Cheer & Celebration

I am at a parental dellima (sp?) right now. I told Ashley at the beginning of her cheer career at Powerhouse that if she got in trouble at school then she would be taken off the National Squad at Powerhouse. Well like all kids do she did and I did and now I regret it. How do I take it back and put her back on the squad without it looking like I don't mean what I say punishment wise. I feel now that Cheer is a good thing to keep her busy and out of trouble, along with she is with some very good kids and that is a big plus in my book. I also was looking forward to cheering her on at something. She hasn't done anything for me to cheer her on in since she quit dancing in about the 2nd grade. I help support her in Girl Scout's but I am no longer her leader. I do attend everything I am able to Girl Scout wise with her.



Abbie, Brooke, & Kailey on a "ROAD TRIP" to Alexandria. We had a blast at the Girl Scout Celebration (I call it a Convention).
This is the girl's helping me set up our booth. Our booth was made and manned by all of the great girl scout leaders in West Ouachita. We walked on the "Wild Side" with West Ouachita. We decorated with monkey's and helped each girl make an animal rubbing and apply a monkey tattoo. It was a huge hit!!!!!
LeAnn, Abbie, Kailey, Sarah, Brooke, & LeAnn's baby sister at the Celebration. Do you all like our Tye-Dyed T-shirts? I do b/c it helps me spot my girl's real easily at any Girl Scout events.
The gilr's at the Alexandria Zoo. The girl's learned a good life lesson in the parking lot thanks to Sarah's mom. Seriously you did a better job than I would have handling the situation. I was behind her shaking. I don't handle conflicts very easily. Ok I know you all are curious so I'll tell you all the story if you promise not to laugh at me. Ok When we got there the parking lot was full, but Sarah's mom has a handicap sticker b/c of her inability to walk long distances due to an injury. (I'll call Sarah's mom Mrs. D. ) Mrs. D's hubby parked in a handicap spot and Mrs. D found a nice lady willing to wait in her parking spot for us to get there. When we got there as the lady pulled out of her a spot a white truck that was parked on the grass (which our vehicle couldn't park on) pulled out and tried to park in the spot. Mrs. D tried to hold it for us, but the female passenger got out of the vehicle and proceeded to cuss a little more than every other word at her with all of the girl scout's standing there listening. LeAnn's mom told me to go help her so I went and stood behind her for support. Is that laughing I hear you guys? I did tell the girl's really loudly to put their hands over their ears and not to listen to the not so nice lady's ugly words. Mrs. D just kept telling the lady "God Bless You" and that seemed to make her even madder. If I was a swearing person I would swear that lady needed an exorcist. I think I even saw her head spin around. Well the truck ended up getting the spot and we ended up carpooling girl's and adults from about 3 blocks away, and Mrs. D lost her handicap spot, but the girl's learned to treat mean people with kindness and not insults, so I guess it was worth going through. It didn't ruin our day. Here's some proof.
Here's Kailey, Sarah, & Kathryn dancing to some cajun music at the zoo.