And the Final Tally Is…
Preface: I just read through this and I am such a nerd. Good Lord. I’ve mentioned it before, but last year at the end of May, our council asked us to fill out a survey and estimate the number of…
Author: GSWAC-Amy
Pet Peeve About Badges That’s Been Beaten to Death
I’ve already covered a pet peeve about the Girls Guide notebooks and how the three additional Skill Building Activity Sets packets barely fit in it. This next pet peeve concerning how the badges are set up in general has been…
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Other than turning in the paperwork for our financial report and troop forecasting form, this year is wrapped up. We had our end of year ceremony Sunday afternoon and bridged six Daisies and six Brownies. We are waiting to bridge…
Black Holes and Random Patches
There was going to be such a huge gap between the last post and the next one that I thought I’d throw in a quick one just so everybody didn’t think that the Girl Scout Mafia (wearing official scarves, of…
Big Boy Mountain in the Spring
I’m supposed to be preparing for our Junior camping trip to Hunting Island State Park right now and finishing up plans for our troop’s Cherokee, NC trip in May, but instead I’m taking a break (a.k.a. procrastinating) to post about…
Happy Leader’s Day!
It’s April 22nd and you know what that means! HAPPY LEADER’S DAY! Party! And then get back to planning your next meeting and working on paperwork, pronto! To celebrate Leader’s Day, I present to you the famous Bill Blass designs…
Surveys and Random Stuff
A few weeks ago, the Girl Scouts Voices Count surveys were sent out. Both of my girls and I each received one. A few years ago my oldest got a t-shirt for completing one! Where’s mine? Maybe it could read,…
The 2016 Service Unit 639 Encampment is in the Books!
We just wrapped up our service unit’s Encampment Weekend. It was a great one – albeit a little cold! I always get a little depressed after a big event has passed whether it’s a Girl Scout weekend or a church…
Troop 20 at the J-Low Birthplace
In 1983, Troop 20 followed our 1982 World’s Fair Excursion with the pinnacle of all Girl Scout trips – a visit to Savannah, GA to the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace. There are things I remember about our Savannah trip –…
Camp Mary Elizabeth’s Wildflowers
Camp Mary Elizabeth is known for its wildflowers. Well, I don’t know for sure if that’s true, because I bet the average leader in our council would have no clue about this – but they should! But as I stated…