Day 1207: Quest 2015 Leader Meeting

We finished arranging the hike groups at noon and I typed them up.  At 2:00, Steve went up to school to make copies and I went to Brocton for class.  By 5:00, we already had four changes to the newly typed roster.  We try so hard to maintain continuity for the kids, but the coming and going of hikers is really disrupting the flow and integrity of the program.  The illusion of a wilderness experience has been further disrupted.

The leader's meeting is always fun because old friends are reunited for a new adventure.  It's so wonderful to see everyone.  Fortunately, there weren't many changes from previous years, but we have several new rookies who needed to be oriented to our procedures.  A couple student leaders came late and a few more were not present.  They have so many competing obligations.

I bought my first flat of flowers today: pansies, because I love their little faces and intense colors.   After the SNOW, maybe Sunday, I'll plant them in colorful pots for the front of the house.