Here I was thinking that the one year anniversary of Moving Targets/Year Without Baseball was May 5th. Imagine my surprise when I checked the post history and realized that we have already missed the founding date. So, happy belated birthday to Moving Targets/Year Without Baseball, which rolled over to 1 year on April 27th. We've come a long way, huh?
In other news:
1. What is a camping license? Is it like camp training? Because, I went to camp training this weekend. It's run by our Council, and is required for all troop leaders who wish to take their Scouts camping. Like every other Council sponsored training, it was a bit of a snooze fest for me. I just can't bring myself to get excited about hearing a bunch of 35+ year old ladies discuss their children. However, I was well behaved and didn't even say anything snotty when they told us to pitch a tent, and everyone jumped up and down with glee because they'd never done it before.
The best thing to come out of proving that I can pitch a tent and start charcoal, is that I may have an actual official audience for "Send Her On Her Way". One of the trainers (you know, the one who wasn't 450 pounds and could stand for more than 5 minutes), asked me if I wanted to be a trainer. Naturally, I replied in a very controlled, collected way, "Ohhh! Yeah! that sounds FUN!". The next morning, when I was leaving, she asked me to send her some sample training plans and programs. How cool is that?
So, all in all I had a good weekend, I ate some campfire food, sang some songs, and mostly enjoyed my time with the other leaders--when they weren't alienating me by saying things like "Oh, well you're all mothers, you can understand"
12 comments:
similar. but its not a weekend. we have a book of modules to sign of, activities for guides, health and safety, campsite maintenance, food, equipment, communication. its very specific. we have a mentor to work with it on. there are training events if you havent done camping before but nothing like yours. its for hours, not days and you don't have to attend. once you've done evrything and someone ok has signed you of you can then host a practice camp and then your test camp. im missing out the practice camp, i think iv had a few practces before. my test one is in the summer. my mentor and the camp advisor come out and check everything is above board. once complete i can then take up to 50 girls on camp. guides. if i want to do it for brownies then i have to do another module.
good news on your 'send her on her way' let me have a copy!! you'll love training. i know it.
ps- did you get my parcel?
No package yet. Can I go camping with you?
you're always invited to my camps. il be doing my test camp in august 2009! please please come along!
coming?
we're cooking on fire and going back to basics. i need someone to take control of games during meal times....!!?? kisses!
you cant keep posting my posts with out replying!!
Oh Yes I can!
Sorry, but I'm going to be very busy in August. I need a whole month to celebrate my birthday this year.
celebrate on camp! IN ENGLAND!!!! with MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
only if there's a plane ticket in that parcel
theres 'candy' to the value of...?
5% of the ticket! its a contribution! we can pay for your accomodation and meals (including candy) whilst on camp!!
i said on camp this weekend that my summer camp will have lots of games.. during dinner!! they looked very confused! you're good at dinner games- come and lead them!! stay here a bit longer then fly to switzerland with me!
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