First Meeting is Over

Last night I hosted my first Girl Scout meeting.

I thought I would have six girls - nope - eight.

The girls had a nice opportunity to get to know each other (read - play in my Girl's room and the basement), and the parents did too. I had an informational folder for each of them. I'd typed up a little history, put together some field trip ideas, had a peanut-free snack list, and information on a Family Participation badge we'll work on over the year.

We'll have one meeting a month - the parents each picked a month to host and are already signed up. While the girls played, we also decided on the monthly field trip we'll go on. Money is in so I can order the vests and patches, the first field trip is set up, and now I just need to open a Troop Checking Account. I told all the parents that if they were ever curious as to what the money was being spent on (I'd asked them each to contribute $25 for miscellaneous expenses) that they were welcome to look at the "books." They all agreed that they were glad somebody else was handling it.

I am so excited. I think the parents are too. While picking something up off the printer in the office, I overheard, "We're so lucky to have her. She's so organized." That just made me smile.

I had two projects for the girls to work on, but they were so keyed up that I didn't even try. I'll just use them for the next meeting.

Now. Now I can work on getting ready for Orlando in two weeks!