This is the 4th of five posts about Girl Scouts and planning a trip. Click here for the first, second and third entries to get caught up!

After the initial planning meeting with the girls, it's important to get to work setting the date. Amazingly, this proved to be the most difficult of all tasks for our group. As their leaders,

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Recently, my daughter asked to go to her second concert ever. You can read about her first concert experience at my other blog. The first concert exposure was a true leap of faith on our part as parents because a friend's young adult cousin had offered to take Princess in Waiting and her two girlfriends to this all-day summer outdoor concert. I worried off and on the entire day and really struggled with whether or not we had… Read More

Over the years, our family has enjoyed many trips to cities that are an easy day trip's distance from our home. We love being able to get away with the kids for the weekend, standard or extended by a day or two. However, traveling with our two daughters is slightly different from traveling with eleven 8th graders! That's what I did last weekend with my youngest daughter's Girl Scout troop. This is the third of a five part part post, in … Read More

Last year, our Girl Scouts really wanted to take a trip. Long story short, we worked with them to do some fundraising since our $45 annual dues wouldn't begin to cover the cost, especially if we wanted to do anything else all year. The girls sold the famous Girl Scout cookies in their neighborhoods. They put on a babysitting clinic for families during the holiday season, so parents could get some shopping done. They sold more cookies at several booth… Read More

I am a Girl Scout leader for my younger daughter's troop. Now eighth graders, I took over managing the troop when they were starting 3rd grade. I had missed the meeting to register my daughter, and WHAM! I was nominated as the new leader! (Yes, that'll definitely teach a girl a lesson!) After careful consideration, I decided to take the plunge. At the time, my husband blatantly told me that I was crazy - - that I would be in… Read More

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