It is a little known fact that we live in a house with an up and coming YouTuber. However, the word will soon be out thanks to a little bit of self-promotion. For some time now, Mason has had his own YouTube channel. He created a series of videos and has more in the […]
What is beneath this lid is proof that Walker is well on his way to a life of good eats. He and Bill prepared the Beaver Patrol Saturday Breakfast. If you are in the market for a good Dutch oven/Scout cookbook, this may be it. Today’s breakfast was prepared in the Dutch oven lined with […]
Every year Bill surprises me a special Precious Moments ornament. This year it is entitled Peace on Earth. Mason and Bill picked out ornaments for each of the boys. I like this tradition because their own collections are growing. When they have their own trees, they will be adorned with a tangible history of their […]
There was a tremendous amount of excitement after we got home from Mass when the boys discovered that Santa had come while we were gone. He left his letter and quite a few treats under the tree. Apparently, the cookies were a hit! It was hard to settle down for the night but the boys […]
Tonight we celebrated Christmas with Kim. Customarily, we have Chinese food for dinner, a tradition we adopted when we lived in New York. This year we branched out and I made lasagna, salad and bread. Kim was our special guest. Striker made an appearance but he did not dine with us. After dinner we gathered […]
Four batches later, we had enough to just meet the requisite number of lemon bars. The poinsettia plates set them off nicely. When they were all packaged up, we delivered them to the office for the swap. Mason and Walker sampled all the dishes from the carry in lunch they had and then the cookie […]
As we experience the seasons at Bill’s new office, we are learning about their traditional celebrations. Christmas brings about the annual cookie exchange. Bill signed up thinking he would bring Chocolate Peppermint Pinwheels. Mason was quite excited about the exchange and he also had a cookie in mind. He wanted to make Nerdy Nummies’ Zelda […]
The kids were excited about having their Christmas parties at school today. One of the parents in Mason’s class prepared this healthy snack which reminded me a lot of Jordan’s Thanksgiving turkey. I volunteered to run the game. I found a great idea on Pinterest. Each student put a paper plate on top of his […]
Tonight the cub scouts serenaded a local nursing home with Christmas carols. We were quite a large group. It took us a little while to assemble and get on the same page (literally) but once we did, the scouts raised their voices and the residents’ spirits. From my vantage point, I could see the groups […]
But he is not mad. Last month, Walker went to a Merit Badge University. This is a workshop setting where certified counselors teach and guide the scouts about certain topics to earn merit badges. They are usually fairly intensive and for many badges, it is possible to satisfy all the requirements to earn the badge. […]