The Eagle has (nearly) Landed

On Tuesday night, our son had the next to the last step in his Eagle Scout process by meeting with the woman who decides if all paperwork is in order, then she schedules the Eagle board of review, which we are so lucky: It is fast tracked and his appt with the board is in two weeks. We are trying desperately to get it all done, (and you know the saying: it ain't done till the paperwork is in...)so he can have his Eagle ceremony before leaving to work at Scout camp for the summer as a lifeguard and support staff. We had an emotional mother/son moment in that when we walked out of the room, he grabbed me, gave me a hug, and said "I love you, mom!" OK, Mother's Day arrived early. I got all teary eyed and emotional and just felt so very proud of him. We started tentatively planning the ceremony in the hopes it will actually happen; our beloved cousins are coming from out of town and we are hoping to work it out so they can be there too. Now that would be frosting on the cake if we can arrange it. Here are a couple more pictures of the before and after headstone cleaning from his Eagle project.