Cub Scouting

Now that Hyrum is eight, he is officially in the scouting program.  He loves the weekly activities and had a blast at the pinewood derby!  His car featured himself holding a sword and shield on a skateboard and weighed in right at 5 ounces.  (Hyrum has really been in to working with Fimo clay lately.  I can't count how many clay figures and accessories there are around our house now!)

Eagle Board of Review

Moroni passed his Eagle board of review! Now we just have to get word from nationals so he can officially hold his court of honor. Yahoo!

Let your fingers do the walking?

I know the phrase is "let your fingers do the walking," but today we let our feet do the running! The scouts participated in a fundraiser today. And, when I say "scouts" I use the term loosely. It was scout McKay and scout Moroni, Monty, Bro. Shaw, myself, and scout-to-be Hyrum. Who ever said you can make about $12 an hour delivering phone books needs to take that back! Let's do the math:

$160 divided by 32 man (and woman and child) hours = $5 per hour

And, it's not finished! Since it was Saturday, most of the businesses were closed and you need to get a name or signature to leave the book with them. Another round of deliveries will have to be made on another day. But, at least it was a beautiful day and I'm sure the money will come in handy for future scouting fun!