We needed to get out for a few days, so we went to the Outer Banks in North Carolina – I can see why the Wright Brothers chose it to learn to fly gliders because it’s WINDY there. We had a great time with kites! The waves on the beach were really something else –Continue reading “50 states: North Carolina”
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can we just DO SCOUTS?
In December, we had a transition in our troop to a new scoutmaster, which Adam and I were excited about. We had a hard time working with the 2023 scoutmaster – he would ask us to do things, like run an activity or take care of some logistics, but then get angry with us whenContinue reading “can we just DO SCOUTS?”
scouts: 2023 summary
In January 2023, I wrote this here on the blog: You know how sometimes a person decides to do a crazy big project that’s completely out of their element, and blog as they go, and then publish their adventure in a book? I found my crazy, big, long-term project to write into a book: I’mContinue reading “scouts: 2023 summary”
2023 top ten
10: Starting Scouts BSA with four of my five kiddos has been a challenge. When we’re actually DOING SCOUTS – campouts, skills development – life is good and the kids are progressing well. But among the adult leadership, there’s a lot of angry jockeying for power and it’s … not what I expected. My self-appointedContinue reading “2023 top ten”
Eagle or bust
You know how sometimes a person decides to do a crazy big project that’s completely out of their element, and blog as they go, and then publish their adventure in a book? I found my crazy, big, long-term project to write into a book: I’m going to earn my Eagle. Yeah, the Boy Scouts Eagle.Continue reading “Eagle or bust”