Girl Scout Cookie Meeting. Jan 16th.

Meet my Girls. They are a great group of girl scouts. I love spending time with them doing fun stuff & sometimes educational stuff. At our meeting we learned how to say "Thanks Anyway" if someone says no to buying cookies or if they are not nice to them. They also learned what a diabetic is and what cookie they could have. We colored cards for people to sign if they want to donate a box of cookies to the soldiers we will be sending cookies to this year. I have done this for the last 4 yrs with all of my troops, but this is the first year the girl scouts are promoting it and asking us to do that. Last year we sent 3 cases overseas to a girl scout's father who was serving in Iraq. This year we will be sending them to a girl scout workers nephew who has been shot and given the option to return home and he chose to stay and fight. He is currently serving in Iraq. We send the cards decorated by the girls with well wishes written in them by the people who love them enough to send them cookies, along with a letter from our troop asking them to please share with his fellow soldiers and a picture of our troop. Hopefully we'll get a letter in return I can share with the girls.

We went over safety rules like do not go door to door without a parent or inside a house without a parent. We talked about cookie prizes, booth sales, made our individual goals and our troop goals. Our girls want to have a bowling party for their cookie party. Last year they chose a skating party. They ate chili, smores, & cookies when we played the guess the girl scout cookie game. Special Thanks to Abbie's Mom for the drinks. :) I forgot to get tape so we will make our thank you craft at our next meeting with the hershey kisses. A super duper Thanks goes to Ashley for keeping the girls entertained and quiet during the parent meeting. I don't know what I am going to do without you next year. The girls will miss you greatly. You are a good influence and someone they look up to in the girl scout world.

We need to send out a Get Well Soon to our fellow girl scout Abbie. She will be getting her tonsils removed Tuesday.

And this little girl scout Katie gave us a scare at our meeting. She remade the bird commercial when she ran full force into my front glass door and busted her nose. It is a miracle it didn't break and injury her worse. Our favorite nurse Dana came to the rescue and kept Katie and her mom calm. She stopped the bleeding and watched after her.

We really do have a great group. All of the girls are friends along with us mom's. We enjoy being able to do things with our girls that they wouldn't have the opportunity to do without girl scouts. I am going to plan a Tummy Yummy meeting for March per request of LeAnn's mom. Also I will get outdoor trained so we can go as a troop camping. So we'll plan a campout this spring or summer. I know of several girls who can't wait. If any of you mom's wants to do something we haven't done please let me know and I'll plan it. I try to come up with unique things for the girls and need you guys help too with this. Thank you all for your help!!!!

Mrs. Brandi :)

P.s. Happy selling starting Jan 23rd!!!! :)

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