This weekend has given me one of those proud times as a father.
Recently Tom has joined the 19th Gillingham Scouts. This weekend was his first weekend away camping. After the football (if thats what you can call it this week) we all went over to the camp to see Tom invested (become a member) as a scout.
I went along thinking this was the normal thing that happened. It was not until the scout leader started to talk that I became aware that the whole idea of being invested at camp was Tom’s.
It always amazes me how Tom can come up with his own creative ways. No, thats not quite right. I am amazed that Tom has these ideas and then is creative and persuasive enough to be able to see them happen. Thats quite amazing for a 10 year old boy I think.
Children seem to see through the rubbish and just get things done. I wonder what happens as we get older because ‘things’ seem to hold us back.
As I said, today I am feeling pretty much the proud father
The Shiny Headed Prophet 
I’ve just posted to Tom’s blog to congratulate him on being invested. Not enough people get involved in Scouting or Guiding, and I have seen or heard about the merging, or closure, of local units that cannot keep functioning because of lack of members. I used to help at a Guide unit, and I’m now a member of my university’s Scout and Guide club, and it’s fantastic!! We do a greater range of activities than any other university society, the club offers opportunities to get involved in Scout or Guide groups in the area, and I have more memorable experiences to take away from the club (and my time as a Guide) than from anything else I have done.I would encourage anyone to get involved.YiSaG