Earth day is April 22^nd and our Cub Scout Handbooks arrived just in time to provide some inspiration.  One of our boys is working toward Wolf rank and the other toward Bear.  Each handbook has a required achievement that encourages scouts to take care of their planet.  So, for Earth Day we’ll be picking up litter in our campground, planting a tree, discussing ways to conserve energy, and reading books about protecting the environment.  Join us, or try one of these Earth day ideas…

As the long line snaked its way toward The Rotunda we got more and more anxious.  We knew what was in there - the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Magna Carta, not to mention the incredible artwork and the other important documents that surround the charters of freedom.   The boys wanted to see them.  As we walked up to the documents, we picked out George Washington's signature, John Hancock's large, curvy handwriting (so the king wouldn't need his spectacles to read it) and many other famous men's names.  We also saw the faded paper bearing the Bill of Rights.  That particular document prompted an earlier discussion that left me smiling.  Here's what happened...