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Sunday, July 31, 2005
Update Your Science Books
Your kids will be learning some fundamentals a little differently than you. That is, every school in the country is going to have to do some quick updating and adults are going to have a hard time with this. That's right..
Our solar system has
ten planets not nine!
- Mercury
- Venus
- Earth
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
- Pluto (maybe not a planet?)
- Xena [warrior princess] (temporary name is 2003 UB313)
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Today I am happy...
...because tonight I get to sleep in my bed!
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Funny that. Lots of scouts at mcdonalds
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Lunch
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More weapons
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Noah does flag ceremony for the entire camp
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Checking out
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Our check out paperwork is lost
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Eating ice cream and cake
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Making ice cream.
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Flags up
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Hot shower time. Left the jeep windows off last night.
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A different child chatters. Water between tent and ground cover.
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Rain stopped so i could check on child. Child misses parents.
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Harder rain. A child cries.
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If i was smart i would break camp while its dry and sleep in the jeep. Too tired.
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Saturday, July 30, 2005
My sunburn is really letting itself be known right now
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Noah seems content to sit by himself. Bothers me but he seems happy.
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The stage
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Skit time.
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On 1 hour free time before council fire
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Found the secret mens room and had two hot showers. Thats better than i do at home!
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Noah building a uniform rack. Determined to use his new knife.
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Tool time.
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Noah hands for friends body
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Skit time
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Latrine
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Bolo
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Boys urinal
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Cooking tacos for lunch
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Noah bored with ham radio
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Boys upon settling (resend)
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My hotel room
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Heavens-above.com tells your when you can look up and see the international space station
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Floating finger science
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Talking to scouts in california and new jersey
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The new boyscouts
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First bad wetting that i had to deal with. Not noah. Not me.
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Friday, July 29, 2005
The judges eat
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Hotter
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Boys tent
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Book ends wood stain leather project
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For the judges
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Cooking cobbler
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I meant to add that it is 90f 36c
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Fire starts. Yes of course that is noah.
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More weapons
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Knife fighting
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Floating
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Noah takes instruction
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Noah working with leather
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Snow cone break
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Noah and i had our swim tests this morning. Just before the test i ran up hill to the campsite one quarter mile. The test was to swim 75 yards then 25 yards back stroke. Noah did great!
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Learning about tulip poplar
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Learning forestry
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Orientation
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Sunk one:
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Scout navy
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Showered and heading to breakfast. Everyone in our camp survived the night.
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First hysterical "i cant sleep!" child issue abated.
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Thursday, July 28, 2005
Apparently i pitched my tent on a slight slope. This should make for some interesting dreams.
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Normally i pack energy bars but we brought no snacks. Dont have to fight raccoons but man am i hungry!
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Lesson one: should have brought my life jacket
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Noahs dinner: a roll and some cake because he refused the bbq and beans. Guess i should have brought snacks.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Today I am happy...
...because all my clients are happy.
and student rights
