Day By Day - Cub scouts

Sep. 24, 2006

Cub scouts

After reading Jay Ryan's article in the Spring 2006 copy of TOS "Boy Scounting and the Homeschool" (pg 96-101) I started to consider this option for my boys...mainly for the one I homeschool.
Last week was our first den meeting - a tour of the local police station. Below you will find pictures of our day.
I can't tell you how excited I am about scouting! It will really enhance our homeschooling! I hope to share more about it in the next few weeks! If you are wondering about scouting and homeschooling - check our Jay's article or check back here for more about our experience!

Listening well

A real jail!

Scouts gone bad? Nah, just having fun! :-)

Great listening J2!

Posing with the Chief

Meeting the local K9 unit - not getting too close though!

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Sep. 24, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by jayfromcleveland

Hi Amy, thanks for plugging my article here and at CHSScouts. Glad to hear your family is also discovering the joys and benefits of scouting. It gets better all the time and really does add a lot to the homeschool experience. Our oldest is a Boy Scout and scouting has helped him learn ambition, organization and leadership skills. It's remarkable. Please do keep us posted on your son's progress.

BTW, if your dh is interested in astronomy, he should check out my Classical Astronomy blog. Hope to do more with that and my email newsletter as my astronomy curriculum approaches completion in the coming months. take care, jay

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Sep. 24, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by jayfromcleveland

BTW, I surfed into your family's web site and see that your dh is an amateur astronomer. Wonder if he's ever seen my SkyWise cartoons, which ran in S&T and now rerun in NightSky? God bless, jay

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Sep. 30, 2006 - Looks Great!

Posted by dawilli

That's something we've considered, but just haven't been sure if we want to make the time commitment... we'll see, maybe soon...
Looks like the boys had a great time, what an experience,
enjoy them,
ali

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Oct. 2, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by joexandxkim

Thanks for the comment on my blog. I started a new blog so that "he" can't read it, so if you want to, please come visit my new blog...

www.poof-im-gone.blogspot.com

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About Me

Day by Day....we strive to learn together, love each other and have some fun. Day By Day.... we strive to raise our boys to be knights and warriors for the Lord. Some days it's a struggle...

Cast of Charaters

Me - I like to read and knit. I've been a Christian for many years and loving learning about God and seeing the Lord work in our lives! I also post on my other blog, "Journaling Back To Joy"
DH - Is a theologically trained teacher of 4th graders at a Christian school. He loves astronomy, LOTR and playing with the kids! He is the funniest man I know.
J1 - 12 - our oldest. He came to live with us when he was 16 mos old and completely turned our lives inside out! While he is struggling with self-control right now - he is the one who can brighten the room just by smiling! He loves creating things from our recycling and anything that allows him to move (trampoline, skateboards, inline skates, etc)
J2 - 11 - our middle son. He is the one who I am currently homeschooling. He loves to create things from Legos and he loves movies. He would watch movies all day if I let him :( He has just had a major breakthrough in reading - for which we are praising the Lord!
J3 - 6 - my joy. He has a very tender heart for me and really works hard to make me happy. He loves to cuddle and is just learning about Legos. He wants to be with his big brothers so much, but the age difference is a big hurdle right now.
Joshie - 5/29/02 - 2/22/03 - Our surprise! Our only pregnancy that the Lord allowed - and we were blessed to have him for those short mos. We are all still grieving his loss - you'll hear alot about that from time to time. We look forward to getting to know him someday.

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