I wanted to share some about our scouting activities this coming year. (And get it down in the journal.) We have one Boy Scout, one Girl Scout and one Cub Scout. Plus, my niece whom I also homeschool is a Girl Scout as well.

Our Boy Scout had a great time at camp this summer. He ending up earning four Merit Badges. In August he earned his next rank of Tenderfoot. And I think he's on his way to earning 2nd Class by November. We'll see. They had elections a couple months ago and I'm afraid the new leadership is having a tough time building and keeping momentum for the troop. They're just now getting their calendar for this year finished. Unfortunately, they decided to take their first trip on the weekend that we'll be gone on vacation. So, Briar will miss getting his Canoeing MB this time around. However, they are keeping to the schedule of a hike every first weekend (generally), and a trip every 3rd weekend. Saturday morning, we met for a River Walk at 9am to pick up trash along the Ohio for a 3 mile trek. It was a good practice for all of us and the younger ones got to go too. They rewarded them with ice cream!  Briar has also decided to use Merit Badges for his Science subject this year. He's chosen Archaeology and Nature for September. ** Boy Scouts are meeting every Wednesday night for 1 1/2 hours, plus one all-day, and one weekend. **

Our Girl Scout is celebrating her new title of "Junior" these days. She loves it!! We had our first meeting last Wednesday. It went well. They are looking forward to a hike every month and three campouts. Plus, we have a couple who may be working towards their Bronze. I'm also looking forward to being the Junior Leader for their troop. ** Girl Scouts meet 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month during the day. **

Our Cub Scout Wolf den is under "new management" this year....that would be me too. (I know I must sound crazy.) The great thing about his den is that it has a great group of parents who are so eager to help out. Plus, one of the dad's (who's also an Eagle Scout) will be co-leading with me. It won't be as much work as it sounds. =] The up side is, Connor is SO excited about being a Wolf Cub this year. He can't wait to earn his Bobcat. And we plan on several really fun outings...fishing, ice skating, camping, and Christmas performance. ** Cub Scouts meet just about every Thursday night for an hour. **