If you’re using MySpace, Facebook or any other social networking sites, I’m sure you already know that any information or pictures you post can be seen anyone not just your friends. These videos help get the point across.
I like things that feature owls and campfires. Maybe it’s because i like the outdoors. Here’s some cute cards from One Good Bumblebee.
Actually owls can be kinda creepy with those huge beady eyes. I like to hear them at night when I’m camping though. You’ll hear lots of them in Oklahoma when we go camping next month.
Some of you may know about this already. On October 2008, Cadettes will be grades 7 and 8, Seniors 9 and 10 and, get this, girls in grades 11 and 12 will be called Ambassadors. To my understanding, changes happened because, as you know, we are officially called ‘girls 11-17′. Several 17 year-olds weren’t thrilled that they were lumped in the same category as 11 year-olds. So they made their voices heard and now the national office has reacted. These changes to the Girl Scout older girl program have popped up on Wikipedia, so I guess it’s now official. (ha!) No word yet on how this will affect Silver and Gold awards.
From Wikipedia:
On August 26, 2006 the National Council of GSUSA voted to change the level system as of October 2008. The Senior level, which previously included girls in grades 9 through 12, will split, and girls in grades 11 and 12 will become Ambassador Girl Scouts, the new highest level; girls in grades nine and ten will remain Senior Girl Scouts. Ambassadors will continue to wear the traditional uniforms.
Please share what you think of these changes.
Geocaching... ever heard of it? This one is new to me, too. Geocaching is an outdoor treasure hunting game in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocahes" or "caches") anywhere in the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook and "treasure," usually toys or trinkets of little monetary value.
Watch this video for a better explanation:
If you get into this outdoor hobby, check out the new Girl Scout IP “Hi-Tech Hide & Go Seek,” which is all about geocaching. Think about how we can incorporate this into a camping trip.
