Girls, Sun, Bugs and hugs

Can I just tell you how great it is to be married to the scoutmaster. Bob has been a scoutmaster for many years. Although, he denies it, he has been off and on for over 15 years. The many young men that he has helped get to Eagle is amazing. I too benefit from his scout knowledge. I was asked in January to go to girls camp. Now this was not the first time I have been invited, but everytime it's so hard to say no, so ofcourse I said yes! I did let them know that they were asking the wrong Tucker. My husband loves the outdoors more than I do. He doesn't mind the bugs and other creepy crawler things in the outdoors. I have to talk myself into going everytime, so glad I do and did this year. All the years I've gone to camp, by far this year was the best! I had the best of everything. The best cabin, girls, sun, and not so many bugs....thank goodness. Let me start at the beginning: The week before going I started thinking about going and started to get things together. I am a planner so I had already finished making the handouts and fun stuff for the girls...we do that at camp. I wasn't the only one packing my stuff. My sweet husband had already gotten my camp supply list and began putting tubs of "camp stuff" on the dinning room table. Let me just tell you how grateful I was at camp for all his "stuff". When I arrived at camp, I unloaded3 tubs, 1 large cooler, food (really snacks and junk food), my bag of clothes, water, a sleeping bag, a box fan and 2 pillows. Throughout my time at camp I would open a tub or my back pack and find cute little reminders of the wonderful man that I married. He would put little notes on packages of insect bite medicine (incidentally I never used), neosporan to go, crackers (smore gold fish), and cookies (milanos...my favorite)...It made my time at camp so much more fun. The little treasures have been a Tucker tradition since he and Robbie (our oldest son) went to scout camp. I had forgotten until I opened containers and found these thoughtful treasures. My time at YW camp was so much fun. The place we went was fun and peaceful....I know I said that....even with approximately 200 girls but it was wonderful. I love the girls that I served, and the other leader that I was fortunate enough to serve with. We laughed so hard my side hurt. This was Katy's last camp year...for next year she will be too old and a high school graduate. Although, we didn't see eachother a lot, we still would sneak in a quick hug in between daily classes. All in all, this was not just one great experience, it was a lot of little ones wrapped in to 31/2 days of fun, sun, and not so many bugs......

Our journey up to this point

Bob and I are a funny couple....we are so very different in some ways...but the same in others....how lucky I am to have him as my husband. When Bob and I met I was divorced with two small children (Robbie and Stephanie). He embraced them and two more 3 and 6 years later (Katy and Tyler). Bob is a fabulous man with so much enthusiasm for life and service, he continues to show me the way. Let me start by saying, my children probably don't know how lucky they are to have such a talented and witty father. He is a quiet man with quick wit and humor, the kids and I are caught off guard constantly. Bob has been with the BSA (Boy Scouts of America) for most of the time we have been in Texas. His example is purely amazing to all the young men he has helped get to Eagle. I don't know how many are Eagle scouts to date....but about 6 years ago it was 23 and has continued to grow today. All I can say is He loves it!!!! Bob is also talented in other ways too....I will share a fun experience I had with him in December of last year. It was Saturday night, and I didn't know what to wear on Sunday. I had bought a beautiful dress, however, I needed to spiff it up a bit. I had bought some material that matched the dress, but ran out of time to make a jacket. I found another dress that matched exactly in my closet. I put both the dresses on and the old one under the new one. I thought I needed to have the older one hemmed and it would work perfect!!! Bob got the sewing machine out and cut and hemmed my old dress in minutes. I wore both dresses (thank goodness it was VERY cold that day)-no one knew I had two dresses on....until now. I asked Bob if he ever thought he would be sewing on his wife's sewing machine someday....never in my wildest dreams......lol