Cookie Memes 2 Comments 
cookies, memes
The 2016 Edition of Cookie Memes will be coming soon to a GSWAC post near you! In the meantime, here’s a sneak preview. This one is specific to my council since we’re going from $3.50 to $4 this year.
Reminiscing No Comments marla, mary lee flanagan, memories all alone in the moonlight, mrs. vickers, national center west, trip out west, troop 20
Christmas 2015 has come and gone, and soon we’ll be celebrating the New Year and 2016. I always remember sending in the new year with Casey Kasem and the Yearly Countdown. And then turning on the TV to watch the never aging Dick Clark. Kids today don’t know what they are missing.
Now that I’ve gotten that nostalgic memory out of the way, here’s another one. I got one of the best Christmas presents from none other than Marla Vickers. Yes, THE Marla Vickers. And guess what? She found her Trip Out West™ journal – and sent me a copy. I laughed and laughed and yes, even teared up a little reading through it. Continue reading
Hikes & Outdoors No Comments becky, big boy mountain, camp wabak, geocaches, hiking, outdoors, upstate sc, waterfalls
After finding out that there’s a hike and an incredible 100′ waterfall on the backside of Big Boy/Cedar Rock Mountain, I knew I had to check it out!
I talked my leader friend Becky into it – well actually, she’s pretty much game for anything so I didn’t have to do much talking even though it’s listed as a short 1.2 miles but difficult hike. We hiked this trail on a chilly but crystal clear late October morning.
Falls Creek Falls is part of the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area and joins up with the Hospital Rock Trail (which is even more strenuous) at the falls. There are also three geocaches along the path. At the closest part of the trail, WaBak is probably about a half mile away as the crow flies. Here’s a contour map: Continue reading
Random Things That Don't Fit Anywhere Else Kinda Like Me 2 Comments patches, random patch of the day
So I’m looking for a patch for Woodworking, and I come across this one:
Log rolling? Like something you would see lumberjacks doing?
Is there a Safety Activity Checkpoint for Log Rolling?
BTW, here’s the link to the patch if you’re wondering where to get it. And doesn’t that gray dog look suspiciously like Wile E. Coyote?
Random Things That Don't Fit Anywhere Else Kinda Like Me, Reminiscing No Comments caroline, cookies, gold award, jenny, memes, mrs. vickers, samona, troop 20, university of georgia
No, this is not about Christmas. But Samona is going to buy me this $42 Gold Award ornament – right, Samona? 😉
We’re on the eve of cookie sales. Our service unit cookie manager has started sending out notices to cookie moms & dads to sign up for trainings, so you know that kickoff date is coming soon. It’s January 8th for us which I believe is the earliest we’ve ever started – at least since I’ve been a leader.
January 8th is less than a week after school starts back, so there’s no time to ease into 2016. We’ve got Daisies this year who will be selling cookies for the first time ever, so we’ve got to get them (aka the parents) up to speed since our service unit wasn’t able to put on a cookie rally this year – which, by the way, has a lot to do with sales starting so early.
I know it’s heresy for a lifetime Girl Scout to admit this, but I dread cookie season. I’m not going to say I hate it, but I definitely harbor some ill feelings toward it. Continue reading