New Scout

Tonight was Delaney's first Boy Scout meeting, and it was a lot different than past meetings. We went early to fill out paperwork and the boys went off the meeting while we were finishing things off.

It was cool to see him interacting with people in the troop, and listening to the other boys. At one point the leader pulled out a couple of his peers since they weren't listening and goofing off. I think it was a shock and a good lesson for them.

One strange thing was that all the boys got put into one patrol, so they're together, but they lack some leadership, IMHO. We'll see if things change, or if I've missed something. I was reading with Kendall some of the time, so maybe I'm off.

Delaney realized that he has a lot of work to do and commented on that during the ride home. He asked if I'd still help him, and I said I would, as well as Tia and the siblings. Hopefully he'll stay motivated and work hard. Sounds like a fun troop, with lots of activities planned. I have the feeling I'll be learning to camp again as well.