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We had our town Veteran's Day ceremony today, which Colin went to (and some other Scouts as well). He got red/white/blue beads for it being a pack event, and got to shake hands with the Veterans that were there, which I think was good for him (and DD) as far as understanding Veteran's Day!!
That sounds nice.
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I miss the days when my boys were in boy scouts!! Enjoy this time!!
I just hope Joshua continues to enjoy it and stays in for a while.
I had some things I wanted to do today, so we made it a family outing and first went to the Scout Shop. Ours is so small, but I love it. I could go just about every week, I think. It takes a while to look for what you're wanting, and just when you think they're not going to have it, suddenly you find it on another shelf, or up at the front counter.
Our pack doesn't award the pocket certificates along with the badges and awards, but I always thought they were neat. And Joshua has already been ogling Jay's from when he was in scouts. So I got a Bobcat card for Joshua and will get his leaders to sign it Monday. Also picked up a pack of vinyl pages that were made to hold the pocket certificates, they came in a pack of 6 sheets. Already have them in my "master folder".
I bought the Academic and Sports emblem (patch) since Joshua has already begun working on the belt loops and pins. And I picked out three shields to go on his hiking stick - the World Crest emblem, the Cub Scout logo, and the Bobcat rank.
I wanted to go ahead and pick up the hiking stick and leather grip kit while we were here, the hiking stick was only $5. However Jay said we would wait until we went to Gatlinburg this summer and pick out one for him while we're there. He said that would be better than buying him a "broomstick". Yeah, the hiking sticks they had really were that bad.
And I believe that was all we got on this trip. There's still tons left on my online wish list but this way there is always a reason to come back, right? Oh, we did get Jay some blue shoulder loops for his uniform shirt since he was asked to be Assistant Cubmaster. One of these days I'll get around to sewing his new patches on.
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I had hoped we could have had a picnic while we were out, that would have met one of the electives in the handbook. We passed a Subway at one point, just before the exit for the Natchez Trace Parkway, and I tried to get Jay to stop but he didn't want Subway today. So the picnic will just have to be postponed.
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I had also hoped that we could have completed our "homework" today by having our fire drill, and our lesson about what to do if Joshua ever gets lost. But during our outing I had started to feel bad (just another round of sinus problems, I believe) so it didn't get done today.
At least this Monday is a Pack Meeting, so the next beads to be handed out shouldn't come until the next meeting, giving us another week to get caught up on that.
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Tried to arrive a little earlier tonight. Was expecting Joshua to receive his Art belt loop.
Opening ceremonies were performed, then some announcements were made. I was having sinus trouble and slightly medicated so I can't really remember now what they were. Oh, one of them was that the boys are going to have a canned-food drive for a local organization. One of the ladies that works there said the boys can even help stock the shelves when they bring the food by, so that will be a nice way to participate. So we discussed the details. About all that was decided, was that by next week fliers will be provided so we can go around the neighborhood and distribute them, then come back a week or so later and collect whatever donations people want to give.
After all this, Tim asked if any of the den leaders had any awards to hand out, but nobody said anything. I didn't ask about the belt loop, because I had already pushed pretty hard to get Joshua's Bobcat badge at the last meeting. Plus, discussing it was something that could and should be taken care of later, not in front of everybody else.
Then Tim announced that the Bears were going to go to a separate room to do a handprint/footprint plaster cast activity and discuss fingerprinting, and if any of the other boys wanted to participate they were welcome to do so. So most of the people got up and left. I just kind of sat there for a while, not knowing what to do. Then I saw Gary (our DL) going into our regular meeting room. Somebody else asked if we were breaking off, and Tim said yes. So we all got up and went into our Tiger meeting room.
Apparently, I found out later, Tim had somehow lost his calendar and didn't remember that tonight was a Pack Meeting. I think he knows that I'm frustrated with him. Because every time something like this happens I just kind of give him a blank look. (Like the Nature Center clean-up day that he forgot about for example.) I really do like him, and I know it's his first year as CM, but after Christmas I may try to see if he will let me be in charge of the calendar. Maybe I can start sending out e-mail reminders to everybody, keeping them up to date on all the meetings. I could throw in some news items of interest and stuff like that.
Well, back to the pack meeting turned den meeting ... I don't think Gary was prepared to lead a den meeting tonight, it must have caught everybody by surprise. So basically he just caught everybody up on their Bobcat requirements. There are a couple of the other boys who are ready to get their badge, so that can be done at the next pack meeting for sure. Then he asked for all of us to bring up our books so he can check off the other things we've done.
Found out that the Webelos' visit to the Mayor's office has been postponed. They had invited other scouts to tag along, so I want to be sure to get the new info. This can count for one of Joshua's electives, plus a requirement for his Citizenship pin.
One of the other moms brought around a page from the Boys Life website telling about a book report contest. There are 3 age groups. The report is about The Best Book I Read All Year or something kinda like that. Just for participating all the scouts receive a patch. The winners can get stuff from the scout catalog. I'll try to find the link in case you're interested. The deadline is December 31.
I've been feeling a little off still, trying to keep my sinus troubles from becoming a full-blown sinus infection. So most days I haven't even looked at scouting stuff. That's why I haven't been posting very much. Hopefully I'll get back in the routine of something scout-related every day or two.
I have copy-clipped most of the entries to my previous threads, from the beginning of September. So if you've followed up to this point you don't have to go back and read the previous blog entries, they're all just repostings of these threads. I just wanted to do that for anybody who might not have read them here.
I'll be back posting soon, be sure to join me over in the blog section!
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It takes a while to look for what you're wanting, and just when you think they're not going to have it, suddenly you find it on another shelf, or up at the front counter.
Yeah, the hiking sticks they had really were that bad. 
Oh, we did get Jay some blue shoulder loops for his uniform shirt since he was asked to be Assistant Cubmaster. One of these days I'll get around to sewing his new patches on.
So we discussed the details. About all that was decided, was that by next week fliers will be provided so we can go around the neighborhood and distribute them, then come back a week or so later and collect whatever donations people want to give.
I think he knows that I'm frustrated with him. Because every time something like this happens I just kind of give him a blank look. (Like the Nature Center clean-up day that he forgot about for example.) I really do like him, and I know it's his first year as CM, but after Christmas I may try to see if he will let me be in charge of the calendar. Maybe I can start sending out e-mail reminders to everybody, keeping them up to date on all the meetings. I could throw in some news items of interest and stuff like that.
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