April 25th, 2009 -- Posted in Life at the Anderson's |
There is nothing like 10 or so girls, a fire, chocolate and marshmallows! One of our Daisy parents generously offered to build a fire ring in their fabulously big backyard, so we all met there Friday night to roast marshmallows and play. We ended up with waaayyyy more marshmallows, graham crackers and chocolate than anybody could eat, but it was great fun. The girls were almost as interested in playing in the sandbox and on the swingset as they were in the marshmallows though!! Several of them just wanted to catch the marshmallow on fire, and then they were done!! Of course, then just eat the chocolate bar by itself. That’s what I did!
April 15th, 2009 -- Posted in Life at the Anderson's |
This year we have been working with an older Girl Scout troop on a couple of different things. The week of Spring Break they invited us over for one of their meetings. The girls made Sit-Upons, had snacks of course and put on a Talent Show. It was so cute. The talents some of these girls displayed were impressive. Lael jumped rope, something that she can do for hours, I think! They had a lot of fun together, even with the mix of different ages. I think it’s great for the little ones to see older girls enjoying Girl Scouts and can have them to look up to as a role model.
February 22nd, 2009 -- Posted in Life at the Anderson's |
On Saturday we went to Asbury for the Girl Scouts Thinking Day event. It was great. We had no idea what to expect since this is our first year. It was a lot like Christmas Around the World that the Cub Scouts did in December. Each Girl Scout troop chooses a country then sets up a table with food, trinkets or decorations from their country. We did not choose a country, because again, we didn’t know what to do. Next year we will be prepared!
September 25th, 2008 -- Posted in Life at the Anderson's |
We had our first Daisy meeting tonight. It was actually a Parent Meeting. So, Dusty was talking to the parents, telling them what to expect etc. I had the girls – all 14 of them. Yikes! We were making bead bracelets. One bead to signify each color of the the Daisy petals. Each color stands for something too. They were doing ok, but I felt like I needed 3 more sets of hands! In the end, everyone got their bracelet finished and were wearing them proudly. So, it was a good first meeting.
I don’t know we ended up with 14 girls so quickly! When we first got out list we had like 6 or 8. Then somebody called and they wanted to switch troops to ours. Then they told somebody else, and then she told somebody else and now we have 14 wonderful girls in our troop. I am very excited, I think it will be a lot of fun!
September 17th, 2008 -- Posted in Life at the Anderson's |
I am going to be a Girl Scout Leader. Me! I don’t know how well it will work out, but I am going to give it my best shot. Lael already had 1/2 year of Daisy Scouts at Rock Quarry in Tuscaloosa last year. But, they changed the rules this year and now Kindergarten and 1st grade are in Daisies. So, it will be a bit of a repeat for her – but that’s ok, we’re both excited. I had to meet with one of the ladies from the Girl Scout Council for formal training Monday night. It was nice, I don’t really feel prepared, but we will go with the flow!
