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We got this gal home to celebrate for a bit!  Hoping she has a joyous year.

Filling that cake on up with candles!

 

13

Thirteen years

Of joy

With this silly goose

Freedom Rangeman

Nate began in Trail Life as a first grader in 2015.  He hadn’t been in very long before he was invited to a Freedom Rangeman Ceremony.  He decided then that he wanted to earn that too.

Over the years he took the steps to learn all he could.  Then once he reached middle school he began to earnestly  pursue all the steps—earning badges and service hours first, then seeking leadership opportunities.  As he continued, he sought out learning in minors with CPR & First Aid and Wilderness First Aid as well as ***.  He majored in Communication & Performance through keeping a blog of leather working blog and group piano lessons.

The culmination was a service project, leading other youth in replacing the flooring in our church.

We knew there was some rot by the sink.

He discovered there was more in front of the fridge.

The rotten floor was cut away and replaced.

Then new tile placed.

There were tight spaces to fit in.

And after it was discovered the adhesive the tile came with wasn’t strong enough, every tile was lifted, glued, and reset.  As newly glued tile looks like the originally laid tile, they were taped once complete to keep from continuously lifting the tiles to check.

Completed Project!

He had the honor of having his former Troop Master, a former Trail Master, and a former Trailman (also a Rangeman) come from his old troop all serve on his Board of Review along with our current Senior Ministry Liaison, Troop Treasurer, and an Area Pointman.

It was such an encouragement to have so many men who were willing to give their time and come to offer their wisdom.

Congratulations!

 

Get Away

We ran off for a day, stopping first at Patti’s

For flower pot bread.

Then a train museum

With an extensive library.

Saw the engine

And the flood wall in Paducah.

Then we visited ‘the’ Hancock Fabric Store

So many goodies!

We played glow in the dark mini golf.

The next morning we visited the quilt museum

From teeny tiny

To massive quilts

So many patterns

And colors

Creatively

And painstakingly pieced.

So much creativity.

 

16 1/2

 

1. What is your favorite color? Black

2. What is your favorite toy? Switch

3. What is your favorite fruit? Grapes

4. What is your favorite tv show? NCIS

5. What is your favorite movie? Minecraft movie

6. What is your favorite thing to wear? Leather jacket 

7. What is your favorite animal? Dogs

8. What is your favorite song?  Man in the mirror 

9. What is your favorite book? Steel heart

10. Who is your best friend? Ashton

11. What is your favorite snack? Protein 

12. What is your favorite drink? Dr Pepper

13. What is your favorite breakfast? Donuts 

14. What is your favorite lunch? Quesadillas 

15. What is your favorite dinner? Enchiladas 

16. What is your favorite game? Fortnite 

17. What is your favorite thing to play outside? Man hunt

18. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas 

19. What do you sleep with at night? Blankets 

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Electrical engineer

18 1/2

1. What is your favorite color? pink

2. What is your favorite toy? books

3. What is your favorite fruit? pomegranates

4. What is your favorite tv show? percy jackson

5. What is your favorite movie? pride and prejudice 

6. What is your favorite thing to wear? pjs

7. What is your favorite animal? LUCY

8. What is your favorite song? origami

9. What is your favorite book? heartless

10. Who is your best friend? teresa and kevin

11. What is your favorite snack? lava cake

12. What is your favorite drink? iced coffee

13. What is your favorite breakfast? french toast

14. What is your favorite lunch? any kind of ramen

15. What is your favorite dinner? chicken alfredo

16. What is your favorite game? uno

17. What is your favorite thing to play outside? swimming

18. What is your favorite holiday? CHRISTMAS

19. What do you sleep with at night? hippopotamus 

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? a princess

Friday Funny

 When you're old and on you deathbed, you'll say "Ehhh I wish I’d had more car lemons."

-Ellie