by Craft Lady » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:09 pm
Wow 12. I don't know why I thought it was 13.
I agree that it can be hard for a younger boy to do a long trip. My son is on a long trip right now.
His troop went to Yellowstone and summer camp out near Yellowstone. They were to be gone 16 days. However because of another commitment he made before he had the dates for Yellowstone (the troop normally goes to the last session at a camp so we figured we were safe) he had to be picked up enroute back home and dropped off in Kansas City.
My husband drove to Iowa Saturday. From there he had to take him to Kansas city. My son will now come home Thursday or Friday, depending on how his team does in the competition they are in. That will be 20 or 21 days from home. When my husband showed up in Iowa my son would hardly let go of my husband.
When they got to Kansas City, he tried to talk my husband in staying as long as possible, also they were having trouble finding his team. My son said "if we don't find them by 4:30 just take me home." When they did find his team he had a momment of disappointment. Then he got excited and seperated fine. The team sponsors let him use the cell phone they have with them and the kid has called home 2 times today.
I am sure Jamboree is a little better because they are active and busy. My son is in a Hotel, taking a test and playing in quiz games. I am sure it would be easier for him not to miss us if he were hiking, camping, fishing, etc, but still.
Jennifer