Biscuit the Cat

The wonderful, wonderful HALLOWEEN cat!

mutemath

Participants included:

Levi
(bro's son)

Henry

Susan (sis)

Sydney
(sis's daughter)

me
(& my lazy eye)

Emperor's New Clothes?

Moving On Up!

Tenderfoot... it's a thing of the past!

Second-Class is the NEW Tenderfoot cuz Henry's made it!

Mind-Numbingly Boring

Update:
I attended Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS) training for Boy Scouts. This training is designed to develop outdoor camping skills of scout leaders and focuses on troop structure, camping, scouting skills, outdoor cooking.
It also happens to be "mind-numbingly boring".

Me and my tent:

My first dutch-oven dish:

My patrol was called "Geezer Patrol" and was made up of me and 6 really old men... (they thought they were anyway). I refused to be a Geezer but agreed to make the flag (wool-felted, tutorial to follow...). Even though I was forced to use the dutch-oven, I refused to cook for my patrol but instead opted to clean after all meals (scout-style consisting of three tubs- hot soap, hot rinse and cold rinse w/ bleach). The Geezers seemed happy with this arrangement. It's amazing what a man can and will cook in the great outdoors...

I mastered lots of scout skills and received the only '100' in orienteering and was the first to make a true fire. Of course the Geezer flag won first place in the Flag Competition and the whole patrol took first in the Dutch-Oven Dessert Presentation Competition. Oh, and we had the Best Overall Campsite.

Am I overexaggerating? NO. Am I bragging? YES

Why? Because it was a weekend to be endured that began Friday afternoon and ended Sunday afternoon... Truly brutal when I should be/could be studying.

The only thing I have to say is that Henry had better become Eagle after this :)
Oh, and only 50% of the weekend was "mind-numbingly boring"...

Henry's Music

The musical artists on my 11 year old boy's
current Playlist:

(and other fave artists)

Beatles
Blink 182
Ozzy Osborne
AC/DC
Guns n Roses
Europe
Bon Jovi :(
Survivor
Beach Boys
Eric Johnson
Red Hot Chili Peppers
ZZ Top

Always, Sometimes, Never

Update: I ALWAYS am upset to see a moth.

WhiMsy love posted hers, here is mine:

I always:
talk to strangers
drink a diet coke for breakfast
stay up too late
dream of an 'art room'
love new music
forget my meds
am late sending birthday greetings
stumble

I sometimes:
volunteer
clean my house
wear purple (but only cuz i haveta)
think i am interesting
clean up squirrel massacres in my bathroom
dream of horse races
lose my keys
facebook

I never:
eat veal
take vitamins
smoke
listen to c&w music
wear high-heel shoes
put the butter back in the fridge
twitter

The Hearts Have It