It's nearly time to start up again. I've updated the calendar on the blog so you can see the dates we are meeting (http://troop20048.blogspot.com/p/calendar-2012-2013.html). Basically it's still Monday nights from 6:30 to 7:30, same place as usual. The first meeting is 9/17 and the week after we are having a self-defense class taught by a local tae kwon do instructor. After that it's every 2 weeks with a few exceptions around the holidays.
This year we are going to have the girls do a lot more of the planning, since the meetings are supposed to eventually be girl-led. We're going to brainstorm all the fun things we'd like to do this year and talk about the water Journey we're also going to do, which focuses on learning about water and the environment. (I can see a trip to the Jorgensen Y's pool at some time in the future!)
I'm also planning to take the girls camping the first weekend in November. If you've never seen it, there's a really neat environmental center our near Homestead. We'll be sleeping in the heated cabin (there's a fireplace inside and everything) and learning how to cook and build our own fires outside. We'll be doing that with Lisa's troop (she formed her own troop this year at Whispering Meadows, where her daughters go).
Please plan on staying for the first meeting to fill out paperwork.
See you soon!
Kristin
