Patrol Names

A few weeks ago my son told me that their new patrol name was the "Ghillies". For those of you like me, who had no idea what a "Ghillie" is, here is the definition from Wikipedia:

A ghillie suit, yowie suit, or camo tent is a type of camouflage clothing designed to resemble heavy foliage. Typically, it is a net or cloth garment covered in loose strips of cloth or twine, sometimes made to look like leaves and twigs, and optionally augmented with scraps of foliage from the area.

Since I didn't know what  a ghillie was and certainly didn't know how to spell it before looking it up, I just entered "gilly" into Google. Interestingly, a "gilly" is also slang for drugs and a derogatory name for Hispanics. :(

Urban Dictionary (Caution - Profanity)

These poor ten year old boys have no idea what else it means, so should I say something or just ignore it? They will have this patrol name for eight more years.

On a side note, I found the perfect patrol for myself and the other leaders. (Cute, huh?)

The Coffee Cup Patrol

Merit Badge Counseling

My next step in scout leadership is to become a Merit Badge Counselor. This is something kinda new for me. I'm aware of what an MB counselor is, but I've just never taken the time to DO IT. 


Now, the issue is which ones to choose.There are so many fun topics I want to counsel on them all! Going through the list makes me wish I had the opportunity to be a Boy Scout growing up. In my experience, Girl Scouts wasn't nearly as much fun! LOL


I was already interested in Geocaching. Seeing that it is a Merit Badge is exciting. I've heard that it is popular in this area and we have own two GPS devices. Now maybe we can actually get some use out of them! 


Knowing that treasures are nearby makes me want to start today! Plus, the weather is so awesome! What a great activity to do with your kids OUTSIDE of the house!

Arrow of Light Ceremony

Here are a few pictures from our Pack Arrow of Light Ceremony. We have a District Ceremony coming up this Friday night. It will be held outside and the Order of the Arrow members will perform and present the award. I can't wait! I think it will be a really cool ceremony. I just hope the weather holds out like these last few days. It is gorgeous!