GLCJ Countdown Mode Has Taken Control

The days are numbered before the Great Lakes Centennial Jamboree invades Oshkosh and our lives. Over 8000 scouts and scouters are expected. Being commissioners for the event Allen and I start our duties early Thursday morning so when I get off work on Wednesday night instead of coming home, I will be going out to the grounds and going to sleep in the tent. Today I spent sewing patches onto shirts, special ones for the 100th anniversary of Scouting which happens in 2010. I also did some finishing work on my walking stick that I decided to give a makeover after summer camp. Tommorow I need to hem my uniform pants, they do not make them for us short women, I will be cutting a couple of inches off before I make the hem. I even got new hiking shoes for the weekend that I tried to break in last night by walking to work, I hope they feel better walking on grass than they did on concrete.
Have to try to make some time to call a couple of my doctors tomorrow and schedule some appointments. Need to see the orthepedic doc for my shoulder and schedule another round of steroid shots in my back as the last round done in January seems to be wearing off.
Spent much of today discussing whether or not Nick was going to go for his Eagle Scout rank or not. He needs to get to work on a project asap if he is as he will be 18 come July. He has some ideas of groups he wants to approach but he hates to be pressured and starts to shut down when you pressure him. He also has to complete 3 more merit badges, but I can help him and Zak do that within a few months easily. Would be a part of our homeschooling lessons. We are also working with Nick to get him ready to graduate this year. Our only option here in Wisconsin because we follow our own curriculum is for him to take the GED test, so he can than apply to the Technical College like he wants to.
Well, I need to start getting things together for tonight's scout meeting. Have a good one.