Paperwork is For the Birds

The Boy completed his Eagle project in October, before the snow began to fly.  The Boy has not completed the paperwork for said Eagle project, and now the snow is flying.  I wish he would just finish it.  There are a lot of menial issues to get this all done, and yet I can't seem to find a central and concise list of exactly what he needs to be doing to finish.  So I am frustrated.

We did work on a sample letter requesting a letter of recommendation--of which he needs 5, or 6, or 7 to complete his Eagle application.  I suggested to him to ask his football coach (who may or may not be moving before the next season begins), his foods teacher (who, by the way, is simply delightful), and one of our local Scout committee members who also invited The Boy to serve at the Timberline leadership course he headed up last summer (who is also husband to my Dear Friend Kelly).  The Boy hasn't done any more than listen to me with that glassy eyed look he has. So I am frustrated.

My goal for him was to get this stuff done over the break, but it isn't my project.  (I keep reminding myself of this point, over and over again.)  Ideally, we'd like to coordinate his Eagle Court of Honor with his birthday week and his ordination in late April or early May.  I'm torn with the idea that it is four or five months away, but it is only four or five month away.  Frustrated?!  It is his project, not mine.  His project, not mine.  Ohm.  Ohm. Ohm.

Too bad they don't offer a Mom's Merit Badge for not killing the Eagle scout candidate when they are dragging their feet and rolling their eyes each time Mom asks them to do something on their paperwork.  Maybe I'll make up my own...anyone else qualified for this award?  I think I market them.  Maybe I'll call it the I Survived My Eaglet's Project.  Maybe not.  Ohm.  Ohm.  Ohm.