Kiss those babies!
~Dy
Monday, October 24
Weekend Camporee
I spent the weekend at the Camporee with the Boy Scout Troop. This was James and John's first time as grubmasters, and they absolutely rocked it. We may not be athletic, up on pop culture, or interested in fashion, but we know how to eat! I think the biggest hit this weekend was the boys' favorite winter-time soup: Loaded Potato Soup. It modifies beautifully for the camp (the pig pot didn't hurt - I don't think we have any dutch ovens large enough to serve 21 hungry Scouts!), is easy to make, and clean up is a snap (it helps that there was very little soup left over).
The days were gorgeous, but those mornings? Whooo - chilly! It got down to 29 degrees the first night, and the second was a warmish 34 degrees. The kids are tough, but I think they're agreed that they're going to need better sleeping bags if we're going to do this gig properly.
Zorak brought the Smalls out for a bit. They got to run in the woods (TICK CHECK! Always, always take your garlic, and check for ticks. *shudder*), watch the catapult launches, and enjoy a dinner with the Scouts. EmBaby found so many beautiful things tucked away in the nooks and crannies of the meadows and woods. She'd make a great naturalist, if she'll learn to take the camera to the plant and not the other way around.
All in all, though, it was another great outing. And I've finished out my Christmas list for Santa: good tents for the boys, a camera for Em, and some Ben-Gay and Epsom salts for me! There we go. That should just about cover it, yes?
Kiss those babies!
~Dy
Kiss those babies!
~Dy
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3 comments:
oh that potato soup looks so good!! Glad you had fun at the camporee. The picture of EmBaby is precious!
My guys are going to Pipestem WV with the scouts this weekend, so they will get to enjoy those chilly nights...brrrr...hope their sleeping bags will be warm enough. And this is the patrol's menu Doesn't sound like they want to cook or clean up... :-P seriously ramen noodles and water?? oh well...
Saturday Breakfast - bagle, apples, cranberry juice
Saturday Lunch - ham or turkey sandwiches with tomato & lettuce
Saturday Dinner - ramen noodles and water
Sunday Breakfast - bananas and cranberry juice
Hope you all have a great weekend.
Oh, Kathy! ROFL! (Not that I think mine would be at all averse to cutting back on the dishes, really.) This weekend, they had:
* Saturday Breakfast - sausage patties, scrambled eggs, pancakes, milk and OJ to drink.
* Saturday Lunch - Pastrami sandwiches (w/ cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion), apples, chips, and tea to drink (this was a kitchen-light meal b/c it had to be squeezed in between the competitions)
* Saturday Dinner - Loaded Potato Soup, rolls, cobbler, and hot chocolate or tea to drink
* Sunday Breakfast - breakfast burritos (sausage, onions, eggs, salsa, cheese), milk and OJ
This is the first time they've had something other than pop tarts for Sunday's breakfast, and the Scoutmaster couldn't believe how well all the boys broke camp. :-D I think they need protein or they can't function.
Hope your boys stay warm this weekend! I'd love to hear how their trip goes - this is a gorgeous time of year to get out and enjoy the colors and the crisp mountain air. Do they take a camera with them? (I've been trying to get mine to take theirs, but they get to having so much fun that they forget to take pictures.)
oh yum, I want to go with your troop!! You surely eat well!!
I'll let you know about the guys camping trip. It is beautiful at Pipestem, and there are a lot of things to do...http://www.pipestemresort.com/
but I bet I have some hungry boys when they get back home :-D I'm still shaking my head of the ramen noodles and water??
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