I forgot to say! Duncan is "Scout of the Year" !!!
He had told me not to worry about getting to his troop's monthly Court of Honor last night, because he wasn't getting anything.
Turns out he was wrong! He got "Scout of the Year" award! He had been mentioning a few days ago that he was the kind of scout who was always there, and always pulling his weight, and so he was never going to get anything -- he figured they were all given to people who made massive improvement and consequently they became really visible on the radar. He said he was going to give up on worrying about it, and just focus on getting his Eagle done, as well as being the same Scout he'd always been. I didn't say anything at the time, but now it reminds me of people who decided that it's silly to worry about aspiring to a Peerage, and then BLAM!
I am so sick I missed it! He told me not to be, because for some reason their normal meeting hall was booked and so they held the ceremonies in the side garden (where Duncan is putting in a new path & trellis, etc.). It was about 35 degrees outside. Argh. That I don't miss.
But I am so proud of my boy. He's working so hard -- and I feel sick that I can't go do something with him he wants to do (like a movie, or dinner) to celebrate with him.
I'm going to put a big sign on his door, tho, so when he gets home tomorrow he can at least see how proud I am.
Turns out he was wrong! He got "Scout of the Year" award! He had been mentioning a few days ago that he was the kind of scout who was always there, and always pulling his weight, and so he was never going to get anything -- he figured they were all given to people who made massive improvement and consequently they became really visible on the radar. He said he was going to give up on worrying about it, and just focus on getting his Eagle done, as well as being the same Scout he'd always been. I didn't say anything at the time, but now it reminds me of people who decided that it's silly to worry about aspiring to a Peerage, and then BLAM!
I am so sick I missed it! He told me not to be, because for some reason their normal meeting hall was booked and so they held the ceremonies in the side garden (where Duncan is putting in a new path & trellis, etc.). It was about 35 degrees outside. Argh. That I don't miss.
But I am so proud of my boy. He's working so hard -- and I feel sick that I can't go do something with him he wants to do (like a movie, or dinner) to celebrate with him.
I'm going to put a big sign on his door, tho, so when he gets home tomorrow he can at least see how proud I am.