The Kassel Family Project Life 365

It was a “relax by the fire” kind of evening.

Day 2 of the Eagle project build went so well.

Five scouts, four adults, and Matt from EMS Education were there to help with the build.

While John did not need that many people for the build itself, he definitely needed that many people to lift and move the helicopter trainer.

The final step was to add the skid of the helicopter to make it more realistic for training.

Now, he has to complete all the paperwork that goes along with an Eagle project and earn those final four merit badges.

John – It goes without saying that I am so proud of you – whether you make Eagle or not. However, you sure have come a long, long way. You got this, Kid. I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT. I have to admit that it would be pretty amazing watching your Eagle Scout sister make sure you are wearing the correct uniform at your Eagle Court of Honor. I love you, John. Let’s finish this.

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!