A Good and yet also Frustrating Problem

So last night I went to our weekly Den Meeting for the Cub Scouts. I am the Webelos leader and have been so for the last 2 years, almost. I love it. I arrived a few minutes early at the chapel to get my room ready and also prepare for opening ceremonies with the pack. As much as I was about 10 minutes early, no one else, especially the other leaders, don't seem to come until time to start or 5 minutes late. It is a good thing I was early as we had a problem. It is a good problem to have in the church but a bad problem to have when I only have 5 minutes to find a solution and no other leaders to confer with. There was a baptism going on in the Relief Society Room where we normally do our opening ceremonies. Since we could not move the baptismal font, I volunteered to go to another room and set up. I went to the Primary room and it seemed empty. Once I finally made a sign for the rest of the pack and put it on our usual door, another ward had moved into the Primary room to set up for an activity day for the girls in their primary. I was slightly frustrated at this point. So I claimed the chapel. The boys behaved themselves but it was VERY frustrating to not have access to our rooms that we normally have. I could not use the stage area or basketball court as our young women were setting up for their Young Women in Excellence. They needed to set up for their program that would start right after we finished.

I say this is a good problem because a baptism is always great. BUT, so many other things go on at the church building on Wednesday night. I also think the activity day for the other ward might have been put to another night. There are 2 different wards doing cub scouts at the building on Wednesday evening during the same time. Take away a few of the bigger rooms and all we have left are the small classroom, which are great for separate dens but not the whole pack.

Add to that the fact that I am starting to get more and more frustrated with the other leaders for not starting on time. I can only do what I can in my current calling but I wish they would show up earlier. Oh well. Love you all. SKT