Girl Scouts
Faith in Humanity
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013In this busy life we lead it is easy to get burdened down with lots of different thoughts and situations. Some days it seems as though everything that can go wrong is and the people around you are only there to cause you trouble. In general I am optimistic. I like to believe that people’s [...]
Madeline’s Troop Visits the Senior Center
Sunday, February 17th, 2013As a Girl Scout Leader I like to do things with the Girls that expose them to service. I want them to be compassionate toward others and really make an effort to be kind. For Valentine’s day we took Mimi’s troop to the Alzheimer’s Home and the Girls painted the nails of the older ladies. [...]
Daisy Mother Daughter Picnic
Monday, April 2nd, 2012Madeline was so excited for the Mother Daughter picnic this year. Since Annie and Kimberly have moved onto Brownies it was a special time for the two of us. She got dressed and ready to roll with her sisters shades on as we left with the top down to enjoy the great weather. We made [...]
A Caroling We Go
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011Last night we hosted a Girl Scout caroling event for our troops. Everyone arrived ready to bring holiday cheer to the neighborhood. When we were finished we hung out on the driveway and enjoyed hot cocoa and cookies. Since readers of the blog don’t live near us I wanted to share our caroling with you. [...]
Helping the Bunnies
Sunday, December 11th, 2011Annie and Kimberly’s Brownie troop was very excited to go to Tranquility Trail Rabbit Rescue. They all listened carefully to the instructions on how to clean the cages. Yes, I know it looks like Annie isn’t listening but she is one of *those kids who looks like they aren’t paying any attention but are somehow [...]
Give a Little More
Sunday, December 11th, 2011Madeline’s Daisy troop went shopping for children in need the other day. I was excited to tag along on their adventure! Mimi and Emma were on a team to spend $50 and buy gifts for a boy and a girl. They were such good shoppers. Here they are checking the prices. I just love the [...]
Giving Brownies
Thursday, December 1st, 2011Today I took Annie and Kimberly’s Brownie troop to Toys R Us to purchase new toys for children in need over the holidays. The troop had such a fun time shopping around and they were so adorable as they looked for the exact present for a child. The troop worked hard to sell nuts and [...]
Brownies
Sunday, November 20th, 2011Brownies is going very this year. I was really overwhelmed by the number of girls in our troop and thankfully we were able to successfully split the group. I now have 7 girls and I LOVE it. So much more manageable and I can do many more things I want to do with the Girls. [...]
Bridging to Brownies
Monday, May 16th, 2011Annie and Kimberly have been Daisy Girl Scouts for 2 years. On Saturday they bridged up to Brownies. I am very proud of the responsible citizens they are becoming.
Grooving
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011As Sandi related already, me and The Girls went to a Father-Daughter Dance last Friday for the Girl Scouts. We had a very different experience from last year: we went with 10 other girls and 9 other fathers. (This meant that The Girls had other people with whom to divide their attention—no all dancing with [...]
All Dressed Up
Friday, January 28th, 2011This morning as I was showering I was questioned by one sweet little lady about whether or not I could curl her hair for the Girl Scout Father/Daughter dance tonight. It was 6:15 and you could tell she was beyond excited! I knew then it was going to be a long day of them asking [...]
Firestation Tour
Monday, November 15th, 2010Today Annie and Kimberly’s girl scout troop went on a tour of a local fire station. The kids were so excited for this day to finally be here. We loaded up 4 cars with 15 giddy girls and headed off. The Girls were so gracious and kind to the firemen. It was wonderful for them [...]
Daisy Flower
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010On Monday at our Girl Scout meeting the kids were having some free time while we were painting t-shirts. They had a great idea to make their own daisy. Pretty cool!! Love being the Daisy Girl Scout Leader and I really enjoy this group of girls.
Daisy Girl Scout Picnic
Sunday, October 17th, 2010The annual Mother Daughter Daisy picnic was this past Saturday. Grammy went along with us and that made the day even more special. It was Annie and Kimberly’s second picnic and Madeline’s first. We saw so many friends from our troops and had a great time at each station. We played bubbles, did a ring [...]
Another Daisy Girl Scout
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010Today Madeline had her first Daisy Girl Scout meeting. She was so excited to finally become a Girl Scout. When I picked her up she said she had a great time and was so proud of her uniform. I thought she looked pretty darn cute as well. She had been asking her sisters to teach [...]
New Daisy Year
Monday, September 20th, 2010Today was the first Daisy Girl Scout meeting. Annie and Kimberly were so excited to meet all the new girls and hang out. We have a great bunch of girls and I am so excited to continue to grow with them. Poor Annie said, “I’m so sorry Mom!” when we downloaded these pictures at home. [...]
Daisy Wrap Up
Sunday, May 16th, 2010Saturday we had the final Daisy Girl Scout meeting. The Girls had chosen to go to Build a Bear for their reward for working hard throughout the year. We met at the mall and the girls had an enjoyable time creating a special stuffed animal. After the bears we went to the co-leaders home to [...]
Girl Scout Cookie madness
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010The Girl Scout cookies arrived on Sunday and as the troop leader it was my responsibility to get them picked up. I graciously passed this responsibility to Bill who was more than happy to help out. Once home they needed to be sorted into the individual Girl’s orders. My dining room table became cookie central. [...]
Daisy Girls Scout picnic
Sunday, October 25th, 2009Saturday morning before the birthday party Kimberly, Annie and I went to our first Mother Daughter Girl Scout picnic. It was nice to go with just Annie and Kimberly. We rode over in the Mini Cooper with the top down and got checked in. We then proceeded to get the Girls faces painted. When we [...]