This is a picture of me at a last-minute Girl Scout campfire that Jeff and I threw together when my other planned activity for today's meeting fell through. I'm really quite fond of the Hershey bars as you can see.
When I realized I had to plan a super fun Girl Scout meeting in, like, three hours, I ran around town grabbing supplies, such as matching green bandanas for all of us, because as everyone knows, a Girl Scout must always wear a bandana at a campfire so she doesn't set her hair on fire. I completely forgot that Oscar had his annual physical at 2:30 today. I had received one answering machine message about it, spoke with a nurse on the second reminder call, wrote it on my paper calendar, and got a Google calendar alert about it on my phone and in my email.
I still managed to utterly whiff it.
In the spirit of my Be Gentle resolution, I am not beating myself up. I rescheduled the appointment. Life goes on! I think the gentleness must start with my own self. Isn't it more important that I gave five Girl Scouts the most unexpectedly fun Monday ever? I mean, Oscar isn't sick or anything.
And let me just add: this weather! GLORIOUS! A campfire, with marshmallows, in January, without, like, gloves? It's a dream from which I hope we do not awake.
Charlie, Tiger Cub Scout and proud Girl Scout little brother.
Summer. Actual Girl Scout.
Oscar slept on the couch the whole time. Miss Lucy wore a bandana too but we forgot to take her picture.
Love the Be Gentle Resolution. I'm going to adopt it.
Posted by: Paula | January 10, 2012 at 09:23 AM
Me too! Sounds so.... caring and right... Love the shot of you! By the way, your snowless weird weather?... Yeah, us too. Hoping for some good storms in the next few weeks, we need the water!
Posted by: jo | January 12, 2012 at 01:01 AM
As the days go by in the New Year 2012 the Be Gentle Resolution becomes more and more important as some of my goals for a "new me" seem hard to attain.
Posted by: Joyce | January 14, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Alas, winter has finally shown up in Western NY. We had 7" of snow TOTAL until yesterday. Still - that's one full month of winter passed, so either it seems to last for less time, or it will be snowing on Memorial Day.
Posted by: Jeff Z. | January 14, 2012 at 04:56 PM