It’s Christmas Eve! We are almost ready for Santa to come. We had a lovely day. Bill was scheduled to work at the Covid clinic but because it was not busy, he got to leave early. That meant he was home in time to go set up the luminaries at church with the Boy Scouts. […]
Today was a full day! Bill and I went for a nice long walk along the river. We had a great time talking and catching up on how our weeks went. We ran into our friends, Kristy and Brian, and exchanged updates on life and our kids. Our boys are classmates with theirs, Ethan and […]
Mason and I had the opportunity to lend a hand on an Eagle Project. Joseph is soon to be 18 and joined scouts with Walker way back when they were cubs in first grade. His trajectory in ranking up has not been as fast as Walker’s as sports, work and school have often vied for […]
Our poor scout house has gone unused since Covid-19 started. Our weekly meetings have been suspended and the only visitors were families who mowed and committee leaders at a recent committee meeting. Bill noticed that the siding was looking pretty bad. Mold, mildew, tons of spider webs, dead bugs and dirt had taken over. About […]
Today’s adventures included attending Mass at home in our living room and later finishing the L. L. Bean My Hometown puzzle. Last night’s storm was actually a tornado that touched down a few miles from us. We escaped without harm but there was some damage at the scout house. The shed where we keep all […]
This weekend Bill and Mason attended the Diocesan Boy Scout Retreat. It is always held at the Catholic Center. Most of the activities take place in either the gym or the meeting room/dining hall. The scouts and most of the leaders even sleep on the floor or on cots in the gym. It’s roughing it […]
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 […]
For as long as I can remember, the scouts from Troop 330 have had a very important Christmas eve duty. They are responsible for prepping the walkway at church with luminaires. It is not hard work but the more hands on deck, the faster it goes. We were blessed with an amazing day weather-wise. It […]