So last weekend we started packing up the indoor Christmas decorations and putting them up in the attic. We had a perfect day to get it done too. Saturday we had another ice storm. Fortunately it was not quite as bad as the last storm. A great day to stay indoors and do paperwork, housecleaning and watch movies.

But not for Scott. He actually headed out on Friday night for a weekend camping trip with the Scouts at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. Allison and I dropped him off on Friday evening after he got home from school, finished his homework and ate dinner. The weather was actually rather mild on Friday night. He didn't have anything scheduled at camp, so he spent some time on his computer working on an upcoming school paper.  On Saturday the Troop was up early and off to Merit Badge classes. This program was set up as a STEM event-Science/Technology/Engineering and Math. Scott signed up for two computer Merit Badges. He was fascinated by the Naval Academy's Engineering program, but most importantly he enjoyed their lunch! Unfortunately since the weather turned he was quite miserable since he had to sleep in his tent in the freezing rain. He bundled up with multiple hand warmers and managed to survive but came home Sunday with a horrible cold. After a hot shower he got busy on his paper.

Tom spent Sunday at a Hershey Hockey Game with our college friend Matt Wagner. Matt has fallen on hard times and struggles with recovery from his drug and alcohol abuse. He retired from his business -a partner in an Accounting Firm since his health has deteriorated. He is divorced from our friend Diana. She still lives in their house with their two boys. The boys both work in local restaurants. Tom was happy to have had time to catch up with Matt, give him some moral support as he attempts to recover and enjoy the hockey game. We wish him the best.

Since Tom and Allison were gone on Sunday afternoon, I decided to have Mom B over for dinner with Scott and myself. Afterwards we gave Mom's best friend, Jerry Dugan from Michigan, a phone call to wish her Happy Birthday. It was wonderful catching up with her and their family and letting Mom say hello. Mom is usually out of her apartment so she often misses phone calls. We were looking through some Bozyk family photo albums as well since we recently learned that mom's younger cousin in law on my Dad's side passed away last year. It can be hard to keep up with all the extended family members when everyone is spread throughout the country. I try to update the Family Tree on the computer as much as I can.

Allison had hoped to join Tom at the hockey game Sunday afternoon. Instead she spent her evening visiting with Tyler since Tom went with Matt. Allison

has been enjoying her time off work, visiting with friends and helping her roommate celebrate her 22nd BDay.  But also she has been productive in updating her resume and sending it out for some possible job internships this summer. She even registered for the GRE exam which she has to take as part of the admission process for the Masters Business Program which she is applying to starting next Fall. She is looking to get accepted into the MBA program at Salisbury after graduating with a BS in Business Management this coming May. I have been busy registering Scott for his upcoming SAT exam for college. We have also started to review his classes for his Senior year in High School. Hard to believe we have to start thinking about next year already.

Scott has started  squeezing in a few hours with his Robotics Team. The group has been busy designing their robot and working on a model. Final competition is in March. We also helped out at his Boy Scout meeting  with an Open House. Not a lot of Cub Scouts attended, but it gave Tom some free time to sit in on an Eagle review board meeting. That way we will know the types of questions that Scott has to answer when he is ready for his review board meeting with the council. I mostly enjoyed catching up with the other scout moms while checking in any visiting cub scouts. Scott mostly enjoys visiting with his friends while teaching younger scouts how to tie knots.