So I was up and read along for most of the posting party last night, but I was just so frustrated with real life that I didn't feel like posting. As many of you know I am heavy involved with our local cub scouts program. Well last night was our monthly pack meeting which I was asked to run as the Cub Master had to work. I literally spent all day organizing the awards, putting together materials that needed to be covered and working out the craft projects for the evening. This on top of continuing to plan for our Pack camping trip next weekend. I have put so many hours into writing letters to businesses to get donations, follow up calls, putting together events at the campground and all the little details that needed to be worked out. Now the rest of the Pack will never have any idea how much I have done to make this camping trip special for the kids. So back to my point. The meeting was at 6 PM. At about 5 I get an email from a Parent of one of the boys in my den that he will not be coming as she is behind in Real Life (and who isn't?) Then another Den leader calls to say that he is stuck at work and could I hand out the awards for his Den too. Somehow we actually get a decent turn out and the kids are attentive. So I tell them about all the upcoming events and all the plans and donations that I've gotten. I had made up a sign up sheet for the rest of the items that we would need as a Pack to pull off the Group Dinner (40-50 people) and misc supplies like wood for the campfire. I had hoped that each family would sign up for 2 things and that the people with campers would offer do make the hot/cold dishes as they have the space and equipment to do so. Man was I wrong. This is what They signed up for:
Family 1 Seafood Lasagna (they have a camper)
Family 2 Taco Salad (they are tenting, how are they planning to heat this?)
Family 3 Mac Salad and wood (camper and they were actually paying attention
)
Family 4 Plastic ware (tent)
Family 5 dessert plates (tent)
Family 6 watermelon and chips (large camper, *** can't they consider the tenters for this?)
Family 7 dessert (tent)
Family 8 dessert (tent they have 2 boys that are scouts)
Already on the sheet was what Chris and I were bringing which is coffee and fixins, 5 Gallons of orange Powerade and hot chocolate mix. My mother is bringing Lasagna and a blueberry dessert. I also have to pick up and bring all of the donations which include all the hamburger, hotdogs and buns as well as all the event prizes.
I don't know how I should feel or what I should do about this. We are only having one meal together because we have a lot of events planned throughout the weekend and Group meals take much longer than family style meals. I'm thinking that we don't have enough food for the group meal and certainly not much variety. With the amout of wood that was offered we should be able to have a fire for a few minutes one night
I'm not sure why we should have to do everything and bring everything. I told Chris after the meeting last night that I am just going to send out an email that lists what we have and see if anyone volunteers for anything else. If not my camper is fully supplied so my family will be fine and the rest can worry about themselves. I know that this is a long rant, but my panties are really in a bunch about this. After last year I had decided not to plan it again, but the Pack had so much fun that they asked me to do it again and being such a pushover I said yes.
On top of that Nick and Chris have a different Boy Scout overnight campout this weekend and I have to get them ready for that too.
Well, I'm off to the store to get the rest of the supplies for this weekend as it is supposed to rain on Saturday so they need waterproof boots and rain suits.
Deb
I was in tears. Some days that little boy can drive me to the nuthouse
but he was just so sweet today.
What a sweet boy! I would have been bawling too.
to you and to Alyssa's family!
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that his mood improves quickly.
