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    • Wow have I been off line for a while - there was a computer crash that took me out for two weeks, this is the replacement Belle, she was a puppy and now a year old. Ashley is now eight! riding a bike, and had her first kayak trip. Hiking is around the corner after the next fishing trip. Girl Scouts - well I think they think its odd that I volunteered to help out and be a part of the group. Most of the younger dads are useless, Ashley has been on a orienteering trip, and other get togethers. I am so damn busy, I come home and go to bed. Missed you guys!
      Be wise enough to walk away from the nonsense around you! :thumbup:
    • Wise Old Owl wrote:

      Wow have I been off line for a while - there was a computer crash that took me out for two weeks, this is the replacement Belle, she was a puppy and now a year old. Ashley is now eight! riding a bike, and had her first kayak trip. Hiking is around the corner after the next fishing trip. Girl Scouts - well I think they think its odd that I volunteered to help out and be a part of the group. Most of the younger dads are useless, Ashley has been on a orienteering trip, and other get togethers. I am so damn busy, I come home and go to bed. Missed you guys!
      I can’t believe she’s 8!
      Lost in the right direction.
    • Wise Old Owl wrote:

      Wow have I been off line for a while - there was a computer crash that took me out for two weeks, this is the replacement Belle, she was a puppy and now a year old. Ashley is now eight! riding a bike, and had her first kayak trip. Hiking is around the corner after the next fishing trip. Girl Scouts - well I think they think its odd that I volunteered to help out and be a part of the group. Most of the younger dads are useless, Ashley has been on a orienteering trip, and other get togethers. I am so damn busy, I come home and go to bed. Missed you guys!
      i vote for this as most adorable pic on atcafe.
    • Astro wrote:

      Traffic Jam wrote:

      My youngest daughter, who was never in girl scouts, is spending the summer working at a girl scout camp in NM. Oh my.

      It’s the same camp I attended as a kid and didn’t do very well. I was the kid that got a stomachache every day because I was homesick.
      Here is to hoping she has a better experience. :)
      Yeah, I’m so proud...she’s been promoted several times, from counselor to adventure specialist to program director. She’s now second in command. That girl is gifted with leadership skills and a great personality. She got her Wilderness first aid certificate, archery instructor certificate, and special training for abused and disabled children.

      That day when I looked at the Great Smoky Mountains and said, “I really want to start hiking” changed more lives than just mine.
      Lost in the right direction.
    • Traffic Jam wrote:

      Astro wrote:

      Traffic Jam wrote:

      My youngest daughter, who was never in girl scouts, is spending the summer working at a girl scout camp in NM. Oh my.

      It’s the same camp I attended as a kid and didn’t do very well. I was the kid that got a stomachache every day because I was homesick.
      Here is to hoping she has a better experience. :)
      Yeah, I’m so proud...she’s been promoted several times, from counselor to adventure specialist to program director. She’s now second in command. That girl is gifted with leadership skills and a great personality. She got her Wilderness first aid certificate, archery instructor certificate, and special training for abused and disabled children.
      That day when I looked at the Great Smoky Mountains and said, “I really want to start hiking” changed more lives than just mine.
      AWESOME!!! :thumbup:
      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General
    • I take back everything negative I’ve ever said about Girl Scouts. The girl has had a fantastic experience. Never in a million years would I think she’d be herding cows and working with the local cowboys to keep the cows contained. I think this experience could shape the rest of her life.
      Lost in the right direction.
    • TJ life is something one cannot be surprised about, my son clearly had a negative attitude to leadership training. Ashley my granddaughter, has embraced Scouting, fishing, hiking, biking, and is now challenging me to be there for her. I don't exspect Girl Scouts to deliver, but I am educating her with "fill in the blanks" stuff and told her so. She loves it.

      Food for thought "Arise, cry aloud in the night At the beginning of the night watches; Pour out your heart like water Before the presence of the Lord; Lift up your hands to Him For the life of your little ones Who are faint because of hunger At the head of every street."
      Be wise enough to walk away from the nonsense around you! :thumbup:

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