posted
Congratulations mgbdriver and son! I know you're both proud.
Do not worry, Pixiechic, I'm almost old enough to be your grandmother and am old enough to be his grandmother, and I think he's a good-looking kid, too. We're allowed to think people are cute! I may be old, but I ain't blind.
-------------------- "This air we're breathing. Oxygen, isn't it?"~I’mNotDedalus, impersonating Vincent D’Onofrio.|"Sometimes trying to communicate can be like walking through a minefield."~wanderwoman "Give people a break. It's not easy doing a life."~Joshua Halberstam Posts: 4020 | From: Oklahoma | Registered: Nov 2005
| IP: Logged |
quote:Originally posted by Signora Del Drago: I may be old, but I ain't blind.
Or, as my sister once said, "I might be married, but I'm not DEAD!"
-------------------- Like every good third-in-a-series it contains a whole load of ewoks, ‘Clubber’ Lang, whey-faced Sophia Coppola, Sean Connery as the Pirate Captain’s estranged dad, a crappy CGI alien, and Richard Pryor on a donkey. -- Gideon Defoe Posts: 2211 | From: Harford County, MD | Registered: Oct 2005
| IP: Logged |
posted
No shame, Pixiechic. I thought hubba-hubba too!
Wow, on second glance maybe I am a dirty old woman also!
Congrats to you and your son!
-------------------- "Are we talking misdemeanor trouble or squeal like a pig trouble?" Posts: 618 | From: Ann Arbor, Michigan | Registered: May 2006
| IP: Logged |
guruwan2b
Ding Dong! Merrily on High Definition TV
posted
Does he have a pirate suit????
Congrats to your son, mgb!!!
-------------------- Too much of this navel gazing and we'll disappear up our own arses. Danvers Carew Posts: 7465 | From: Oklahoma | Registered: Oct 2001
| IP: Logged |
posted
Wow!! Congrats to you both! What an honor. You must be so proud.
And I must chime in at what a good looking young man your son is. Your phone must never stop ringing.
Posts: 1359 | From: Akron, Ohio | Registered: Aug 2005
| IP: Logged |
Bravo to all y'all!! WOOT!! That is a great accomplishment, and you should ALL be proud!
-------------------- Opinions aren't excuses to remain ignorant about subjects, nor are they excuses to never examine one's beliefs & prejudices...
Babies are like tattoos. You see other peoples' & they're cool, but yours is never as good & you can't get rid of it. Posts: 5622 | From: Jax, Florida | Registered: Nov 2003
| IP: Logged |
-------------------- Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; give him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish Posts: 2036 | From: Virginia | Registered: Jul 2002
| IP: Logged |
-------------------- Last year's goat was burned down by vandals dressed up as Santa Claus and the Gingerbread Man. They were never caught. My blog. The Adventures of the Fish O'Thwacking. Countdown: 177 days (or less!) Posts: 4926 | From: NW Ohio | Registered: Apr 2003
| IP: Logged |
-------------------- And if she says come inside I'll come inside for her. If she says give it all I'll give everything to her. I am justified. I am purified. I am sanctified. Inside you Posts: 695 | From: Oklahoma | Registered: Mar 2004
| IP: Logged |
posted
(picks up rolled-up newspaper) DOWN, LADIES, DOWN!
He's 17, and he'd be embarrassed as all hell if I told him about the comments in this thread (I'll wait 'til the time is right).
He has 45 merit badges (I think) and I'm the one who sews them on. Mrs. driver told me when he was a Cub Scout, "You're the one who signe him up, you're the one who sews badges."
His project was a complete transcription of local cemeteries for the city's historical society. He then compiled the info and put it into an searchable database so the ladies could look up a name without resorting to the 300+ pages of data. The project took 145 hours total.
It's been a banner Scouting year for him; he also earnd the Ranger and Silver Awards in the Venturing program (that's the green shirt in the tree).
We are very proud of him.
-------------------- "Chuck E. Cheese called. They want their band back."
quote:Originally posted by mgbdriver: He has 45 merit badges (I think) and I'm the one who sews them on. Mrs. driver told me when he was a Cub Scout, "You're the one who signe him up, you're the one who sews badges."
First, congratulations to your son. We're just on Bear right now but we've discussed the possibilities of Eagle. Its a long road but we're willing to go as long as he wants to do it.
Glad to know I'm not the only mom who delegated Scout responsibilities to the dad. I told my DH 'I'm not a boy & I was never a cub scout. This is your deal'. I do iron-on the patches though.
I do feel out of the loop at times because a lot of moms are very involved in Scouting & I do little more than show up when asked & help him as needed with requirements, arrow points & belt loops.
If all goes well, we'll be going to our 1st Jamboree in 2010, the 100th anniversary of Scouting! Can't wait!
-------------------- I cannot live without books-Thomas Jefferson *~* A child educated only at school is an uneducated child - George Santayana I'm going to pummel you with such zeal, Buddha will explode! *~* Never miss a good chance to shut up - Will Rogers Posts: 6585 | From: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX | Registered: Feb 2002
| IP: Logged |
quote:Originally posted by Morgaine La Raq Star: First, congratulations to your son. We're just on Bear right now but we've discussed the possibilities of Eagle. Its a long road but we're willing to go as long as he wants to do it.
I was never so happy when I was able to stop sewing those arrow points on two (yep, he had a long-sleeve and short-sleeve) Cub uniforms.
-------------------- "Chuck E. Cheese called. They want their band back."
posted
What a wonderful Eagle Scout project. Many congratulations to the young hottie, er, fine young fellow.
-------------------- "The Potato Festival will never be the same without Evelena." (from an obituary in the Charleston, WV, Gazette) Posts: 215 | From: living here in Allentown, PA | Registered: Nov 2005
| IP: Logged |
Well done, MGB and son! That's an accomplishment he'll remember forever- I can personally guarantee that.
Now, a few bits to pass to the MGBSon, from one Eagle to another- As overused as the phrase is, there truly is no end to the Eagle Scout trail. Once that silver Eagle has taken perch, it is your greatest friend in triumph and trouble, in joy and pain. From this day forward, until the Great Master has welcomed you home, you're marked as one of us, and that is something worth being!
Well done!
-------------------- "To be or not to be! That is the question! Now, will you answer, dare, double dare, or take the Physical Challenge?" --Mark Summers as Hamlet Countdown: 177 days and counting... or less. My blog. 14 keyboards owed. Posts: 5584 | From: Ohio | Registered: Dec 2003
| IP: Logged |
quote:Originally posted by Morgaine La Raq Star: First, congratulations to your son. We're just on Bear right now but we've discussed the possibilities of Eagle. Its a long road but we're willing to go as long as he wants to do it.
I was never so happy when I was able to stop sewing those arrow points on two (yep, he had a long-sleeve and short-sleeve) Cub uniforms.
Whaa? He couldn't sew his own? Bah - I learned to sew when I was 5, with cactus fibre, and, erm, whale bone!
-------------------- This is where I come up with something right? Something really clever... Posts: 6552 | From: UK | Registered: Oct 2002
| IP: Logged |
posted
Congrats to your son, mgbdriver. And I'm a little embarassed to add that I too am a 30 year old who opened the picture and said "WOW! And look at all those badges, too!"
That's a great looking kid you've got there. And now an Eagle Scout. Lots of reasons to be proud.
-------------------- There are just some things a dog can't explain to a monkey. Posts: 2529 | From: Newfoundland | Registered: Jan 2002
| IP: Logged |
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
Printer-friendly view of this topic
![[Smile]](smile.gif)
![[Wink]](wink.gif)
![[Embarrassed]](redface.gif)
![[fish]](graemlins/fish.gif)
![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
