{"id":58004,"date":"2015-10-31T00:09:31","date_gmt":"2015-10-31T07:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=58004"},"modified":"2015-10-31T00:09:31","modified_gmt":"2015-10-31T07:09:31","slug":"young-cultivators-merit-badge-i-am-a-survivor-beginner-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/58004","title":{"rendered":"Young Cultivators Merit Badge: I Am a Survivor, Beginner Level"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\u00a0<\/strong>The adorable, always humorous MBA Jane is my way of honoring our<\/span> Sisterhood Merit Badge program<\/span><\/span><\/a>, now with\u00a06,691 dues-paying members who have earned an amazing number of merit badges so far\u20149,460 total! Take it away, MBA Jane!!! MJ\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wondering who I am? I\u2019m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my<\/span> former life<\/span><\/span><\/a> \u2026\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For this week\u2019s Out There Kids\/I Am A Survivor Young Cultivator Merit Badge<\/u><\/a>, I snagged my little pal, Nora, and we got ready to put together some Survival Packs. Now, in order to earn this Beginner Level badge, we really only needed to make one, but never let it be said that I make things easy. Or cheaply. Or wisely. So I bought most of our supplies in bulk and we thought we\u2019d make some for our friends and families. I mean, come on. Survival? It\u2019s uh, kinda necessary stuff.<\/p>\n

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Also, I\u2019ve been reading a lot of zombie novels, and it never hurts to be prepared. Just sayin\u2019.<\/p>\n

So Nora came over for the afternoon and we got to work assembling our supplies and packing our baggies. I was surprised at much she couldn\u2019t identify, and the stuff she could identify, she didn\u2019t know why anyone would ever need. So, all in all, our afternoon stretched into the evening. That kid can ask a lot of questions \u2026<\/p>\n

Such as:<\/p>\n

What\u2019s this weird-looking thing? (Weird-looking thing is a poncho.)<\/p>\n

What\u2019s a poncho? I thought a poncho was a type of Alpaca. (Uh, no. It\u2019s a light, rainproof jacket.)<\/p>\n

Good, cuz I don\u2019t think we\u2019ll fit an Alpaca in these little bags! HAHA! (Very funny, dear. Let\u2019s try to focus now.)<\/p>\n

Whoa! You\u2019re going to give me a pocketknife? SCORE! (Fold that up, please. You\u2019re obviously not ready for that.)<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s the whistle for? *blows it* Signaling prairie dogs? Practicing my cheers? (For calling for help, you mini weirdo. Stop blowing that thing!)<\/p>\n

This is the gnarliest blanket I\u2019ve ever seen! (It\u2019s a space blanket.)<\/p>\n

We\u2019re going into space? This Merit Badge stuff ROCKS. (Just hand it here. Sigh.)<\/p>\n

Yum, candy. (IN. THE. BAG. MISSY.)<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the cord for? *narrows eyes suspiciously* Are we planning on kidnapping someone? (Of course not! What an idea!)<\/p>\n

I\u2019m just sayin\u2019\u2026 rope, pocketknife, candy \u2026 If I find duct tape, Auntie Jane, I\u2019m telling Mom. (Quit it, candy breath.)<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t wanna be an accessory to your life of crime, Aunty. (*sigh*)<\/p>\n

A mirror? So, like, we can check our makeup while help arrives? Or to see if our rescuers are vampires? (Very funny. It\u2019s for reflecting.)<\/p>\n

Wahoo! Matches! I love fire! (IN. THE. BAG.)<\/p>\n

Oh, I have one of these already. A first aid kit, right? (Right.)<\/p>\n

Whew. That whole thing took a while. We ended up eating most of the candy and granola bars, so we\u2019ll have to replenish those. Nora lovingly used a Sharpie to label the bags, and then she placed them all in a basket, and skipped cheerfully around the \u2018hood to pass them out. She was like a Little Red Riding Hood. I wiped a single, proud tear away as I watched her from my porch.<\/p>\n

She even left me one, the little sweetie. Then I peered closer at her labeling job:<\/p>\n

Zombie Apocalypse Supply Kit (Not For Use For Kidnapping) \u2013 BYOC (Bring Your Own Candy)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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