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Cookie Season is NON STOP for me!! And to top that all off, tomorrow night is a Girl Scout Thinking Day Event for the Girl Scout Council that I've planned the past two years - it's a great event, but as I'm sure you know, things always seem to get backed-up the day before an event and it's SUPER BUSY!!! I'm finally able to take a break, so I thought I'd blog while watching Scrubs....

Picture 40: February 9, 2010 - A sure sign of spring being CLOSE - the Cherry Blossoms are starting to bloom - YAY!!

Picture 39: February 8, 2010 - Our Girl Scout Troop in the Welcome Circle!! We have 29 members now - Can't believe it!! Last night we celebrated our Troop Thinking Day by studying Argentina...

Picture 38: February 7, 2010 - I worked at Starbucks today and we started using the new Heart cups - Bravo, Starbucks!! - these are AWESOME!!

Picture 37: February 6, 2010 - Beautiful Seattle Saturday - This is the Olympic Mountain range, looking west from the beach near my house. The Cascade Mountain range east of Seattle was also visible and beautiful - LOVE IT!!

Picture 36: February 5, 2010 - I woke up on Friday with my eye swollen shut - I don't know if it was a bug bite or major zit, but needless to say, it was really painful and totally swollen and pink. Thus, I decided to find a substitute for my classes, because I really didn't want to face the wrath of those 6th and 7th graders - oh the humiliation.... Since I was home, I took advantage of the day and rested, used a hot compress on my eye, and took benadryl. By the afternoon I was feeling a lot better so I went for my powerwalk in the sunshine. I discovered this adorable little house for sale along the way. I absolutely love the craftsman style...

Picture 35: February 4, 2010 - Some of my girls posing in front of their Thinking Day Display. Each class was divided into groups to research a different country. Then, they got a display board to display the information they learned. This group got an A+. I don't get to see all of my 1st semester girls anymore, but some of them are in my Thursday After-School Troop...

Picture 34: February 3, 2010 - My new girls making their journals for class. Each class starts with 10 minutes of Bell Work - the girls journal on a topic that I post on the board....They're loving making their journals...