Going Through Life One Blog Post at a Time
Matt Pigg, John’s Eagle Coach, came over this evening to begin the build on John’s Eagle project. Andy, John, and Matt worked for about 2 1/2 hours and have a great start.
The walls are built and nearly everything is cut. It should make tomorrow pretty easy!
I was talking to a friend yesterday, and the idea came up to make soap for the Gold Star families that will be honored in the Memorial Day parade. I mentioned it to Andy, and he said that it would be easy to do the gold star, but the border would be hard. Well, that got me thinking and I spent part of today planning and then making the soap. This is the beginnings of the border.
This is after I set the star in the middle.
This is the finished soap.
I do need to use more white soap, and I need to make sure the star is in the middle. I will probably also use a true white soap instead of adding white colorant to clear soap. However, this was a great first attempt, and I am excited to show it to Angela!
Andy and I attended the Brave Event for Great Rivers Council this evening. It is a volunteer recognition ceremony and two people that we know from Troop 706 were receiving awards. Matt Pigg was Laura’s Eagle coach and is John’s Eagle coach too. His business, Pigg Construction, gives so many hours in service to Scouting.
Dan Hickey is the Troop 706 Committee Chair. He received the District Award of Merit for his work with different Cub Scout packs and Troop 706.
Congratulations to both!
The kids are headed back to the Dome, but this time they will be performing with the SEMO Marching Band as one of the exhibition bands for the Bands of America – St. Louis Super Regional!
For those who don’t know, John auditioned for the SEMO Marching Band and was accepted. For Andy and me, that means at least one more year of watching our kids march their hearts out on the same field. I have really missed that these last two years, and I cannot wait to see them in the same uniform again!
Congrats to SEMO Marching Band #120! I love watching you all perform!
I got a new slab mold and tried out new soaps as a result. This is “Lush Succulent.”
I took the succulents that I made in my succulent mold and placed them on top. The soap turns out as more square bars, which allows for this type of design.
I also decided to make a rainbow bar with a textured top from bubble wrap.
I love the way these turned out. I am not sure if I like the layers or the textured top more.
It was another fun day of creating soaps!
It was a long day at First Step Orientation, but it was a good day. We spent the day in several informational sessions while John attended several different sessions.
He is now registered for classes, and he is ready to go. Now, we wait to learn his housing assignment and then we get to buy for his dorm room.
