[AGDee]

I can update now too. My son earned his Arrow of Light at Blue & Gold in February and crossed over to Boy Scouts last week. I didn't think he was going to cross over. He's been fighting me about going to Cub Scouts for the last several years, but then always decided to do it again for one more year. Every year, I gave him the option to quit at the end of the year, with the understanding that if he committed to another year, he had to finish out that year (finish what you start philosophy).

I really didn't think he'd cross over. So, we went to our first Boy Scout Troop meeting on Monday, which was their semi-annual Court of Honor. I thought my son would find it incredibly boring, but he was excited about going and said it was a lot better than Cub Scouts. He liked being around the older boys. He's in 5th grade now. He never wanted to camp with the Cub Scouts after a couple bad day camp experiences and has never spent a weekend away from home without a parent around, but now he can't wait to camp. Go figure. I'm going into Boy Scouts determined not to take a leadership role. I'm not going to fight with him if he doesn't want to go to stuff then. I'm quite relieved to be free of my Assistant Den Leader and Advancement Chair duties. QUITE RELIEVED. I will support him if he wants to continue with Boy Scouts, but am not going to push him. The troop he joined also produces an amazing number of Eagles.

My daughter is now in 7th grade and is working on her Girl Scout Silver Award. She has unwavering dedication to Scouts.