maleficent

I was a brownie and a girl scout ... and could sell cookies like nobody's business-- this was before the day where mom and dad would taked the cookie sheets to the office and sell them to all their colleagues... I actually had to pound the pavement to sell those damn things.

I got bunches of badges, but no the cool badges like boyscouts - I got a sewing badge, and a knitthing badge, and a cooking badge,and took babysitting lessons ( that seemed to work well because I was a certified babysitter at about age 11)

The camping trips were another story... these days, my idea of roughing it is black and white television and no room service after midnight... then I was a little more open.. but - camping in the mountains of NYS, in September when you have shorts packed, but it decides to snow... not my idea of a good time.. .eating beans and weenies cooked in a big pot wasn't my idea of fun... 4 holer outhouses with splinters - not my idea of fun...

We used to do arts and crafts things, never learned how to do anything cool... except bake bread...

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