippery canyon trails and a sloppy rodeo arena. |
 | | We cut a tree (the red cedar was, more accurately, a Christmas bush), trimmed it with popcorn, berries, and hand-made decorations (I remember little snowmen made from yucca pods), and sang traditional Christmas carols. |
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