A visitor

Andrew went to let the dog out this morning and suddenly comes running back into our room asking if he can take a picture of the creature that is outside. Joseph and I hop out of bed and this is what we found:

We have a found evidence of deer in our backyard before, but never a deer. They have to jump fences to get in. I'm not sure what makes our yard so attractive. We are not even that close to the mountains. It has been a couple of hours since we first saw the deer. He did get up and eat some our ivy/grass, but then laid right back down. I wonder how long he'll stay?

Space Derby!

Our pack meeting was a few days ago and this year we tried something new - a space derby. Everyone had a lot of fun. I think the dads were way more into this than they were the pinewood derby last year. There were some very creative rockets. I wish I had gotten a picture with all the scout and their creations, but alas I did not. It was a big hit and will probably be repeated again next year. Trying to fit renting the track for the pinewood derby is just not in our cub scout budget! Th rockets just ran on fishing lines, and were powered by rubber bands. It was a lot of fun for all!

Our New Webelos

Well with becoming ten, a new rank in scouts begins. We will have to try and figure this webelos thing out. Our ward actually does not have a webelos den as yet. They had been going to another ward's den, but that was only supposed to be until the end of March. Hopefully they will call someone soon, because until then another mom and I will be running webelos as well as the wolfs and bears!

Double Digits

BJ's birthday was, well several weeks ago now. I am a bit behind. He had a good day, and even had the day off of school! He turned 10 years old this year. He can't really be that big can he? We tried to make him the cake he wanted, but our oven is not working properly and after two underdone and overdone at the same time, we gave up and took him to the store to pick out a ready made one. I honestly don't remember much about the day anymore, except that it was rather busy. We had scouts that day and so it was a scramble to finish that up and then get the birthday dinner on. He chose Barbecue chicken with mashed potatoes, lemon jello and watergate salad. I think that was it. He ended up with a chocolate cookies and cream cake.

Not a Fan

I am not a fan of Mondays. This arises mostly because I work Sat nights. It's easy to get behind with all of the regular daily chores (such as dishes and keeping rooms picked up) on Saturdays anyway, but then I head off to work at 5 pm. I get back home Sunday mornings about 8-8:30. With church being at 1, I'm able to catch a quick nap at about 10 and then it's time to get ready for church. When we get home from church it's a scramble to get the kids changed and settled and dinner on the table. Then we eat, and then I crash - hard. Mondays I'm exhausted and usually have a headache. On top of that there is usually tons of catch up to do from the weekend, and I don't feel like doing any of it. This morning was even worse because we woke up to several inches of snow. I put BJ in charge of making sure everyone got out the door with a coat and in the car while I went to clear off the car. I could not find the snow brush in the car. So I sent BJ back in to get the broom. Needless to say it was not a fun morning. Maybe tomorrow will be better.