My Brownie Story and Girl Scout Cookies

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Have you ever been a Brownie or Girl Scout? I was a Brownie for about a year. LOL Yeah, my tenure didn't last very long. I mean, I was good at learning the little songs (I still have my Brownie song book)..."make new friends, but keep the old. one is silver and the other is gold"...and I earned a couple of  badges & pins from activities...BUT, it was the outdoor activities that did my little Brownie career in. I have NEVER been an outdoorsy girl!

For example, they took us hiking on a trail one Saturday. It was so frickin' hot that day! Well, I had a canteen filled with water, but I drank it ALL within the first 20 minutes. LOL How was I suppose to know that it was suppose to last for 2 hours! :) They ended up cutting the hiking trip short. :)

Then they wanted us to identify BIRDS! We looked at pictures in various books and then they took us somewhere, gave us each binoculars to see if we could locate any of them. I mean, unless it's a red or blue bird, pelican or buzzard. All of them look the same (until I took a Zoology course in college haha)! Besides, I was more worried about the ants and mosquitoes! Oooh, cute squirrel! I told them if they wanted to see birds, just go to the zoo...they're even labeled! Yeah, that didn't go over well either. :)

Finally, they paired us up with Girl Scouts for an on-air television show called Popeye & Pals (similar to this video). You sat there, they showed you cartoons, gave you a piece of chicken, biscuit & soda (nutritious huh?) and then the television host would ask you questions (full name, school you attended, birthday, troop you were with, what you were wearing, etc). My mom quizzed me at home regarding the questions they were going to ask, because she didn't want me to embarrass myself on tv...I mean embarrass her. HaHaHa Well, the day of the show I got a little nervous trying to remember all that crap! I ate the one piece of chicken (leg) and the little biscuit they had with it. Got through all the questions, but I was still hungry! So I asked the Girl Scout next to me for her piece of chicken (they gave the Girl Scouts a thigh & leg). Do you know she wouldn't give me one of hers? How greedy!!! I was a young child that needed sustenance! HaHaHa  :)

Well, after that fiasco, I turned in my Brownie badge. I seriously had ENOUGH and I think the Troop leaders did to! HaHaHa My Brownie Girl Scout career was finished. Oh what fond memories! After a year or two, I joined 4-H Club! That was a BIGGER disaster! I'll have to tell you that story one day.

Oh! But there was ONE thing that I was VERY GOOD at! Eating Girl Scout Cookies! :) HaHaHa I wrote this post, because every time I wear this outfit, it reminds me of my Girl Scout Brownie days :) Have a great weekend everybody! Remember, make new bloggie friends, but keep the old...one is silver and the other is gold! It's ALL about Easter next week on A Very Sweet Blog! So be sure to stop by!