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.

Tomorrow is groundhog day again...

Gee, was today Groundhog day as well?

House is relisted through the Washington Agency.

D.'s youth group will be here for the Super Bowl, Hooray.

Hello - it's a bit nippy

Took C. and family to Ikea yesterday - but are bailing on going sledding downtown and tubing with the Troop tonight. The high temp. for the last two days (and the next 5) is single digits - Today its -2 and a low of -12. Glad I didn't go camping (outside) with the Troop either.

C. is now the Jr. youth group leader on Sunday nights, And no I still haven't had a Sr. High class, everyone is "too busy". N. raced in the Pinewood Derby last weekend - a great Tiger made car - but it didn't win. We have a full complement of nerf guns now - and when I shot a hiding N. last week it hit him in the mouth and knocked out that troublesome front tooth - the one he'd bent back twice two years ago. C. told me to go down and shoot D. in the mouth to save us the cost of an extraction (which didn't happen).

S.'s wallpaper is up and came out good, pictures to follow.

Scouts update :
C. was volunteered to run the wolf howl (they do rank specific district events) in March - Program is all setup.
N. has earned his bobcat - we will give it out at the B&G.
D. (according to his Scoutmaster) has completed his Tenderfoot (and First aid and Swimming).
S. earned the same ones.
Day Camp looks promising - We will probably be at Lake Ann in Zimmerman - Dr. Baujin is looking into coming out for it. It will be Monday thru Wednesday June 16 - 18. They have traditionally held it in a park for two days, so we will stretch together.