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 […]
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. […]
It’s interesting how watch how our participation in certain events is changing as the boys get older. Just as the circus was different this year, so was Breakfast with Santa. In years past, we have gone as a family, sat and eaten together and then supervised the kids while they did all the crafts and […]
Troop 33o sponsors a Christmas tree lot every year. Each scout is asked to work a few shifts and the profit is divided up among all the scouts who work. Monday night was Walker’s first shift. It was cold and rainy that night. I went down with Mason to buy our tree during their shift. […]
Backing up a little, with Bill and Walker away at a scout campout, Mason had Grandma and Papa all to himself. They had lunch with him at school on Friday. Mason and his friends kept the mood light and silly. Saturday they joined us for fencing and we enjoyed a nice and relaxing day. Meanwhile, […]
I was honored to be invited to attend the Mother’s Day Banquet hosted by the Boy Scouts. Walker helped prepare and served me my meal. It’s still so novel to see him in the brown uniform. After dinner, each scout said a message to his mother publicly. I was touched by Walker’s message to me: […]
After the official crossover to Boy Scouts, Walker was eager to sign up for the Burrell Woods Camporee in Carmi, Illinois. It is his first time going on a scout campout without Bill. The camporee is a weekend gathering of about 300 scouts from southeastern Illinois and southwest Indiana. We will all be eager to […]