Gail joined the track team at school. I was thrilled for her to do it and encouraged her in the endeavor, so to that end I made sure I attended each of her meets. The morning of her second meet I woke early, dressed and put on an outfit which I hoped would not destroy my daughter’s position in the eyes of her peers. That day I had several errands around town so I knew I would not have time to saw, chop, stain, or glue anything and I also had no time for the gym, so why not dress up. As a result, my children saw me in make-up and slacks at the breakfast table for the first time in yes, probably a year. Well such a strange sight did not go unnoticed. The boys instantly started asking me if I had a meeting that day. But then good old James piped up and said, indicating to my blouse, “You don’t wear pink to a meeting!” So Curtis, you may want to inform Elton of that. Anyway, they were so impressed with my outfit; I took another look at it. That is when I realized, only my underwear was originally mine: the boots I bought for Gail back when her feet were as small as mine, the pants my friend got at Good Will for her sister, but her sister did not want them, the blouse, another friends gave me after she decided she’d never wear it, and the silver and gold belt (which treasurer loving James was most enamored with) a different friend’s secretary off loaded to her, she then gave it to me. It’s just like I’ve always said, “My friends give me way better stuff than I would ever buy.”
The kids made me feel so good in the hodgepodge of hand-me-downs that I decided to wear the same thing the next week to Pack Meeting. That was an important Pack Meeting because Hyrum was earning his Webelos badge and his Arrow of Light. Kimball came to the meeting in his church suit because John and Bishop Guluka arranged that Kimball might have his baptismal interview after the meeting. Well, I did not know they were planning to welcome Kimball into Cub Scouts and give him his Wolf book at the meeting, but they did. So when they called Kimball Jardine to the front, he looked so cute and official striding up in his suit. Unfortunately, something came up and the interview was rescheduled, but Kimball was happy to be an official Cub Scout.
Who was not happy to be an official Cub Scout was Hyrum. As part of the Arrow of Light ceremony a scout leader painted stripes across his face. He almost started to cry about this and told John and I it is against our religion to paint our bodies, etc. My kids analyze so many things way too much. Hyrum was not too happy about the whole thing, but I was thrilled! Getting Hyrum through Cub Scouts was a chore. Now Kimball on the other hand has been reading Hyrum’s scout books for years and can’t wait to experience everything in it. You go Kimball!
The kids made me feel so good in the hodgepodge of hand-me-downs that I decided to wear the same thing the next week to Pack Meeting. That was an important Pack Meeting because Hyrum was earning his Webelos badge and his Arrow of Light. Kimball came to the meeting in his church suit because John and Bishop Guluka arranged that Kimball might have his baptismal interview after the meeting. Well, I did not know they were planning to welcome Kimball into Cub Scouts and give him his Wolf book at the meeting, but they did. So when they called Kimball Jardine to the front, he looked so cute and official striding up in his suit. Unfortunately, something came up and the interview was rescheduled, but Kimball was happy to be an official Cub Scout.
Who was not happy to be an official Cub Scout was Hyrum. As part of the Arrow of Light ceremony a scout leader painted stripes across his face. He almost started to cry about this and told John and I it is against our religion to paint our bodies, etc. My kids analyze so many things way too much. Hyrum was not too happy about the whole thing, but I was thrilled! Getting Hyrum through Cub Scouts was a chore. Now Kimball on the other hand has been reading Hyrum’s scout books for years and can’t wait to experience everything in it. You go Kimball!
You looked great Kelli. I am happy for Kimball and I think you can wear whatever color you want to meetings. Ams has started wanting to pick out my clothes and she is always telling me if I look OK.
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