RV Redux

So we took the Class C we looked at last night down to a dealer in Anoka - for an appraisal, it looked good, and was a good deal - So we're going to buy it. C. will use it to drive back to CT. after the guys return from Manypoint - and I'll fly out and return with them.

So now in addition to Cub Camp June 16-18th and the Guys Boy Scout trips - we need to shake this thing down.

Post-Birthday Updates

D. party was Friday night - a half-dozen friends came over to play Wii and eat Buffalo Wild Wings - He has his first girlfriend as well! S. had five guys over, they played Guitar Hero, and Wii - Then we went to BWW, for the trivia as well.

We went fishing two Sundays ago with a guy from church - had a good time but caught tiny crappies and sunfish. But S. caught a nice Bass, and we tasted it Monday night.

Been Camper shopping the last few weekends. Figuring on using my pension to settle up my Credit cards, and use some of it for a used inexpensive RV. There are more RV dealerships along my commute than anywhere I've ever seen. We've looked at Class A's since the few class C's we saw where out of our price range. But we were looking last weekend, and saw one, too expensive but perfect, and when I started in looking at carsoup.com and rvtrader.com - I found more, we went out to a farm in Otsego tonight - and will take it out to one of the dealerships tomorrow morning for a look-see.

Scouty Update

Troop - Spent the weekend at Stearns Camp last weekend - It was beautiful and spacious. You can rent gear (BB's, Archery equiptment, Ski's and even patrol boxes!). The cabin was nice but buggy - warm, with a flush toilet and shower and 4 RV hookups outside.


Pack - We had a pack meeting tonight, and held our graduation ceremony. I know it can not be official for another two months, and we didn't know so half my Tigers (and my wife) missed it. Next week my Tiger will go visit a plastics factory.

Camp - Day camp will be Sherburne Wildlife Refuge, at the old schoolhouse - I visited it last week with the D.E. and a representive of the refuge (and the District Ctte.). Looks very doable. Had a parents meeting last week (same day). Looks good , three days, $25 - Archery, BB ranges and a bouldering wall.

S. is looking at joining a crew going to the Boundary waters in June for 9 days, except I don't have $550. D. is looking at going on the Troops Whitewater trip (just a weekend).

Updates (and expansions) to follow.

House Update

The Torrington House is rented out, they signed a lease for a year. Maybe the market will have settled by then - I don't think you can sell anything that's not outright robbery right now. Plus, we'll be a year closer to the courthouse by them.

The in-laws have been returned...

to Ct. They were here for a week - through Easter. It was nice, they went to the Science museum and visited Stillwater, Mn.

The impending tenants won't get started until mid-April.

That's the news...

House News

The Ct. house is being leased for a year. It should take the pressure off the monthly payments. and they may purchase it as well.

C. and I went to the District Scout Dinner on Thursday. Food was great, there was a raffle we sat with the Troop leadership and had a nice time. Day camp can not be at Ann Lake where we had supposed it would be. We have an alternative location that I'll check out this week.

C. is running the Wolf Howl tomorrow - The District wide Wolf gathering in Foley. It is very much like the Tiger Prowl that N., S. and I went to last fall.

Dereliction of Duty

Two weekends ago we went Ice fishing, I rented an Ice house on Clearwater Lake (about 45 minutes, 25 miles south and west). 'Spensive and we caught nuttin'. But it had a fish camera - and that was cool. The next day, Sunday the 17th, we went Tubing in Maple Grove - The town has a hill (in Ct. it'd be a bump) and they have a nice lodge, with XC trails, Downhill skiing, snowboarding and a tubing hill - with a conveyor to carry you back up. They offer rentals for all the stuff as well.

Have an offer to rent out the House in Ct. Not sure I want it in my name and off the market for another year. Will pray through this weekend, and assuming nothing changes, will set it up next week. Should probably have Umpa take a movie of the whole house pre-move in.

N. is having a sleepover tonight (3 friends). S. & D. & I are going to eagle cave in Blue River, Wisconsin.