Girl Scout Week

This week was girl scout day camp week. The theme this year was Lights, Camera, Action. Again this year the girls did not get the chance to design the Camp Patch, which is sort of a bummer. I really liked when Sarah was able to do it. This year was the latest camp had been since Sarah had been a scout, and I think it was because they couldn’t get anyone to volunteer to be camp director. By the time they had someone, all the weeks had been reserved. As a result, it was HOT, and because of all the rain we had this summer, the camp was infested with mosquitoes!

Sarah was a PAIT this year, which stands for Program Assistant In Training. Next year she will be a Program Assistant, or PA. As a PAIT Sarah shadowed the PA’s, learning what she was going to have to do for next year. Tuesday night was Sarah’s overnight, and it left a little to be desired. She found out that the tent cabins they were supposed to be sleeping in were full of mice, which meant they couldn’t sleep there, and instead they had to go sleep on Sunset Ridge.

Alison’s group this year was about half the size it had been in the past which was good I think. The fewer girls there are the more the leaders are able to control them. Kris went one day with Ali’s troop this year. It was good because she was able to help Alison with the mosquitoes. The first couple of days of camp the girls were eaten alive. Alison must have had 50 bites on her arms and legs. And she even had them on her face. They were horrible this year with all the rain we had. We learned that the bug spray needs to go on BEFORE the sunscreen in order for it to be effective. Plus, the pump spray bottles are not as effective as the aerosol cans. We fixed this Wednesday and Thursday. I think Alison said she got bitten three times in the last two days as opposed to the fifty+ bites she got the first two days.

The same happened to Sarah. The building they slept in on their overnight had mosquitoes on the inside, and they (Sarah and the rest of the PAITS) got bitten up pretty good while they slept.)

And mud and dirt? Every day the girls came home looking just a mess. We ended up just throwing out socks because they were so wet and muddy, they just wouldn’t come clean.

The girls ended their camp this year a day early, because of our vacation. We are heading to Florida Friday morning. Hopefully next year’s camp experience will be a little better.