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Launching A New Decade for Sebi!

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 For his 10th birthday, Sebastian knew exactly what he wanted: a trip to the space simulator up in Pleasant Grove. His brother and sister had both attended with Aunt Betsy's 6th grade class, and he'd wanted to have a party there for years. Unfortunately, they don't take anyone under the age of nine. I guess space exploration is only for the literate and mature crowd.  We fed the boys lunch here, and went with a mostly Star Wars theme: Hoth Dogs, Fruit Sabers, Boba Fettables (carrot sticks), Darth Tater Chips, and Luke Skywater to drink (this is all from Pinterest -- don't think I came up with a thing). They played a couple of games, like shoot the storm trooper and the Star Wars trivia quiz. I failed miserably at the quiz and was shamed by a 10-year-old named Ryan. Then they ate the cake and ice cream and were off to the simulator. From what I can tell, the kids are each assigned roles on a starship's bridge. Things such as captain, engineer, tactical, se

Scout Overnighter in the West Desert

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 I can barely write this post, it freaks me out so much. I should have Rob do it, or Will, but they are off on the next Cukoolicious scouting event right now. Anyway, scouts need 20 nights of camping. They're supposed to go once a month. This was to count as a night of camping. They stayed by these hot springs someplace out in the west desert that made Delta look like a teeming metropolis. The good news is that they springs were hot during a cold winter night. The bad news is that the boys stayed up until late thirty and then the natives came down to the springs drinking and whooping it up and kept everyone awake until 4am or so.  Here they are the next morning. There are at least three adults in this picture, which should make me feel better. One of them is a doctor and one is a seasoned hiker, hanglider and daredevil. He held a world record for hangliding for about 10 years, from Frisco Peak to Park City. The other is a professor of psychology and he's the only one who