At the time, my first husband was still working the night shift and so I would take our son to the meetings. I was so embarrassed that first night! I was the only mom there and we were to make bows and arrows. I struggled to make a notch in the bow for the string and struggled to bend it, feeling the wood jump out of my hands every time. Finally one of the dads moved over to help me, reassuring me I was not a complete fool. My son, luckily, didn't seem to notice the difference.
The following year, Rich switched to the day shift and since he enjoyed the activities the boys did, he took over and went to the meetings while I focused on the girls.
My son just bridged from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. Right behind him is my older daughter's best friend Emma and my youngest, Kristin
Both daughters started out as Daisy scouts and I quickly became involved in assisting their troops. I actually led my older daughter's troop for a few months but it became too difficult and so I stepped back and just assisted instead.
I am so glad my kids were involved in scouting. They got to do lots of fun activities and went camping and on trips to places like Washington D.C. I'm sorry that we fell away from it. It was lovely while it lasted!
My daughter Kristin becomes a Daisy Scout
This is my older daughter Heidi. There was a tremendous jamboree of Girl Scouts in Washington DC. We gathered on the grounds around the Washington Mounument and girls exchanged pins and badges with each other. We enjoyed meeting troops from around the country and of all age groups, too!
One of the nicest benefits of scouting was the socialization and friendships that developed amongst the kids. I miss scouting.
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