Tonight was the night! Walker went before the Eagle Scout Review Board to present his project for approval. He was armed with his completed binder and prepared to answer questions. He had a practice review board with leaders from our troop which helped him gather his thoughts and prepare answers to questions that the board […]
It is the tradition of the Cub Scouts to hold the December pack meeting at a nursing home with the primary intention of singing Christmas carols to the residents. For the last few years, we have been singing at a retirement home with a spacious activity room. Quite a few residents rolled in to join […]
In preparation for St. Nick’s arrival, the boys put their shoes in front of the fireplace last night. The funny thing is that I forgot that St. Nick’s day was today and I kept harping on the kids to put their shoes away. Silly me! At any rate, this morning Walker and Mason discovered that […]
This is what you get when you combine baseball, good friends and knitting. My pal Melissa is the first person I met when I moved to Indiana. She was knitting in the “wild” at a mom and pop version of Chuck E. Cheese while her daughter was playing. We lost track of each other over […]
This morning was Breakfast with Santa, the annual gathering hosted by the PTSA and catered by the Boy Scout troop. This year Bill invited the Webelos to come along and do some of the cooking. I went along as well to watch how things were done. Behind the scenes, a full breakfast was being prepared. […]
Poor little Striker passed away yesterday afternoon. He came to live with us on Christmas day in 2012. His arrival remains one of my favorite Christmas memories. I’ll be revisiting that link to see the video often. We got up early and had a solemn burial for our beloved guinea pig and then, after serving […]
Back when we lived in Loma Linda, we started an Advent tradition. I collected 25 Christmas and Winter themed books and wrapped them up. Starting December 1st, we unwrapped one book each night and had a read aloud. We did it religiously every season and I really looked forward to it. The last few years […]
Our little guinea pig Striker is having a rough time lately. Over the past few weeks, his nose has crusted up. The first time it happened, I took him to the vet. He was on oral antibiotics and getting drops in both eyes and his nose. Mason took on the responsibility of dosing and dispensing […]