What is going on around here?

I have a couple of things that concern me and I guess the best way to let you all know is to just list them but they are in no peticular order...

My brother Brad is going to Iraq today. I talked to him on Wednesday night and he sounds great. He always has funny little stories to tell. He told me the one about how the guys play jokes on each other. They duct tapped a guy working at a gate and put signs on him. When a couple of guys came through the gate and it didn't open they went to the gatehouse and found him there. Brad said fun was had by all, I asked him if that was concidered hazing and he said no cause they didn't beat him! I guess you think my brother is crazy and bad but he's not.

I had a cubscout meeting last night. The main thing was to get the parents to sign up as leaders for the boys. Everything went well until one of my moms from last year came up to me and asked to talk to me outside. I find out that she and two other parents are very upset cause the other parents did not ask her opinion. Please know that I was not in the room when this happened. We left the parents in the room by themselves to find vollenteers amongst themselves. They all knew that I was already a leader so they just had to pick an assistant and a committee member. Easy right? I learned later that when I went out of the room one guy asked for any vollenteers and Kathy said she wanted to be the assistant. Then the other mom Carol said she will be the committee member. The three parents that were upset did not say anything. Here's the kicker...The three who felt bad are all hispanic and the two who spoke up are white. Mary, the hispanic mom who spoke to me outside thinks that because they are hispanic that the others didn't think that they could do the job. I actually lost sleep over this. I felt very helpless and said to Mary that there are plenty of things to sign up for and she is more than welcome to do that. Mary and Ramona were a great help last year and I don't want to loose them. When she was leaving last night I told her that I will see her later and her response was "Yeah, at Publix" (Thats where she works.) They would not put their sons names on the sign up sheet. I feel so bad! What can I do?

Hey its a long weekend and you all know I love those. I hope to get this sorted out. Its a big misunderstanding. The fans should come out today. I have a scout meeting tonight and tomorrow night. There is a thing going on in Marco, they are triing to set the record for the balloon toss. Should be fun.