They say troubles come in threes, don't they? Well, we're waiting for number three and we still have time for it to happen! Today was our first day of Girl Scout Cookie Selling. My oldest is in her last year of Brownies and has a tremendous personal cookie sales goal of 750 boxes. If she achieves this, she'll get to go on a special trip to Arabian Nights in Orlando with the local council.
Already, we have one personal strike against us, because on Friday, I started to get the annual "sickness". You know, runny nose, quick bronchitis....blah, blah, yecch. So I don't feel good. But you only get to sell cookies for a short time and we gotta beat the other Brownies out there, so off we went. I drive her around and she goes to the doors. Midway through our morning run, I am backing out of a driveway and suddenly, the front end of the Explorer is in the air! I ran off the culvert and got stuck. I rang and rang the house, but no one answered. I finally sent my little scout running home to get me some help. Tim arrived and pushed me out of the ditch. Literally...with his bare hands - no truck, or anything! (he made me add this....)No harm, really.
We took a break. We headed back out after lunch, this time with little sister in tow. After only two houses, she is running across a yard and whammo! she steps on a metal rake with her Crocs on. She fell, the shoe was impaled (Crocs don't offer much protection) and her foot was bleeding. Someone doesn't want us selling cookies today!
She is fine, just scraped, no puncture wound and her tetanus shots are up to date. But the bastards didn't even offer to buy cookies after she fell in their yard! I can't tell you how many people will say "no" to a sweet little 8-year-old and her 6-year-old sister, I never say no to any scouts at my door!
Bottom-line is this - when a Girl Scout comes to the door - BUY A BOX OF COOKIES! For God's sake, do support the children who are doing something positive with their lives, not just running around robbing liquor stores or smoking crack....
Let us know if you want to buy some cookies or make a donation to Gift of Caring - they'll donate cookies to the needy, old folks homes, or orphans - no lie! Just email me at staceylovelock@yahoo.com.
There, I'm better now...have a cookie!
