Girl Scouts

Last night Katie was invited to try out a girl scout meeting. I had wanted to sign her up at the beginning of the school year but there was only one troop here at the time and well I wasn't fond of the leader. I am not going to send my daughter to be lead by someone who is yelling and talking down to one of her girls while giving her "sales pitch" on girl scouts. I went ahead though and put her down on the list as interested, if there were new troops started. I got a call a few weeks after school started, that same leader wanted me to be the leader of a new girl scout troop here on post. Me??? Um yes I was in girl scouts for many years, kindergarten through 7th or 8th grade, can't remember when I stopped going, lol. But I know nothing about running a troop. I had to pass. I felt horrible because I really wanted Katie in girl scouts and they obviously needed more leaders. But I had no idea how to be a leader, and I didn't feel right leading a troop that would probably end up in disaster because I had no idea what I was doing. Not to mention I would of had to work with this woman who I despised, lol.
So we just let it go and figured she could start up next year in brownies where there were more troops with leaders, lol. But then Katie came home with a note in her backpack on Wednesday. Turns out they had found someone else to be a leader and her friend had mentioned she had wanted to be a girl scout. So she got the invite to go try it out at their next meeting on Thursday, yes we got one days notice, lol. We decided to let her try it out and she loved it!
However she had a hard choice to make. She could join girl scouts and have her birthday at home. Or still have her birthday at the skating rink or indoor pool and not join girl scouts. We just couldn't afford to do both. After some thinking she decided to join girl scouts. She realized that a birthday party would be for only one day and girl scouts would be for once a week!
I am very happy she decided to join girl scouts, not only was I happy about not dishing out $160 for a birthday party, I was happy because I remember how much fun girl scouts was for me. I am very excited for her and can't wait to start sewing on all of her patches! I think I am going to have to go pull out my vest for her to see:).
And to my old girl scout troop ladies, how weird is it that they didn't end the meeting in a circle singing Day is Done??? And how lucky are the girls now that they only have to wear the vest, not the ugly pants and everything?
So now who wants to buy some cookies??? lol