Girl Scouts

It's that time of year!  Cookie time, you ask?  NOPE!  Just the time of year when Girl Scouts starts for us.  Why so late?  Beats me.  Last year it was because 3 of the 4 leaders (myself included) had our Scout playing CYO Volleyball - on the same team, no less!  So it was about practices and games for us.  This year?  The other 3 are now working at the school where our girl attend, and I'm stuck by myself with a 2 yr. old Ladybug.  And CYO volleyball happened.

I have 3 training sessions under my belt now, and I had to cancel my attendance at a 4th (Money Manager) because I was ill.  I have a Triple Whammy illness, but the one that's kept me in bed the past couple of days is (benign positional) vertigo.  I hated having to cancel, but it had to be done.  I was so dizzy and fighting nausea, that I spent most of that day in bed sleeping.  Oh, wait.  That was yesterday.  I'm not at my best today, either, but I'm much better than I was yesterday.

I have spent so much time lately researching ideas and going to training sessions that I think The Big Guy is getting a bit too upset with me.  Something about taking on more than I can handle.  Me?  NEVER!  Of course, he had to take me to one of the Leadership Centers here so I could pick up EVEN MORE paperwork and such for my Juniors, but it'll work out in the end.  I told him that our  meetings may be Girl-Led, but at most the first 3 meetings are Leader-Led.  He seemed okay with that.  And since we only have 3 meetings before Christmas break, I've been making several trips to the Resource Center and printing stuff like crazy off the web...And researching patch ideas for the girls.  I think it's going to be a great year for us!

Being sick, though, has limited my ability to plan better.  I hope I planned well enough that the girls can pitch in to help me out.  I've also got The Ladybug to take care of during the meetings.  *sigh*  No getting around that.  I hope she behaves herself...

I have so  much yet to get for the girls, but I just can't make the drive to the Leadership Center again.  It'll all have to wait until next week, or the week after.  I think we can manage with what I have prepared so far, which is A LOT.  I also hope that we have enough time during the rest of the school year to do everything that they want to do, as well as the things I think they should do (like earning their Bronze Award).

Because we have only 1 meeting between tomorrow's 1st meeting and our Christmas Party/Meeting, I think I'll check out an activity kit from the Resource Center for them to work on.  I don't know what's available, as I have yet to look through them.  I've mainly spent my time gathering papers, checking out books, and looking through the shop, as well as attending training sessions.  I guess I was never a leader in the past, like I thought I was, but only a Volunteer.  Hmm...

Despite everything I've been through the past few days with my Triple Whammy Illness, I'm excited for tomorrow!  I know my Cricket is anxious to know what's going to happen now that I've taken over the job of being the Troop Leader.  No, I haven't told her anything.  Only that I want them to work on getting their Bronze Award, and that the meetings are supposed to be Girl-Led.  Hopefully I can keep the nausea down to a minimum tomorrow...