I was honored to accompany Matthew to his first Boy Scout camp last week. The week started a bit rough as the car we rode up in broke down about an hour outside of camp. We had to leave a few campers behind and carpool up. Fortunately, Matthew and I made the first leg so we didn't have to sit around in the hot sun and wait. Then during Matthew's first set of classes, he got the stomach flu. He spent some time in the infirmary and then slept for 13 hours! The next afternoon, he was back to normal. The kid just amazes me!!! He loaded his schedule FULL of classes as he is very advancement motivated. Due to his illness, he fell way behind right away. BUT, he didn't let it stop him. He spent all of his free time (which wasn't much) playing catch up - carving wood, fishing, studying, etc. By the end of the week he had successfully earned 4 merit badges and completed several achievements toward ranking up. He was so proud of himself! Not nearly as proud as I was, however! We stayed 7 fantastic days, and lucky for me we did spend much of it together. I can't wait to to go back next year!!!
