Weekly blog posts
Student Awards Both boys did incredibly well during student achievement awards. Ben nabbed several including a special selection for art and showing respect to his teachers. Both boys landed attendance awards, we are good about getting them into school. I am surprised how much school some children miss. The first step to success is simply …
COVID My third confrontation with COVID and I seemed to be doing fine. I noticed my glands feeling a little sore on Monday. By Tuesday I was completely wiped. I thought maybe I overdid it swimming in the morning for my exercise because that entire day I could not keep up. My nose was running …
Last Den Meeting My AOLs will cross over this coming up Sunday, which means they officially leave the Pack and join a Troop. I will be graduating 12 of them and am effectively replenishing the ranks of our local BSA Unit. It’s been an amazing six years watching these little guys grow up and mature. …
General Updates I’ve been more focused on fundamental planning and what this year will mean for us. I’ve made a few strategic decisions and am laying in the tactical groundwork. I am convinced that if you deep down want something to happen that God will point you the way and the Holy Spirit will act …
Archery Tournament We kicked off the weekend with an Archery Tournament for Ted. He competed with multiple schools at Boone County High School. He did pretty well, and was super stoked afterward about it. I ended up setting a target in the yard this week so he got some practice in. I hope this becomes …
Derby Cars I took a new approach to building Derby Cars for Cub Scouts this year. Instead of pitching to have it done the evening before the race, I decided to spend an entire day doing it. Who would’ve thought that setting aside more time to do this would make it easier? I let both …
NKU Basketball We visited Truist Arena to see NKU Men’s Basketball Team play after a nice lunch at Cracker Barrel. My niece sang the National Anthem with her school choir. It was a good time. It is a nice arena and a great asset to our area. The boys also wanted to see a real …
Snow Days I don’t get many snow days working from home, which is one of the benefits of not leaving the house. I do enjoy not having to be on the roads when it’s like this and chance an accident. Everyone else was home for an extra week though because of all the snow we …
My first post of 2025 and I find myself looking at my life through a new lens, maybe because of the new calendar year, or maybe because I’m just at that stage in life. If my life were a game of chess, I’d be deep in my mid game, trading pieces preparing my final positioning …