Life with boys … in honor of not going to summer camp the boy is slowly printing me my own Dawn Doll size camping playset … the cooler even opens and has a liner … and is the same one as the one we can’t find … and there is a flickering light in the… Continue reading

Life with boys … scouting has been part of my life since I was in the first grade when I attended my first brownie Girl Scout meeting … I was lucky to have the support and initiative to earn the highest honor, the gold award … and even through college I helped deliver the program… Continue reading

Life with boys … what a journey this has been … today the Dragon Slayers said their farewell to Troop 72 … what an amazing group they are … all 7 of the graduating members attained the rank of Eagle … each has a promising future ahead … thank you for letting us walk this… Continue reading

Life with boys … this one has been simmering for a bit … this weekend the boy watched from the sidelines as his teammates battled for a chance to compete at the state level in wrestling … it was not the ending any of us envisioned after 12 years on the mat … but as… Continue reading

Life with boys … Thoughts from summer camp … it is 3:14 am (pi) … the wind is gusting through the trees in bits and starts, rustling the leaves … and every single time I am convinced the Troop 72 summer monsoon is on its way … hoping our scouts “called out” for order of… Continue reading

Life with boys … boy and friends decided they wanted to fix themselves food last night … they shopped … they put Boy Scout cooking skills to work and Jambalaya was produced … only a few “hey mom’s” … could not get a pic … They inhaled it way to fast … Continue reading

Life with boys … Sea Base edition … “Tyler take a photo with me … no …yes… fine … ackkkk” …. Before I could get the camera set up he grabbed a shrimp they were using for bait and positioned it right next to my ear- in photobomb position … I was not as amused… Continue reading

Life with boys … I made a comment that we ate a lot of hamburger at scout camp, I was corrected, we had burgers, sloppy joes and chili made with ground beef. I tried to impress the fact that it is the same thing “Mom, that is like saying a pork chop and bacon are… Continue reading

A first- during the prayer at the Boy Scout meeting tonight “… may the announcements be brief but meaningful …” might be a prayer every meeting needs Continue reading

Tyler are those the same Boy Scout pants I asked you to change yesterday? No, I put on another pair just to confuse you. I guess it worked. Continue reading