game night

game night has been fun because, we started playing rock band and i played Call of Duty for a long time (on the PC), now they are playing Call of Duty (on the PS3).

Merit Badge - PERSONAL MANAGEMENT

This week we started working on the Personal Management meritbadge. This is one that will require a lot of follow through and commitment to finish. We will try to do as much as possible at scouts; however, the following two requirements will need to be done at home. Please take note:

1) Do the following:
a) Choose an item that your family might want to purchase that is considered a major expense.
b) Write a plan that tells how your family would save money for the purchase identified in requirement 1a.
1 -Discuss the plan with your merit badge counselor
2 -Discuss the plan with your family
3 -Discuss how other family needs must be considered in this plan.
c) Develop a written shopping strategy for the purchase identified in requirement 1a.
1 -Determine the quality of the item or service (using consumer publications or rating systems).
2 -Comparison shop for the item. Find out where you can buy the item for the best price. (Provide prices from at least two different price sources.) Call around; study ads. Look for a sale or discount coupon. Consider alternatives. Can you buy the item used? Should you wait for a sale?
2)Do the following:
a) Prepare a budget reflecting your expected income (allowance, gifts, wages), expenses, and savings. Track your actual income, expenses, and savings for 13 consecutive weeks. (You may use the forms provided in this pamphlet, devise your own, or use a computer generated version.) When complete, present the results to your merit badge counselor.
b) Compare expected income with expected expenses.
1 -If expenses exceed income, determine steps to balance your budget.
2 -If income exceeds expenses, state how you would use the excess money (new goal, savings).

CAMP TRACY - DAY 2 & 3 (July 11 - 12, 2008)

We started out day 2 with Archery - everyone was able to show off their skills after a brief lesson on range safety.

(You can't see it in these pictures but scout leader John Edwards is down range with an apple on his head!)

Maps and Compass
Magnetic North and Magnetic Declination, two important map reading skills that we mastered.

We then went to the Rifle Range - It was amazing how well everyone shot, could it have been the video games they play... Many of them had never shot a rifle before. Ian had a grouping of five shots all within the radius of a quarter - this qualifies for one of the five that he needs for the rifle shooting merit badge.

After lunch we got the opportunity to properly handle the United States flag. I think when we repeat the Pledge of Allegiance, we will be more mindful that it says "One nation under God" not, "One nation, under God" like often times it is said.

Later, Spencer took a fall down the rock face, into a patch of poison ivy, then into the frigid river below... Good thing we all knew first aid!

Our last class we took was knife, saw, and hatchet safety... please pass the knife.... THANK YOU, YOUR WELCOME... Remember what the blood circle is? Well, for most of you DOUBLE IT!

TIME TO GET CAMP SET UP - it was a pretty cool place, if we could have stayed away from the hyper-active, talkative, attention deficient, laser pointer confiscating camp councilor (Jacob) that found his way to our camp site.

More camp pictures will be posted at the bottom of the page...