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It’s 2015: Guest blogging, Creating and Still Spinning from Convention!

By strawJenberry
It’s 2015: Guest blogging, Creating and Still Spinning from Convention! Happy New Year, lovelies! I’m excited for 2015, are you?  It may seem like I’ve been a bit scarce, but behind the scenes there is so much going on! Current happenings: Working on a leader planner! Doing lots of custom work on logos for troops Starting my troop up again after a six-month hiatus due to my National Delegate duties Performing my National Delegate and Service Unit Representative duties! Guest blogging for Girl Scouts Heart of Central California I’m looking forward to creating more and more resources this year.  In […]

I’m in Utah!!

By strawJenberry
I’m in Utah!! Yesterday, after a hop skip and a jump in the clouds from Sacramento, I stepped off the plane to a warm, sunny day in Salt Lake City.  A friend of mine from high school lives in Tooele, Utah, about 40 miles from SLC.  She treated me to the culinary delights of The Red Iguana, a restaurant famously featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.  I had a delicious dish, called Puntas De Filete a la Nortena, which is top sirloin tips sautéed with bacon, jalapeño strips, onions and fresh tomatoes, served with almond mole,   served with corn […]

What’s New? Senior & Ambassador Trackers, Poll Results

By strawJenberry
What’s New? Senior & Ambassador Trackers, Poll Results Monday funday! Well, we try right?  I am pleased to announce that I’ve completed both the Senior and Ambassador trackers.  Each are available in either Word (editable) or PDF (not editable) formats.  I was thinking it would be really cool to give these to the girls and have them keep track.  Perfectly Girl-led!  Here are the links: Senior [Word version]Senior [PDF]Ambassador [Word Version]Ambassador [PDF] Does Your Girl Scout Troop Meet During the Summer Months? Yes ~ 49 (21%) No ~ 78 (34%) We do camps and meetings    21 (9%) We do camps […]

A Daisy Petal & Leaf Tracker and an Updated Junior Tracker

By strawJenberry
A Daisy Petal & Leaf Tracker and an Updated Junior Tracker Here she is! The cutest Daisy tracker in the west! Each sheet contains two petals or leaves.  Download the Word version for the freedom to personalize the tracker, or the PDF version to hand write the girls’ names and protect formatting for printing.  Download the Word [.doc] tracker here and the [PDF] tracker here.   The Junior Tracker has been updated.  The tracker has an all new graphic, more room for girls’ names and crisper graphics.  There are now two versions, a customizable Word doc and a PDF.  You […]

The Cadette Tracker is here!

By strawJenberry
The Cadette Tracker is here! Boy, I’m on a roll!  I’ve gotten the Cadette tracker done and the Daisy tracker will be done today too. I hope you find this useful! I’ll be a Cadette leader next year and making this tracker got me excited about taking the girls to the next level of Girl Scouting.  This tracker allows troop leaders to document badge requirements for each girl. Includes all of the new Legacy and Journey badges in the Girls Guide to Girl Scouting. Each page includes one badge. For my troop, I printed the sheets in color, double-sided, then […]

As Promised! Finally a Brownie Badge Tracker!

By strawJenberry
As Promised! Finally a Brownie Badge Tracker! I’ve finally created a Brownie Tracker….and it’s free! As a bonus, I’ve created three versions of the top graphic.  So you can choose which one you like best and replace it in the document.  Simply “right click” the image and save to your computer.  In the tracker document, double-click the top graphic on the first page and replace it with the one you saved.  It’s that easy!   It’s my hope to get the following projects up in the next two weeks, just in time for Back to Troop: Leader Binder Packet Kaper […]

Cookie Recap!

By strawJenberry
Cookie Recap!   Compared to last year, this year’s cookie sales were a breeze.  Why?  We set realistic goals!  The Girl Scout cookie market becomes saturated after two weeks of booth sales in our area.  Sales are still great but they tend to slow as the cookies become more “visible” after pre-sales.  So we ordered less cookies for booth sales than we had the previous year.  For the new Cranberry Citrus Crisps we had samples out at each booth sale.  One of the big selling points was that they are great with tea!  We were a pilot council for the […]

Oh My Wordle!

By strawJenberry
Oh My Wordle! Happy Summer Leaders!  Does your troop meet during the summer?  If not, why?  For my troop the girls travel a lot throughout the summer and it would not be feasible to continue meeting when school is out.  But I know troops that not only continue to meet, but also do service projects and activities all summer long. Please take a moment to take the poll located to the right of this post! What’s in a word?  Words are powerful, words can elicit emotion, describe people, places and things and create a visual picture.  So I was super […]

The Bittersweet End of the Year….and a Freebie!

By strawJenberry
The Bittersweet End of the Year….and a Freebie! I’m always relieved when the last service unit leader meeting comes and goes in June.  Our service unit ends the year with awards, raffle prizes and a mother-daughter ice cream social.  Afterwards, I breathe a sigh of relief that there is one less obligation to contend with and one more Monday a month that I can enjoy summer!  I think back to February and March when I toyed with the idea of holding meetings during the summer.  I always come to my senses in May and realize that summers off are a […]