A few weeks ago I was asked to be an Assistant Scout Leader in my community. I am an Eagle Scout and have been an assistant before, but I am not a huge fan of the scouting program. This is one of the most difficult things that I have to do. I am basically a 13 year old child myself; so it is really hard for me to try and be a good example of adulthood for a group of kids that age. 
A couple of weeks ago we went to a friends ranch where we cleared a bunch of areas and campsites of logs and branches that washed in when the river overflowed. We stacked the wood and had a rather large bon-fire. The flames stretched a good 20 feet into the air. The fire burned all night and into the following day. Some of my clothes from that night still smell like smoke.
The kids that I work with are basically good kids with a wide range of personalities. In the picture, I'm the hard working one on the right. It is interesting to watch the kids as they look at the picture and try to decide who the other figures are in the picture.
