When it rains, it pours :D

Every month, I have that one week that everything is going on at once.  This coming week is it, so all the preparations have been going on (last minute of course) this weekend.

• Monday-Well Child Check Up
• Tuesday-PTA Meeting
• Wednesday-Girl Scout Service Unit Meeting 
• Thursday-Valentine's Day Party at School
• Friday-as always, I volunteer 2 hours in the morning and Jr. Achievement in the afternoon.

Doesn't sound like too much work, and really it's not.  I am just queen of procrastination! And of course, I can't find last month's PTA handout, so I have my notes, but nothing to compare it to.  eeek.  I'm hoping that tomorrow I can find out who typed them up and just have them email it over.  And another mom stepped up and found some excellent ideas for our Valentine Day party, which is EXCELLENT!  Always a nice surprise to get some unexpected help.  

This weekend I also realized how crazy things can get in Girl Scouts.  We wrapped up Cookie Pre-Orders a couple of weeks ago, and I thought we were in the clear for about a month.  That's about when I realized that we were supposed to be making our way through our Journey Book, and had gotten behind.  In addition, February 22 is World Thinking Day.  Every troop has picked a country to represent and we all do a presentation and prepare a food/drink to share along with some information.  So we have two weeks to prepare, but next weekend is my husband's birthday one day and daughter's the next.  Unfortunately, the mom who is helping me prepare the presentation is in overtime at work.  So I have no idea how this is going to unfold :/  But it's a learning process, and the girls are really young.  Since we are doing a dance, I am not too worried, and the food is extremely easy to make for the girls. 

In really good news, Centered City Yoga has an Inbody Outreach Program which brings Yoga free of charge to organizations.  They are sending out an instructor to our next meeting. YAY!  My Daisies are going to be able to earn their "Strong and Courageous" Patch. I can't imagine a better way to earn this Petal.  I definitely recommend Troop Leaders take the initiative and reach out.  The worst they can say is "no".  Many  businesses have programs in place or like to help out, and it is great for their image.  Not to mention, that most people have a soft spot for Girl Scouts.  Have your girls do a little brainstorming; find out what they like to do.  Then make some phone calls, write some emails, the sky is the limit! You really never know.

Loving all I do,  

     Meesa