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One hundred days of doing something for Scouting, and writing about each one. Scouters took the challenge for the centennial in 2010 and came back for second and third rounds.
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Camping Merit Badge Woke up at 4:30 this AM to hit the gym. It is quiet and doesn't interfere with my family job Scouting. Lines are pretty short when you are the only one there . Which is good--no one wants to see a "Scoutmaster build" running ...
So Friday was a pretty busy day. In addition to working a full day, we had family come into town for the Blue & Gold on Saturday. I also had plenty of prep work left to do for the Blue & Gold, but family takes priority so after work we were off to bd’s Mongolian Grill .
The work of a Scoutmaster is never done! Yesterday I: - dropped off USB Drive at Staples to make the final copied for the TLT Book - Talked with the Outdoor Chair and Advancement Chair about getting ready for Summer Camp - promoted Scout Nation Episode 2 (out now at PTC Media.net) - updated Annual Calendar - assembled 20 TLT…
Bugling Merit Badge Thinking a lot about the 100 Days of Scouting project today. I get feedback via Twitter and email from other Scouters who are enjoying the activity. Made me start thinking about some other ways to take the 100 Days approach in other areas of my life.
To follow up on my post from yesterday, after several phone calls and IM conversations with a few different people it seems we have managed to fix the issue where the troop that was supposed to do our AOL ceremony this Saturday had to back out on us.
I am switching it up and posting the next morning because I do a lot of work into the night... An almost NON-Scout day, as in no meetings but plenty of work was done! - worked on the TLT Powerpoint for this weekend.
Worked on the induction ceremony for the incoming Webelos. Our OA chapter will be doing a crossover ceremony but I wanted something special to welcome them to our Troop. Also only 3 of the 5 Scouts crossing to our Troop will be earning Arrow of Light so I need something to include all the
Bird Study Merit Badge Wednesday's are usually hectic...den/pack and troop meetings. Tonight we had originally planned a Board of Review for the troop, following the Cub Scout's Blue and Gold. Patrol Leader's Council cancelled the BOR, since no one is ready.
I am seriously freaking out right now. Several months ago, we scored an epic win by scheduling Troop 572 to do our AOL ceremony at Blue & Gold. 572 has hands down the best AOL ceremony around. We were all really pleased about this (okay, except the CM who is also a leader or three with…
OK, so you got the jist on breakfast...our midday meal went over real well, but it didn't start that way. Most didn't trust me when I said that everything that we had would feed everyone, but it did. Don't doubt Scoutmaster Shawn...
As we enter the third week of 100 Days of Scouting , it is time to ask you more trivia questions. As in previous trivia posts, the questions come from the 1986 Scout Trivia book. Today's questions are taken from the "Basics and Badges" section of the book.
The most important meal of the day, right? That's what they say, whoever they are...not that I really care, but I know that in the morning, I am one hungry Scoutmaster, and this past weekend, I had 37 others that were hungry, too.
Another day in the Scout Nation. Got tons of work to get done for TLT so I will make this short: - today was the PLC Meeting, but it was different from other PLC Meetings as it was a training experience as well and the start of Troop Leader Training.
Basketry Merit Badge Today has kind of flown by, and I've kept my eye out for Scouting opportunities (tried really hard not to say, "Scouting for opportunities"...) We've had ice and snow to get in the way, and if they cancel school tomorrow, our Blue and Gold will be postponed a week, too.
Very little time for Scouting today… Was under the weather today and had issues at home that took priority after work. I did manage a handful of emails at least. > Responded to a Webelos II parent about merit badges and when Scouts can start on them; > Emails with District advancement committee about finding
This past weekend, I attended our pack's annual winter camp. I have been asked to cook for the last 3 years, and I have obliged. We have attendance around 20 scouts and 15 adults. Our cost for the campout is $20 for the weekend.
Backpacking Merit Badge Well, today sure wasn't what I had planned. We've gone from a couple of 70 degree days last week to snow and ice tonight. Lots of email work today, to keep my Scouts moving along. Today I: Set a date and notified all of the parents in our pack and troop about…
Sorry to disappear for several days there, but I’ve been incommunicado. I wasn’t abandoning my 100 Days of Scouting efforts, I was immersed in a totally new (to me) Scouting environment: Girl Scout encampments. I’ve stopped counting how many bag nights I’ve had camping as a Scout leader since getting back into the movement in…
Over the weekend, our pack held it's annual winter camp. The weekend had high hopes, in that most of the attendees hadn't ever been on an outing like this...going camping, in my opinion, defines a scout's career. If they have a good time, they are probably hooked and they are a scout for life...a bad…
Aviation Merit Badge Wow, really tired today! It is always that way after a campout. The first night I never sleep well, and since it was called on account of severe weather, I didn't get to make it up the second night.
You may think that this is a miss number but I posted on Twitter, Days 11 and 12 because I was on the run and away from a computer. If you missed it....Troop left for Ski Trip, met with DE about finding a CO for a new Troop, attended Blue and Gold, and talked about…
Great Day today, follow up on Friday. Damn good day... Shawn ---------- Sent from my Wireless Device
Automotive Maintenance Merit Badge OK, so today didn't go as planned. After a long night of high winds--30-40 mph--I checked the weather (loving my new smartphone!) and found not only a new "wind advisory" but that it was expected to get worse during the day, with gusts of 60 mph.
Athletics Merit Badge OK, lots to be excited about today. Yep, camping trip with the troop. Securing the sites (always an adventure in the free campground in our nearby National Forest). Setting up tents. Getting food going in the dark.
Today is not a busy Scouting day. I did finally cash in some gift cards that I'd been holding on to order some new camping gear for my son and I. Other than that just prepping for our Troop snowtubing trip tomorrow. Going to be an early morning too after going to see the Globetrotters
Last night, my brand new Lightning Patrol leader came to the meeting a bit late. When he arrived, he wouldn't take his coat off. I told him, "Take off your coat, stay awhile"...he insisted that he was hot. I got curious and then I insisted that he remove his coat (my first thoughts were about…
Two weeks in a row now I've come home from our Troop meeting with the Scouter's high. You know that feeling when it's not so much that the present is so great, but things seem to be lining up well and your ambitions are charged 110%. It's the un-Quixote. Tonight the Patrol leader taught his
Tonight, we had our first Board of Review for our troop. Robert earned his Tenderfoot, passing his first Board of Review. He was a but nervous, and the committee took their time waiting to give him an answer, but in the end, he completed it.
Today was a slow day compared to earlier in the week. I started the day at Midnight finishing out the recording of Scout Nation Episode 2. I did OK, my co-host was sick and I rambled a bit. It was good but not my best.
Astronomy Merit Badge Today I: Placed an order with the National Catholic Committee on Scouting for their Rosary Patch Program . Spoke with parents who very supportive of their Boy Scout...and maybe a little too helpful. ;-) Updated the 100 Days list of participants again--22 now!
So if you couldn’t tell from previous posts, one of the things I like about camping is the outdoor cooking. And that includes backpacking. I’m all for lightweight, believe me, but not at the expense of MAH BELLAH! So this week’s shiny of the week is my Jetboil .
Another busy day of Scouting here: - worked with Council on an Eagle Book for one of my Scouts - Did some TroopMaster work after Elections - Got some information to a parent about a local Cub Pack for her son - exchanged best practices with 2 other Scoutmasters - sent records for a Scout that moved out of town…
Not a lot to talk about tonight, other than recording Scout Nation!... Cold is kicking my rear end, but I have to do it for all of the scouters out there...I love all of you!... Must be the meds...ni-night..
As we enter the second week of 100 Days of Scouting , I thought it might be fun to ask you all a few trivia questions and see how you do. Just like in previous trivia posts, the questions from this one come from the 1986 Scout Trivia book.
Art Merit Badge Wednesday again--and super busy! All of the sunshine pouring in my window is not helping either... It is almost as though my company can remotely sense that this is a busy night for Scouting. But that is part of the rush of excitement that will propel me through the meetings tonight!
So it seems like each Wednesday was the day to post something food related, so I’ll keep with that topic for this week. At our district’s Klondike Derby each year, the adults from each unit who run the cities participate in a chili cook-off.
Tonight was the Troop Elections. It was a busy busy Scouting Day...a quick roundup but at some point I have a few good posts in me waiting to get out. - started off printing out progress reports for all the 1st year Scouts - designed an Election Sheet for the SPL and recorded over 22 Scouts interested…
Architechture Merit Badge Great day! Back from a St. Valentine's Day mini-vacation, and caught back up on the scads of email and work that built up in a day-and-a-half. Scouting never rests though, marching along whether we are plugged in or not!
Tonight I am going to induct my five Webelos II’s into the Order of the Fork. I have been trying to restart this tradition in our pack for four years, but keep forgetting at each campout. So tonight over pizza they will be “forked in” and become members.
Day 7 of the #100daysofscouting project ended at our Troop meeting last night. Final preparations for this weekends camp out and Scoutmaster minute that left many of the Scouts wondering if they were ever going to be Eagle Scouts. Ok let me explain...
I am going to start with an early post, as opposed to what I normally go through, by posting at night after a full day or not so full day. In recent posts, I have ranted or been a bit incoherent, or just rambled about, well, nothing....
Archery Merit Badge [OK, how appropriate for Archery to be the image for St. Valentine's Day? Think Cupid!] Today was busy spending time with my wife of forever--29 years of marriage this summer. In a way, it was a great way to thank her for all of the time spent on Scouting.
Today is one of those days...zero ambition on the scouting front, more or less, zero ambition all around. This cold/sinus infection/earache has gotten the best of me, but I was still able to get over to the PC to do my 100 days...
Today I: - finished a chat with Scoutmaster Jerry (at about 12:30 this morning) - printed out some replacement merit badge cards for a Life Scout - emailed some reports to a Scout who moved to Seattle - talked with another Scouter about TLT and shared some resources - responded to the CC who has been away for the weekend…
Today I: > Responded to a slew of questions from the parent of an incoming Webelos on how ranks, merit badges and camping (summer) work within our troop; > Requested a current list of merit badge counselors from our District Awards Chair; > Submitted info to get a summer camp presentation scheduled for our Troop;
Monday nights are troop meeting nights. Tonight the older boys will be reviewing things for the Personal Management merit badge. Our two younger Boy Scouts will be finishing their Tenderfoot Ranks requirements (at least, that it the plan). I am hoping that the boy who came to our meeting last week to "test the Scouting…
Well really nothing much today... spent a great day hanging with the family. Did a little work on the blog, but really not a Scouting day. I posted earlier today about the FISH program. I really encourage you to follow those links and see what they have to offer.
Only one thing for Scouting today and that was to inventory the Cub awards (belt loops, pins and Webelos activity badges) that made their way to my basement last Blue & Gold and never came back again. I shared the …
Today was Scout Sunday (we've had some wicked weather here these past few weeks) so I uniformed up (thanks HIMYM) and headed to the Church we met at. There I watched several of my Scouts and younger Scouts (and Girl Scouts) participated in the mass at several levels.
Today we had our PAL meeting...that stands for Parent and Leader Meeting...another catchy name for our committee meeting...pretty poor turnout, but I think that everyone is "worn"...we are going through the winter doldrums here, and scouting has been getting hit pretty hard...one thing after another.
