Dust and Water

Generally these two elements really do not mix well ... they make mud. Today they are highly productive!

One side of the house is covered in a very fine dust as Daryn and Ian set to sanding the back porch, prepping it for stain and water sealant.

The other side of the house has Evyn, Ethan, and Amber scrubbing away at the bug and van. Daryn's first inspection set them on a rescrub. I guess they didn't accomplish what the initially set out to do in the beginning ... get a clean car. More elbow grease is needed to make them sparkle. My guess? He wants them working as hard as he and Ian.

I am plugging away at loads of laundry. Funny how it mysteriously appears in the laundry room, overflowing the color separated baskets. It's almost like the Great Hall at meal time at Hogwarts, when all the food magically appears on the tables from the kitchens below for all the students to eat.

My other project was completing the boys' scout sashes. Today I finished Ian's. All the badges he has earned, save one (which he earned in 2009 - photography) are now sewn onto his sash. I have also put his old rank and troop positions on the back of the sash, as well as some of the other patches he has earned. He wasn't that interested in sporting his popcorn patches, so those have been left off. The back of his sash now only has room for about 3-4 more troop positions and 2 more ranks. The front has room for a handful more, or so, of merit badges. After that, he'll need a new sash. He wanted to have it ready for the next Court of Honor, whenever that will be. The only one he's been able to attend was this past weekend when they had one at Family Camp at Dosewallips State Park. Sadly, our troop doesn't like to do scout things on scout night and like to schedule on different days during the week. However, with all the kids' dance schedules, we take up all the rest of the days of the week. We only allot Monday's for scouts. That means the boys never get their merit badges. It's a tough pill to swallow. Urgh. It's an ongoing battle for me with this troop. I so want them to leave ... but the boys want to stay. And, it's all up to them.

On that note, back to the laundry. Sanding is done for the day. Car washing is done for the day. Funny ... my job never ends!