Another Quarter End Done

I finally finished up our quarter end last night at Micron. We had a court of honor tonight where we had 6 rank advancements and awarded over 75 merit badges. One of my scouts earned 17 merit badges since joining the troop in October. He heard how one of my scouts earned 16 at one of the court of honors so he set a goal to get 17 and he did it. He already has 25 merit badges. He earned 8 as an 11 year old. His dad is a big scouter and is very supportive. I had to say goodbye to one of my favorite scouts tonight as he is moving on to the teacher's quorum. He has gone on every campout throughout his time in the troop. He will receive his gold palm on Sunday and will receive his Silver palm a few months after leaving the troop. He is a fine young man. It is fun to see his excitement in scouting.

The big dance is about to begin tomorrow. It will be fun to see how the tournament goes this year. I have BYU pulling the big upset of the #1 seed so hopefully they don't get upset again in their 1st game.

We are all doing fine. Michele and the girls will leave for Seattle on Saturday. I will go on Wednesday. Laurie is doing well and some of the tumors has shrunk to a centimeter. So things are looking up. It will be fun to be with them again.

Kaitly is playing softball and has a bunch of games.

Here is a list of the next ones:

3/19,3/20,3/31,4/1,4/3,4/6,4/7,4/9, 4/13, 4/14, 4/16, 4/17, 4/20, 4/21, 4/23, 4/24, 4/28, 4/29, Districts 5/2 - Most games are in the Boise,Meridian Area but there are a couple in nampa and caldwell. Most start at 5:00 PM.

She is playing 3rd base and catching. She needs some hitting instruction and I am not very good at it. I will have to get out and help her.

We love all of you and hope all is well. I am getting excited for the cruise. I have started a diet so that I can enjoy the cruise. You will just have to see how I do. I have a long way to go for my goal. But I am doing good so far.

I about killed my new dog the other day. It got out of the yard so I went to chase it down on my bike. When I got back I parked my bike on the deck. I parked it away from the dog so she couldn't reach it on the leash. Well the wind blew my bike over which allowed the back tire to be in reach of its mouth. It pulled the bike onto the grass and proceeded to eat my $50 bike seat. I was so mad I could have dropped kicked her. I have some work to do this weekend to get her trained. It is driving me crazy.

Write soon!