RSVP for End of Year Fest

All right, we're two weeks out from our end of the year party, and I need to know who all is going to be there.

To refresh your memory, it's May 31 at my Dad and stepmom's place in Apopka, 4029 Ponkan Road. We'd like to have everyone arrive between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. At 2 p.m., we'll have a short den meeting, and then we'll have a couple hours of swimming, rockets, bubbles, games, etc. We'll roast hot dogs and eat dinner around 5 p.m., followed by the inevitable S'mores.

Please RSVP in the comments to this post. Once I know who's coming (and how many), I'll start contacting folks to bring drinks or whatever. Thanks, and hope everybody can make it!

And just so it's clear, we will NOT be using lawn tools to roast our hot dogs!

Math in real life!

Today's date, 5/7/09, is one of only six this century that will feature three consecutive odd numbers. Cool, huh?

End of year party date change

My folks have requested that the party be moved from Saturday 5/30 to Sunday 5/31. I've made the change on the Google calendar. Hope this doesn't prevent anyone from coming.

Let's Get Cookin'

You may have noticed the addition of an entry to the calendar for the annual Den 8 End of the year FEST. It'll be May 30 at the same place as last year -- my dad and stepmom's place in Apopka. Clear your calendars!

I'll soon be contacting you all about organizing the event. To get everyone in the mood, here's a picture of some Scouts from 1920 whipping up a tasty meal.

Cub Scout Day Camp!

Some of you had expressed an interest, so I wanted to let you know I'll be signing Wyatt up for the Cub Scout Day Camp to be held at Killarney Elementary the week of June 8-12. And if things go according to plan, I'll be serving as the shooting instructor for archery and BB guns that week. (I went up to La No Che a couple Saturdays ago and went through the certification course.)

The camp theme is "Books Come Alive," and it costs $85 for the week. (You can volunteer to help out and get a reduced price.) Other than that, I can't tell you much about it. But I'm told it was a lot of fun last year. Here's a link to the registration form.

Hope you all can join us! I'll drop another note when I'm confirmed as a volunteer.

Lake Lotus birdwatching tour

Lake Lotus Park in Altamonte Springs will have its monthly guided bird walk next Saturday, May 9 at 7 a.m. Here's a link to their flyer.

I've done it twice and really enjoyed it both times (aside from getting up so early on a Saturday!) There's usually only a few other people there -- the park's still closed at that hour -- and the ranger really knows his birds. If anyone would like to join me (and maybe Wyatt, not sure yet), let me know.

-- Eric