Two items worth of comment.
During one summer camp, a teenager was worried about me because I went to bed early.
Second, during an eagle ceramony, the young man presented me with a "Fathers" pin and a certificate of "like a father". Even before that honor, I had been teared up over his loss of his father, and then he goes and does this.
Ann Kiemel had a book years ago name "I love the word impossible" or something like that, and in it she had a chapter where she described her mentor saying something like "It pays to serve Jesus". This honar reminded me ot that.
Camp was wonderful but I don't have my digital pictures due to downloading the camera memory into Son-in-love's computer. Someday I will get it together for a posting.
May God bless.
A couple of months ago, my Unruly Beast, Aslan, was taking me for a walk around the block when he suddenly discovered a scent that he had to sniff. He failed to give me the "I'm going over here for a sec" signal, and, clumsy me, I wound up on a concrete driveway up the road. In the spirit of the Olympics, I pretty well nailed the landing. I figured I was going to relive the moment frequently based on sensations in my left knee and hand. I rolled onto my right side where my arm was stretched full length and I could see the leash taut with 85 pounds of Dark Golden fur S T R E T C H E D toward a plant in the yard. My body on that concrete, by the way, wasn't going anywhere, so Aslan was at the proverbial end of his rope.
I was mad. I'd had all the pet fun I could stand, so my partner and our pooches headed for home. My knee and hand weren't all that bad.
A couple hours later, when reaching into the cabinet, I found out that my shoulder was the injured body part. I got in with an Orthopedic Guy the next day, and while waiting for the appointment, Hubby and I spent some time roaming in a nearby PetSmart. We bought a 'Gentle Leader' training harness, one of those contraptions that go around the dogs head and over his nose. (Did you know that a dog has an Adam's Apple? I didn't, even after Anatomy & Physiology of Farm Animals at Tech!) Pricey --around $20 for a collar? -- but if it worked to keep the big boys from pulling ...
It worked! On both our pullers (those "Hey! Who's walking who?" dogs). At least on the trial runs the teen daughter took them on. I was scared, and busy getting to know the orthopedist and the physical therapist and his staff. The MRI's on the books for this week.
BUT, today, I took Mr. Unruly and the Gentle Leader to the local Greenway for several miles of Walk with my Walking Partner, and after the 10 minutes of fighting it (predicted in the literature), he was a model citizen. Incredible! I live about 4 miles from the path, and here he is after the drive home.
When it comes to Girl Scout Day Camp, there are 2 jobs I'm willing to do: teach canoeing and teach singing. Our area lost its camp on the lake a few years back, so that axed my canoe job.
I haven't been at Day Camp for a while, but am back this week, teaching singing. The girls haven't been taught traditional Girl Scout songs since last time I was there, as far as I can tell (except one Troop led by an admitted "Old Scout"), so there's been some catching up to do. Everyone needed to learn 'Taps'. No one knew 'Pink Pajamas' (and many were scandalized at the thought of sleeping naked!). It would take a lifetime, I'm telling you.
We're in a field in the city park, in a tent city of sorts. Trying to provide shade in a field that has ONE, count 'em, one tree. Fortunately, even though it's 90 degrees, there's a good breeze (balmy!) and no one's fried so far.
This is my Music Complex. The wind can really whip that tarp around! But the girls fit under it nicely. Follows is one of our traditional songs. I especially like the second verse. :~)
She wears an R for Real-Live Sportsmanship.
She wears an L for Loyalty, for Loyalty.
She wears an S for her Sincerity.
She wears a C for Courtesy, for Courtesy.
She wears an O-U-T for Outdoor Life, Outdoor Life.
And that Girl Scout is Me! Hey!
*I took the Head off of my Dolly.
I took the Arms off of my Chair.
I took the Legs off of my Table.
And from my Horse I stole some Hair, I stole some Hair.
And then I put them All Together.
With some Water and some Glue.
And I get more Lovin' from my Home made Dummy
Than I'm ever gonna get from You! Hey!
*The 2nd verse can vary widely due to 'regional variations'. I never teach versions that include 'boy bashing'.
Ben's graduated from High School Friday, May 23. 2008.
Chad, Andy, and Ben
The ceremony was held in a stadium. The same site where Ben has played in the "pep" band many many times.
The weather was great.
I think binoculars are a great thing for these type of things.
- Open your wings and fly
- Only the sky is your limit
- Takeoff for the future
- There are no holds on you now
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- Hold on tightly to your strings
- Don't lose control
The Following is completely taken from http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/
and is posted with admiration of the clear thinking this comment represents.
Posted on May 22, 2008 at 02:36 PM
Coyote Blog is the work of Warren Meyer, a small business owner in Phoenix, Arizona.Giving Nothing Back
A few minutes ago, on some cable show, I saw a viewer comment that said something like "I am tired of big oil taking in billions and billions of dollars and giving nothing back. It is time for the era of big oil to end."
Wow -- I would sure suggest he trying going to a different gas station. Every time I give the oil companies some money, they give me back a tank of gasoline. This gasoline has great value to me, and is something I could never produce for myself (OK, actually, I bet I could, but you know what I mean). In fact, the only organization that takes my money and gives me nothing back in return in the government.
Actually, government does give something back - acts like an insurance, provides fire services, helps the unfortunate, ...
But sometimes, argh!
I was so happy to get these photos!!!
Not quite a Bar Mitzvah but truly a milestone in a young man's life is the crossing over from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts.
Free Rice
For each word you get right, we donate 20 grains fo rice throught he UN Wold Food Program to help hunger.
The youth of the church are off on a canoe trip
I hope they have fun.
