Anna Grows

Anna in action The basketball season is officially over for Anna's 6th grade team.  We are happy to report that they posted a 200% improvement over last season.  They won three games (Anna was quick to remind us that they "won" one game last season because the other team forfeited when they didn't have enough players).  The season saw a lot of progress over last year with a larger team and gradual improvement from the girls. Anna was not exactly excited about playing this year but agreed to give it another try. Fortunately the coach made some key changes from the previous year that helped out.  First, they had more players on the team with 10 girls (last year there were only 7, which meant there were often no subs when people didn't show up).  Second, the coach switched to one night a week of practice with just their team rather than two nights with the "A" team, in which they got crushed weekly in scrimmages.  This change went a long way to a more...

Sitting with Juliette Gordon Low at the gardens in her home Anna made her first trip to Savannah, Georgia on President's Day weekend. This was the first big trip for her girl scout troop that involved everything from planes, boats, and even a large church van.  Anna earned money to pay for part of the trip, which she made through dog sitting, cookie sales, allowance, Christmas and birthday gifts.  Today, Anna is writing her first blog post with a firsthand account of her Savannah adventures. Delicious Italian meal after the flight to Savannah Hello! The first thing I thought when I heard that we were going to Savannah was, "This probably isn't going to happen." Turns out, I was wrong. I ended up having enough money to pay for all my girl scout trips. That also included activities like white water rafting, zip lining, and a lot of other stuff I don't remember. One thing I do remember about all those activities were that all of them were fun. Savannah was...