Phillippo Scout Reservation Mom's Campout

April 11-13, 2008

Submitted by: Bobby H.

A great turnout of 12 moms and 18 scouts drove to Phillippo in the chilly onset of April. A Saturday morning snowfall attempted to suffocate our spirits but we toughed it out. Our accommodations were the Gwin center along with four cabins heated by wood-burning stoves. Some of the scouts got a little bit carried away with the pyrotechnics of these stoves. We played the typical cabin board games, including Trans Am. Other weekend highlights included “Guess the Baby” game as the boys tried to identify scouts from a collage of unlabeled baby pictures and our own version of Troop Feud. On Saturday morning, everyone worked on making a patrol flag, even the Mom’s Queen Bee Patrol. Robby and Phil worked with the younger scouts on some requirements. The rest of the boys practiced orienteering but were befuddled by a power line that “altered the magnetic field of their compasses.” In service to Phillipo we trimmed the lower branches of a number of evergreens. That afternoon we also made a trek to Friendship Point.

Queen Bee Patrol Cheer

We are the Queen Bess of Troop 449 There are a few things that have been on our mind. You know that we love you, but here’s what we say To help you succeed and get on your way!

GET OUT OF BED! BRUSH YOUR TEETH! TAKE A SHOWER! BECAUSE I SAID SO!

PULL UP YOUR PANTS! GET OFF YOUR COMPUTER! DO YOUR HOMEWORK! HAVE YOU PRACTICED YOUR INSTRUMENT? BECAUSE I SAID SO!

THE BUS IS COMING! CLEAN YOUR ROOM! PUT MORE RUFFAGE IN YOUR DIET! BECAUSE I SAID SO!

EAT SOME PROTEIN! HURRY UP! POTATO CHIPS ARE NOT A VEGETABLE, AND NEITHER IS KETCHUP!