The Buffalo Trace Council held its annual Council Court of Honor today. At this gathering, troops, leaders and scouts get recognized for service, awards and accomplishments. The most exciting of those was Mason’s opportunity to be recognized for reaching the rank of Eagle Scout. It is at this court of honor, and only at this […]
Tonight the scout house was full! Considering it was only a year or so ago when we were wondering if the troop would survive without any cubs crossing over, this was amazing. The older scouts got to help the younger ones with rank advancement. Mason helped Andy with knot tying skills. In the process learned […]
Though Mason completed his Board of Review and earned the rank of Eagle in November, we held off to have his celebration until now. We were hoping that perhaps others might also rank up with Mason but alas, he is the only one of his group. We met at church and Bill was the Master […]
Last year at the knitting retreat, I bonded with two lovely ladies whom I now refer to as my sweater sisters. We have a text chain and communicate almost daily. We were all looking forward to meeting again this year but due to illness, Paula, the hostess, had to cancel the retreat. Britni, Peggy and […]
I am not a super crunchy granola person (though I do make a mean batch) but I am becoming more and more aware of what kind of footprint I want to leave. To that end, I have been seeking an alternative to cotton balls for makeup removal. A while back I knit some little squares […]
Some dishes are worth fighting over. This was one of those. Tonight Mason prepared fried calamari and boy, was it ever good! He used a Bang Bang Shrimp recipe from a copycat cookbook and modified it for the calamari. We had no problem polishing it off and hope he makes another batch soon.
For Christmas Mason received two tickets to see Post Malone in concert at The Enterprise Center in St. Louis. He invited his friend, Grant, to come along. We left late-afternoon, picked up dinner for the boys on the way and dropped them off at the venue with plenty of time to spare. We were early […]
At Bill’s office Christmas party, his nurse scored a dancing poop emoji from the Dirty Santa gift exchange. It spins around and emits some appropriate poop sounds. She has a two year old daughter, Charlotte, nearly approaching the potty training period so this gift seemed relative. I thought the toy was so funny and imagined […]
In our house, Super Bowl Sunday is more about the ancillary activities and culinary traditions than the sport of the game and the skill of the players. For me, Super Bowl Sunday is the culmination of a five month long knitting event called the Pigskin Party. I am usually knitting my final blitz project and […]
Hello there. This is my hatdana, a portmanteau for hat and bandana. The pattern was designed by Denise Byron because she wanted an accessory that could contain her locks. Most people style this around their necks as is shown here but I had other plans. Since my neck is always cold, I thought I could […]