I'm not a big fan of cub/boys scouts, but as long as my children want to participate, I will support their desire and strive to make it as fun as possible for them. I drew the Thursday assignment of chaperoning the boys at the yearly day camp. Aaron had never been before, and I think his enjoyment far exceeded his expectations. My Thursday assignment proved ideal: the boys already knew the lay of the land, had forged relationships with the other boys that had been assigned to our group, and they knew the answers to all of my questions. It also helped that the my co-leader from the other group had been there all week and was great at directing everything. This left me to do what I do best: fade into the background so I can observe and lead from a distance. Our day included BB gun shooting, skit practice, obstacle course (of which I set the record for the day, but which the leaders denied announcing to the entire camp--I was robbed!), frisbee golf, and learning about Oregon an...
Eddie would make a great Prophet because then I could make comments like wow he turned out great and you'd never believe all of the trouble I had with him. I really hope that even if he doesn't become a prophet I'm able to talk about all the trouble I had with him in the past tense.
ReplyDeleteBTW I adore all of my kids but seriously Eddie makes me laugh constantly and can turn me from completely angry to smiling at him so quickly you wouldn't believe it. Some might say he's manipulative but I just think he knows how to turn a situation around rather quickly.
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