The Pits: Internet was down for most of the day at work. Had to finish up my department’s budget for 2018. The Peaks: Tonight was the Blue & Gold Banquet for the Scouts, which is the final Scout meeting for
Fidgetty
The Pits: Turner wasn’t a huge fan of the bridge crossing ceremony at Scouts tonight. The Peaks: My fidget cube came in today. This was one of the only Kickstarters that I’ve ever done and I’m very happy with my
Scout and Observe
The Pits: Weather was yucky. Cold and rainy all day. The Peaks: Tonight was our Scout den meeting. Weston joined because I didn’t have to lead and was able to help guide him through some of the activities. On the
The Unnecessary Stress From Adventures With Coins
The Pits: Traci had to leave super early today, so I had to rush to get out the door to take Trek on our 1 mile run. To do this, I left before brushing my teeth. I was surprised at
Hikes and Hoodie Stains
The Pits: I washed my brand new hoodie from L.L. Bean with some of the boys’ clothes and as I was pulling them out of the dryer I saw that one of the little twerps had left a crayon in
Pack Packing
The Pits: Typical Monday. The Peaks: At tonight’s Pack Meeting, we had a visit from a Franklin Police Office and ran through some of his tools and duties for the kids. It’s always interesting to learn more about police work
Maxwax and the Unknown Church
The Pits: Some challenging calls at work today dealing with different personalities and attitudes. Managing computers is a lot simpler than managing peoples. The Peaks: Today, I did what I should’ve done a week ago and tested out the stain
Cub Scout Camping Trip – Day 2
I woke up at midnight after sleeping for 2 hours. I peed outside the tent, then tried to wake the boys. They wouldn’t wake up, regardless of what I did. I’d sit them up and they’d drowsily slide right back
Cub Scout Camping at David Crockett Park
The Pits: The cold weather has put a cramp on our packing supplies. It’s resulted in a whole extra bag of clothes and a trunk crammed full of stuff just to keep warm. I was in a bit of a
The Great Debatings
The Pits: Long call about metadata. The Presidential debate between Trump and Clinton sounded unsettlingly like my kids bickering with each other. The Peaks: The Scout meeting was at Owl Creek Park again and it started 30 minutes early because