COOKIES!!

Did you order any Girl Scout cookies this year? I know that different parts of the country, even different areas in each state sell at different times, but it's our time now! Cookies are here! YUM! I'm not sure, but I'd have to say that the cookie sale is probably one of the biggest fundraising efforts around. On the 6:00 news tonight they said that our area girls sold over 720,000 boxes. That's a lot of cookies! I generally don't mind fundraisers--except when schools are raising $$ for $25,000 playground improvements. Yes, they need to have a safe place for kids to play and exercise, but $25,000? That could save a teacher from losing a job! But that's another story. Although this cookie deal might seem like a headache at first, going around, asking people if they want cookies, delivering all 300+ boxes of them, collecting and counting the $$, it really is a good cause. But in the end it's not all that bad. The cookies really sell themselves. I think that the majority of the proceeds, with the exception of what they pay the cookie bakers, stays within the organization and I truly think that Girl Scouts is a great organization. It seems that they have good values that they try to impress upon our girls. They offer tons of programs and all girls are welcome. It has been a privilege for Caitlin to have been in Girl Scouts since 1st grade. So, to anyone out there who has a hand in scouting, thanks!

Just some food for thought...Thin Mint, anyone?