Is anyone else out there a Girl Scout leader? Did you know ahead of time just how much was involved? I was warned, but still had no idea what I was in for. We haven't had our first meeting yet... not even a parents' meeting... and my mind is swimming with tons of information. My mom was a Brownie leader for 2 years when I was in second and third grades. I vaguely remember doing lots of crafts at a picnic table in my mom's basement (mostly because she helped plant that image in my brain recently). At the time, I had no idea (or appreciation for) how much time and effort she must have put into that troop. Whew... just the training alone! So now I can honestly say, "Thank you Mom". If your daughters are in troops, thank those leaders... and volunteer to help out!! :0)
I was extremely fortunate to have a great friend Kathleen who was bridging-up with her Brownies to Juniors. So, I inherited her books. "Thank you Kathleen!" With her help, I think I may actually be semi-prepared for the year. If any of you know me, you're probably thinking that this is actually right up my alley. Honestly (camping aside) this is! Crafts, activities, teaching, and organizational skills. Those are my interests in a nutshell. Finally my Master's degree in teaching will come in handy. (I got pregnant one month into my second year of teaching, 3 months before I finished my degree... I quit after Ben was born and had student loans till he was seven!)
If anyone has great websites to find neat Girl Scout information, please pass it on. I'm already excited about the Kaper Chart paperdolls (right, found at http://www.makingfriends.com/). See... told you I was made for this job. I'm 34 and excited about paper-dolls. The first week, I was already searching online for the "perfect tote bag" to carry my supplies to meetings. I never really found it... the ones I liked were $100+, so I settled on a cute brown and pink craft tote from AC Moore. I think Mike dreads my new adventures... it always results in more shopping. On my way home from my 3-hour Brownie training session, I stopped at a store and bought supplies to make things I learned about at the meeting. Oh, did I mention I'm a very impatient person, too?On a completely different note... we're working on potty-training. I think I am the absolute worst potty-trainer in this entire world. When Ben was 18 months old, I was already hearing from my grandmother that all three of her boys were potty-trained by this point. He made it in the nick of time to start preschool... at 3 years, 3 months. When my daughter at age 2 (barely) decided she could pee in the potty, I thought I had it made! One year and six months later, she proved me wrong. That horrific year of hundreds of pull-ups, thrown-out panties, and complete frustration taught me nothing more than to wait with baby #3. And here we are. Tommy turned 3 in May. I kept putting it off and putting it off. Finally in July, we started. He is doing okay. In fact for the first 4 days, he was almost always dry when we took him to the potty. Then we visited my parents. Our trips to PA always entail lots of running around and stores and fun places. Potty-training was put on hold... and now we're back to square one. He will go EVERY SINGLE time he sits on the potty. He has amazing control. But somehow he just doesn't care about being wet. We've finally decided that Pull-ups just aren't cutting it. We need to move on. Does anyone know anything about training pants (cotton ones) that are pretty good, yet CHEAP? I saw some great recommended mom-made ones, but $25 apiece? Whew! If we were starting at age 2, perhaps. But I can't see that sort of an investment for a couple of weeks or months. Ugh. They need to have potty-training camps for 3 year olds.
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