April 27, 2008
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Fundamentally productive
The list never quite made it to the PC. But, oh boy, did I achieve after I got back from the County Training Day yesterday. And I slept in this morning.
- Created the basic Pack Holiday Diary
- Ditto Wildlife Explorer Badge books
- Pack Holiday Accounts
- Brownie Accounts
- Installed new camera software (not yet tested)
- Installed new anti-virus software
- Failed not to laugh at the boy when he texted to inform me that, after the army-navy rugby match (which I imagine as being rather similar to the first day of the sales at the Army & Navy stores), sitting stings. I have suggested that he sit on some ice. This has not gone down well. Note small letters: he is still a friend.
- Sowed basil, thyme, majoram, dill and sage seeds in pots. Sowed sweet pea seeds outside. Hosed down the potting compost that escaped onto the table.
- Brought in less-muddy boots.
- Bought folder for Pack Holiday
- Managed to put last year's Pack Holiday Health forms into a sealed envelope (The shame, this should have been done back then).
- Made a pile of paper to be shredded (some of which should have been done in 2007. The shame).
- Made one last effort to de-pink the rugby shirt. Failure.
- Thought deep thoughts about Oscar certificates for Pack Holiday.
- Worked out how many Overnight, Pack Holiday, Advanced Pack Holiday, Cook & Advanced Cook, and Wildlife Explorer Badges I need.
- Written consent notes for parents for Archery and Sleeping on the Top Bunk and Using Makeup/Nail Varnish.
- Written the cheque for monies owed to me from the trip to Legoland last November (you don't want to know how much).
- Sewn a nametape onto Guide Uniform.
- Answered an awful lot of emails.
And now, I shall go and knit some of the most boring collar in the world for le pull français, and mend my gloves, my vest, and my grey sweater.
xxx
Comments (5)
Sleeping on the Top Bunk consent forms? What is the world coming to ... ?
@Katiefinger - They're 7-10 years old, and, you know, they might wet the bed still. Or sleepwalk. Bad enough to wet the bed on Pack Holiday anyhow. Even worse to soak the Brownie underneath... and I really don't want a sleepwalker in the top bunk! This is the easy way to get it sorted, particularly when Bad Brown Owl here forgot to put it on the general consent form. ~x~
I notice you're using that word "fundamentally" quite a lot lately. I mean, it's OK. I'm just taking notice.
I was kind of surprised by the top bunk forms too, but then I remembered some of the things we needed consent forms for 15 years ago, and I'm not so surprised anymore.
I was a sleepwalker all the way until the age of 21, but apparently I became quite skilled at leaping off the end of the bunk bed when sleeping on the top bunk. I'll never forget the look of horror on my roommate's face when I did it while she was studying (I woke up a few minutes later, obviously).
I am surprised by how many of those things I have failed to grasp. Oscar certificates? I know that I want a Wildlife Explorer Badge, though. It could make up for my being entirely unqualified as an Urban Forester.