Computer problems

I am experiencing some computer problems.  The computer I mainly use for pictures is in need of a major re-load and I can not access internet on it currently.  Because my laptop doesn't have access to all my photos, the blogs I added today are short on pictures.  When I am able to, I will update the blog posts to add more pictures of our blog helpers.  Hopefully, it will be soon.

Happy Mother's Day to all the fabulous Mothers out there!

Abby

Number of years in Girl Scouts - 1
Favorite color - Pink or blue
Favorite book - Twilight books
Favorite movie - New moon
Favorite song - Love Me
Favorite class - Reading
Favorite food - Ham
Something you liked about today's activity - Snack
Something you would like to do at a future meeting - Valley Fair

Rebecca

Number of years in Girl Scouts - 2
Favorite color - Lime green
Favorite movie - Cat in the Hat
Favorite song - Cinderella
Favorite class - Music
Favorite food - Chicken nuggets

April 21st - Meeting Recap

Thursday, April 21st, we worked on 3 areas for the badges we will finish during our summer camp out.  The girls prepared for various weather, talked about emergencies that may happen and talked about things that are proper to pack and some that may not be.  There were very good conversations about items to pack or not to pack.  The list of what to pack is still in the works and will be emailed out towards the end of June/early July.

Emily

Number of years in Girl Scouts - 4
Favorite color - Green
Favorite book - Inkheart
Favorite movie - Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Favorite Song - When I meet the Wizard from Wicked
Favorite Class - Reading and writing
Favorite Food - Mashed potatoes
Something you liked about today's activity - Looking at the ads
Something you would like to do at a future meeting - Go to a hospital and visit sick kids and give them stuff.
Favorite thing you've done in Girl Scouts so far - Going to Rachels Place to do things with the kids.

Ana

Number of years in Girl Scouts - 4
Favorite Color - lime green
Favorite Book - Trail by Journal
Favorite Movie - Spiderwick
Favorite Song - White Liar by Miranda Lambert
Favorite Class - Writing
Favorite Food - Subway
Something you liked about today's activity - shopping
Something you would like to do at a future meeting - Tell stories
Favorite thing you've done in Girl Scouts so far - Valleyfair

April 7th - meeting recap

Thursday, April 7th, we worked on the badge "Consumer Power".  The girls worked on plans for a summer trip, a family meal and looked at advertising for adults vs kids.

Brianna

Brianna in 4th Grade

Christmas Party 2010 with Alyssa, Ana, Taylor and Allie

Brianna and Hannah with their toilet paper bride, Amber.

Number of years in Girl Scouts - 2
Favorite Color - Red and Purple
Favorite Book  - Junie B Jones
Favorite Movie - Twilight Series
Favorite Song - Last Song by Miley Cyrus
Favorite Class - Old school Mrs. Seraskie Art Teacher
Something you liked about today's activity - working with kids
Something you would like to do at a future meeting - Go to Action City

Meeting recap - March 17th

Thursday, we ventured across the street to Rachel's Place as part of the Caring for Children Badge.  The girls were broken down into groups to work with the 4 different age groups.  Emily and Amber worked with the infants.  Paige, Brianna, Abby and Hannah worked with the 2 and 3 year olds.  Selena, Rebecca, Taylor and Alyssa worked with the 4 year olds.  Alex, Ingrid, Allie, Maddy, Faith, and Ana helped the school-aged children.  Each of girls had brought a book to read to the kids.  The 4 year olds also did some puzzles and Memory.  2 and 3 year olds had some fun with blocks.  And, after playing some card games, the school aged children ended with some red light, green light.
Rachel's Place gave each of the girls a rice crispy treat that the school aged kids had made and all of our girls asked if they could go back again soon.  They all did such a wonderful job working with the kids!!

Cookies, Cookies Everywhere!!!

We picked up cookies at the CVTC parking lot this year.  Like last year, they had two semi's with two lines of vehicles.  With the amount of cookies we had, we had two appointment times back to back.  As we drive down the line, volunteers have counted out the number of cases and we load them.  This year the girls sold 2704 boxes of cookies.  The troop also ordered some extras to make our starting total 2787.

 One of the three vehicles we used to transport the 231 cases to Maria's house for sorting.

Temps were much lower than last year's cookie sort.  We were very fortunate to have so many great helpers.  Extra special thank you to Katelyn and Kelly, Faith and Tammy, Ingrid and Cheri, Alyssa, Dave and Maria, Allie and Tina, Ana and Rachael.

In addition to helping sort, the girls were also helping with loading vehicles.  All of the cookies were sorted and picked-up in record time.  And over-all, we were off very few boxes.  Woo Hoo!!!!

Amber

First Grade

2nd grade at Beaver Creek

Crazy Dress-up day in 3rd grade

On the way to Valleyfair with Katelyn and Alex

4th Grade

Number of years in Girl Scouts - 4
Favorite Color - Black
Favorite Book - Flat Stanley
Favorite Movie - Fat Albert
Favorite Song - Take it off
Favorite Class - Science
Favorite Food - Pizza
Something you liked about today's meeting - Dancing
Something you would like to do at a future meeting - Go to the Plaza
Favorite thing you've done in Girl Scouts so far - Go to Action City

Meeting recap - March 3rd

March 3rd, we discussed some things for our upcoming trip on the 17th to Rachel's Place.  We talked about behaviors, games, and snacks that are age appropriate for different age-groups of children.
We also started working on some other items for our camping trip.  They brainstormed some scavenger hunt items and made their current idea of a map.

More to come on badges we'll be earning during our summer outing......

Katelyn

Heading to Valleyfair

First Grade

At Beaver Creek after 2nd grade.

Dressing up Toilet Paper

Fourth Grade

 Number of years in Girl Scouts - 4
Favorite Color - Purple
Favorite Song - Take it off
Favorite Class - Science
Favorite Food - Spaghetti
Something you liked about today's activity - Statue Game
Something you would like to do at a future meeting - Go to Florida
Favorite thing you've done in Girl Scouts so far - Go to Humane Society

Meeting recap - February 17th

At our meeting on the 17th, we finished the "On our Way" badge.  The girls also did some planning for our camping trip this summer.  They listed foods they would like to eat, things they needed to pack and things they would like to do while camping.
The top suggestions made were:

Food
Smores
Hot dogs
Apples
Donuts
Chicken
Toast and Toast w/cinnamon and sugar
Eggs
Bacon
Sandwiches
Hamburger
Fruit
Pancakes
Waffles

Things to do
Hike
Scavenger hunt
Shadow puppets
Eat
Sleep
Climb trees
Hide & seek
Play in sand
Make overs
Play
Star gazing
Color/draw
Crafts
Games
Plays
Obstacle Course

Things to pack
Stuffed animal
First aid kit
Blanket
Pillows
Clothing
Tooth brush
Tooth paste
Hair brush
Bug spray
Book
Flashlight
Towel
Sleeping bag
Journal
Deoderant
Hair things
Toilet paper
Shoes
Sunscreen

Next we will doing some voting on the top ideas and break into groups for cooking meals.

Faith

Faith, Emily and Ana

Selena and Faith creating their restaurant

Number of years in Girl Scout - 1

Favorite Color - Blue

Favorite Book - Junie B Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Favorite Movie - Last Song and Hairspray

Favorite Song - Taylor Swift's Our Song

Favorite Class - Art

Favorite Food - Macaroni and Cheese

Something you liked about today's activity - The crafts

Something you would like to do at a future meeting - Do a play or go camping

Favorite thing you've done in Girl Scouts so far - Making food