Marie Lott needs everyone’s cookie orders now so that she can place our troop order.  You don’t have to stop selling, and the troop will order extra cookies for our cookie booth so that we can get you more if you need them later, BUT you only get "Cookie Genius" credit for cookies on Mrs. Lott’s initial order.  Sometimes it’s a good idea to round up to the next case for your order.  If you have leftovers, we can sell those at the cookie booth, too.  Hurray for Christina, Katie &  Liz, who have each already sold over 30 boxes up at Grinnell, Centre & Furman!

The head count is a little wobbly.  Marie and Tim Lott are coming up on Saturday morning so that we can try out the new telescope Saturday night.  Callie is coming if the basketball team is eliminated from the tournament in time.  Anne is planning to come over from Berry sometime, and Jessie is driving herself up Friday night after work.  We have explained carefully that although Anne and Jessie may drive themselves to camp, neither may drive another Girl Scout at any time during the trip.  The maximum is 6 girls and 5 adults, and the minimum is 4 girls and 2 adults.  We have 6 girl horseback riders (including Callie and Jessie) for the trail ride and 1 adult.  Archery is 5 girls, no adults.

At our last meeting (2/3/06) we decided on the following menu

Friday dinner and Sunday lunch will be fast food for Mrs. Gargiullo’s car (Crystal, Callie, Laura, and Brittany).  Please bring appropriate cash.

Breakfast Saturday and Sunday – Same as always:  cereal, bagels, cream cheese, milk, and fruit.  We do NOT need any cocoa or cider, since we actually went through all our gear and found that we have plenty.  Anyone who wants tea should bring her own kind to share.

Lunch on Saturday – sandwiches of ham and/or turkey lunch meat, bread, mayo, and mustard; fruit (Gala apples are particularly requested); minestrone soup, chips, and lemonade.

Dinner on Saturday – chicken nuggets or strips, crunchy Asian slaw, honey mustard and BBQ sauce with lemonade.  Pat will bring a mac and cheese and brownie mix.

Plushie making:  Pat and Audrey will bring sewing machines, iron, ironing board, freezer paper, patterns and some fabric.  Girls who wish to bring their own fabric should bring about ½ yard.  Girls who wish to bring their own patterns should do any enlarging before arriving at camp.

Photography:  Karen, Brittany, and Laura have a research assignment about women photographers to present during the camping trip.  We do not think that girls need to bring cameras, unless they just want to do so.

Horseback riding:  Be sure to bring long pants and shoes with a ½" heel for the trail ride.  Some boots are available at the barn, but in odd sizes.  If the weather is cold, girls will really want a warm jacket and gloves.  Hats won’t work under the helmets, but scarves are good in the breeze.

Archery:  You may bring your own bow if you have one, but it must stay in the leaders’ room until we go to archery.

Jessie has suggested an activity that really sounds like fun.  Google "geocache" and see what you think of the website.  We think we may hike in The Pocket, which is public land outside the Girl Scout camp and try to place – or maybe find – some geocaches.

Today is a record two newsletters in one day.  I’ve attached the first one in case you need it.  It won’t get posted on the web because it has too many specifics about us and about Misty Mountain. 

We have a number of things coming up. Here’s the list to refresh your memories.