Oh, by the way … Jocelyn is at camp. And has been since Thursday. So as far as we know, everything is OK. At least, it was on Thursday, when this picture was taken..
While we are absolutely certain that this is the longest stretch of her life that she’s gone without parental contact, we are also pretty sure that this is the longest she has ever gone without some sort of telephonic, digital or computer-facilitated tracking of any kind. With any of us.
So, we think things are going well. We assume she comes back Tuesday, at which time we may or may not get any information out of her. And we may or may not be able to share anything here. Maybe. Maybe not. We don’t know. Which is good news. Probably.
Here’s something new: Video! I don’t know if it’s exactly what I want, but Flickr has added video uploads and sharing this week. By coincidence, I have recently acquired a Sony SR11 HD HDD camcorder. Then Jocelyn had her bridging ceremony from Brownies to Junior Girl Scouts on Monday.
The cosmic alignment is hard to ignore, so here’s an unedited video of the big moment:
It may not have super sunny and warm, but we finally had a sunny weekend this winter … just in time for the beach-themed Girl Scout Sweetheart Dance for Jocelyn’s Brownie Troop and nearby service units.
We went with matching yellow “beachy” outfits, and also sprung for the matching light-up hula hoops for affect. After dinner at Sonoma Chicken Coop with a big group of friends, we hit the party and had a great time. Our hula hoops were a big hit with other party-goers, and the girls had fun dancing and running around. It’s possible we also hit the local Yum-Yum Donuts outlet for a late night snack afterwards.
The event capped 36 hours of scheduling madness, which included Cirque du Soleil with Mommy on Friday afternoon, a dad-daughter hockey outing Friday night, and a basketball game followed by a birthday party earlier today.
Karen took this picture, and it’s just too cute to pass up. Earlier this week, we packed the Volvo with Girl Scout Cookies that Jocelyn has sold to friends, neighbors, and relatives. Now we need to sort and deliver the 180+ boxes of cookies without eating all of them ourselves.
Jocelyn spent a big chunk of time this weekend selling Girl Scout Cookies to our friends and neighbors, including a sales call at Crossbow on Monday.
She’s already reached her official goal of 130 boxes (she sold 108 last year) … and she’s set a new, personal goal of 200 boxes. If you need cookies, Jocelyn wants to sell them to you …
Of course, she had a little help from her sister, who was a very able assistant salesperson, sharing her own stories about her favorite cookies. Jocelyn also dressed for success this year, wearing her Brownie Vest and some matching brown boots. And each time Jocelyn got a nice comment about the boots, Felicia would feel the need to show off her tennis shoes.
It’s the first week of May, and it is finally Spring around here. Jocelyn remarked on the sudden influx of plants in our lives declaring, “It sure is plant week.”
On her birthday, Mommy received potted ‘Lily of the Valley’ bulbs from Aunt Jenni, and the white choral bells began to bloom a few days ago. Last week, we bought some impatiens and a few begonias to plant in the front yard. A few days ago, Karen led Jocelyn’s Girl Scout Troop on a special planting activity where the girls planted pumpkin, poppy, pea, and bean seeds. And today, Jocelyn’s first grade class took a field trip to the Almaden Valley Nursery, and she came home with a little potted marigold.
They are here … 108 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies, sold by Jocelyn for her Brownie Troop in 2006. Thank you to everyone who helped support her sales efforts; I think she’s quite proud of her accomplishments … and so are we.
Here we are, ready for the Father-Daughter Sweetheart Dance! Karen made the poodle skirt for Jocelyn (and a matching one for Felicia, too).
We joined the rest of our Troop 552 friends and their dads for dancing and snacks for the two-hour sock hop. The music was mostly from the 50′s, with a few exceptions (thank goodness for Smashmouth and it’s many recent remakes).
The girls also played some tag and hide-and-seek outside in the courtyard. After the dance, most of us went to Pasta Pomodoro for dinner. Dads sat across from their daughters, along one skinny table, and everybody had a great time!
This was my lucky weekend. Karen and I went up to San Francisco for a night on the town Friday night (dinner, drinks, and a soccer game), and we stayed over night before retuning home today. It was very nice date.
And tonight, I’ve got the Father-Daughter Sweetheart Dance with Jocelyn’s Brownie Troop. We’ve got a sock hop, followed by dinner with the troop.
Oh, by the way … Jocelyn is at camp. And has been since Thursday. So as far as we know, everything is OK. At least, it was on Thursday, when this picture was taken..
