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To: Prof Engineer
Oh my stars, I'm having a rigor...

Matthew was supposed to do that knife safety and soap carving business this past weekend with his fellow scouts and with Steve and we forgot.

Anyway, I just spoke with his den leader and she was less than pleased, because she had planned on us being there. Now, she said she'd accept Matthew's carving, but he has to pass an exam before he can get his Whittling Chip Card...the other boys already did.

I need to breath into a sack or something...I'm having a rigor. I hope he can pass the exam...they had other stuff other than the book to study with...and I don't have that stuff. It's not catastrophic, we can just get the stuff and make it up...but all the REST of the troop will be getting another red bead tonight...and if Matthew doesn't pass, he won't get the bead. I can't bear to see that! I would just cry.

49,227 posted on 12/08/2003 2:55:45 PM PST by 2Jedismom (HHD with 4 Chickens)
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To: 2Jedismom
Relax. Prolly just a quiz on knife safety and handling. looks like Steve showed him more than enough to do that.
49,228 posted on 12/08/2003 3:00:56 PM PST by Prof Engineer (I knew Ward Smythe. Ward Smythe was a friend of mine. You senator, are no Ward Smythe.)
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49,229 posted on 12/08/2003 3:01:46 PM PST by Bear_in_RoseBear (Bite Back with Big Bots!)
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49,230 posted on 12/08/2003 3:01:51 PM PST by Bear_in_RoseBear (Bite Back with Big Bots!)
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To: 2Jedismom
Show her yer proof!! print out the pics.

BTW, I remember doing that with my dad when I was a kiddo, only it wasn't for a badge. (He just wanted his knives sharpened, hehe.) Seriesly, though, my dad was ALWAYS sharpening his blades. Ya gotsta have sharp tools when yer gonna do a bit o carving in some fine maple. He showed me how to use the chisel, too, but I never really caught on that well. My curly-cues were never as cool as his were.
49,232 posted on 12/08/2003 3:03:46 PM PST by msdrby (US Veterans: All give some, but some give all.)
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To: 2Jedismom
Darlin' drink some Chamomile! He's five... I hardly think he wants to grow up knowing his Mom had a rigor over the possibility of him not doing well enough on a Boy Scout Test!
49,238 posted on 12/08/2003 3:09:22 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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