Troop 84: World Thinking Day (03.17.2008)

Yummers' Girl Scout Troop was assigned to create a display, SWAPS activity and bring food products for our assigned country of Germany. Yummers was assigned to bring a dish, and we brought strudel which was well-received by the 80 or so Girl Scouts and their parents. Other countries included Mexico, Brazil, Ireland and China.

(L) Troop 84 starting off the evening at our table.
(R) Part of our display closest to the wall.


(L) Anita & her old buddy, Madison.
(R) Schnitzelbank Drinking Song Placemat (part of our display).


The Animaniacs version of the "Schnitzelbank Drinking Song."

Troop # 84: Frankenmuth, MI (04.20.2007 ~ 04.21.2007)

This past Friday & Saturday, the kids and I visited Frankenmuth, MI or "Michigan's Little Bavaria" with Yummers' Girl Scout troop and had a wonderful time. We ate dinner, said bye to Dad (- He had to work early on Saturday morning. -) and met up with the other mothers and Girl Scouts at the hotel. The kids got into their swimsuits and splashed / swam happily for two hours. Finally, Minnie came up to me and said, "Mom, can we go back to our room?" So, I went to get Yummer who was none too pleased that she was going to be the first of her friends to leave. Later on, one of the other moms, thanked me for doing it, since she wasn't sure how she would approach getting her daughter out first! Ms. Kim (our Troop Leader) came not too long after us and gave Minnie and Yummer a visor and bag to decorate for the trip to downtown Frankenmuth and the Bavarain Inn. After an apple snack, decorating, and baths, the kids went to bed at 10.00 PM. (Way past their bedtimes as many of my fair readers know!)

After breakfast, we all met up at the the Bavarian Inn for some girl scout activities and lunch. I was very impressed with the Inn's organization and scheduling the different activities with so many troops. Lunch was also very nice. No "Meat and Three Meats" were served - just two chicken pieces, corn and mashed potates and drink.

In any case, on to the pictures!

The kids are decorating their visor and bag.


Our first activity at the Bavarian Inn - face painting and spray-on tattoos. Here is Kelsey, Gina, Yummers, Hannah and Sabrina with their face painting.


Here are the kids with the spray-on tattoo artists. Both asked for the fish design. I had thought it was one of those tattoos where you applied it with water. These looked much cooler. :O)




During lunch, this nice gentleman with the accordian serenaded us with plenty of German songs and the chicken dance. Fun!


We made pretzels for a snack later on in the day...


... and finally ended with some running / dancing.


In between these activities, we did peruse the shops ... how about some chocolate covered potato chips?


Aren't these hats cute?


Where did Yummers go?


We went to this little museum after we were done at the Bavarian Inn.


Yes, those are McCuffey's Readers the kids are handling in these school desks.

Troop # 84: Cookie Booth Part II and Karate

Apologies for the delay in posting! This past Saturday, Yummers and I went to help sell more cookies at a local credit union. During the hour and a half we were there, we sold out of the Lemonade and Peanut Butter cookies. The only kind we had left were the Caramel Delights and three boxes of Thin Mints. Cool! :O)

After that, we went to get Dad and Minnie and headed over to the kids last Tang Soo Do class. They received their yellow belts at this time.

During one of the exercises prior to the belt ceremony, their instructor demonstrated how to get away from potential kidnappers. When it was Minnie's turn, the instructor asked him, "What will you do if I grab you?" Minnie replied, "I'd punch you in the face." Of course, we were mortified, but inside, we were silently dying with laughter. That got more than one chuckle from the students and parents. Good lord.

In any case, here are the new yellow belt kids!

"I'd punch you in the face."


Yummers!


Minnie (and tummy)!

Troop # 84: World Thinking Day & Cookie Booth

Besides school and homework, there were two Girl Scouts activities that we participated in after school. One was World Thinking Day where each troop from Farrand was assigned a country, and they had to design their table with books / posters / etc. Our troop also provided tea and shortbread for the treat table. Our troop was assigned England which was a cinch for an Anglophile family like ours ~ LOL. Our troop's table had books, cool knickknacks and the Yellow Submarine movie playing on a laptop.

Each troop went to a different table to make a craft and then near the end of the evening had snacks like Italian Ice, Soapillas, Kelloggs Frosted Flakes (from Battle Creek, MI) and more. This was Yummers' favourite part as you can imagine.

Then, on Thursday, Yummer, Minnie, Dad and I went to Lowe's to sell Girl Scout cookies with Maren. We had a lot of fun despite the rain and sleet from earlier in the day. One man asked Minnie what kind of cookies he would like. Minnie replied, "Shortbread!" The man bought a box of shortbread and shared with the kids. Then, another gentleman bought three boxes for the kids. It was very generous. Finally, another man asked how many boxes $ 20.00 would buy. He bought five boxes from the kids. Not too bad!

02.28.2007: World Thinking Day
Anita and our table.


The girls are acting silly.


"It's a good thing that we came tonight, mom!"


03 01 2007: Girl Scout Cookie Booth
Minnie, Yummer and Maren.


Mmmm .... The merchandise!


Here are the boxes the kids picked out on behalf of our generous patron.


Lauren and Monique join in the fun.

Troop # 84: Charlotte's Web at the Michigan Theatre (02.04.2007)

Yesterday, the family went to the Michigan Theatre and saw a play adaptation of "Charlotte's Web" with Yummers' Brownie Troop. I haven't been to the Michigan Theatre in years, but it still was a splendid sight to behold. The plaster medallions and details were as colourful as they were years ago. Prior to the play starting, there was an organist playing children's tunes by the stage. There were a few sound issues, but overall, it was very charming. The actress who played Charlotte captured her voice perfectly in my opinion. As an FYI, the performance troop were from NYC.

Off-topic a bit ... Michael took a picture of our external thermometer. It was ZERO degrees and 62 degrees in our house. It was bloody cold outside!


A picture of the stage and props. See the organist in the bottom left?


We had a snack and beverage at Border's across the street after the show. Then, we headed home in a mild winter storm where Yum and I dropped Dad and Minnie off. The girls headed to the store, and the boys started insulating the parlour walls.