Ella was the top seller in her Girl Scout Troop. She sold over 300 boxes of Girl Scout cookies. I’m not sure if she gets a badge for that, but she should! As a parent you go all out to help your kids with their fundraiser and are happy to do it. That is until you have to pick up all the ordered items to deliver them.
300+ boxes of Girl Scout Cookies barely fit in my wife’s trunk. After removing a car seat, putting down seats and such, she was able to get them all in. Once she was home, I went out and began to unlead them all.
This is just some of the boxes that were in our order. The fun part was taking each order and putting them together for those who bought them. This week I came into work for five of these boxes loaded with cookies for the people at work who ordered. My wife also has boxes of cookies that she needs to deliver as well.
Next meeting, I’m going to suggest that parents who delivered cookies deserve a badge, too!
Sorry I am late. I was off yesterday and just now am getting around to writing …
It was 6 years ago yesterday that my first and only daughter was born. At that time, I remember the excitement and all of the unknowns. Six years later, she has blossomed into such an amazing little girl. She is smart as a whip, a friend to all, a comedian in the making, and everything a dad could want in a daughter!
I got to spend the majority of the day with her, which was awesome. Her school has a program called Watch DOGS. Dads, big brothers, uncles, grandpas, etc … can volunteer at the school for the day. I signed up for her birthday and a day a month afterward.
I got to spend the morning in her classroom before shuffling to a couple other rooms later in the day. I also got to eat lunch with her, which she thought was cool. I got to go through the line with her, order some dry chicken tenders and then go out to recess with her.
After school, she had girl scouts. My wife took her there. Her cookie orders were in. We have a lot of cookies to deliver!
After girl scouts, she got to choose where she wanted to eat dinner. She chose Applebee’s. She wore her birthday hat there, so they all new it was her birthday. When she found out that she got a free dessert, she was so excited. She had to order the Triple Chocolate Meltdown.
After chowing down dinner and dessert, we made our way home. Normally, the kids are in bed early, but dinner took us a bit longer. You would think that a full meal and dessert would have filled her up. Well, she reminded us that she hadn’t had her cake yet.
Nana made her a Wicked cake, which fit the theme from the Daddy Daughter Dance last weekend.
We wrapped up the night by singing her happy birthday and, of course, having a piece of cake. I love the way this picture came out.
As I tucked her in last night, she told me it was the “best birthday ever!” I was so glad to be able to spend the day with her and that the family all got to share in her special day.
Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian 