Matty Point

Scout camp looks fun. Jim took a few pictures during his short stay at Many Point with Matt, and I wish YW camp when I was a teenager was more like scout camp. In fact, I wish YW camp NOW was more like scout camp.

Matt makes his wilderness survival shelter

He has to sleep in this shelter for one night.

 Granted, I might not want to sleep out in a shelter I made myself unless I was able to make it spider-proof, but I would love to have had to MAKE a shelter at camp. Sticks and I got along pretty well when I was a kid. My mom always said kids don't need toys, all they need are sticks and dirt and they'll have plenty of fun.

Matt gets ready to kayak

I suppose I didn't need scout camp to tool around on a lake in a small paddle-powered watercraft. Julie, Jenni and I went out in mom's canoe on Lake Minnewashta plenty of times so I do feel I fulfilled the "spend time paddling around a body of water" aspect of scouting.

There are more adventures to hear about when Matt gets home on Saturday.

OH and yes, KATE IS ENGAGED! No details beyond there is an actual ring that has been on her actual finger (although at the moment it is getting sized), she has bought Christian's ring, and they are thinking sometime in April in Utah for the wedding, with a reception in MN sometime in early May. I am ramping up to be totally discombobulated at that time. Graduation parties are old hat for me; weddings are far and away more burdensome and I have no idea how to approach preparing for this event. I am very grateful that I will not be having to do both within months of each other.