Sewing on Try-its

I learned why my mom hated me earning try-its back in the day.  Sewing them on is a PITA.  I can't tell you how many times I stabbed my finger last night.  And in a 40 minute time frame I got a whole whopping 3 patches and 4 numbers sewn on.  (I had to start from scratch as I removed all her patches off of her sash that were ironed on and put them on the vest.)  PS..iron on patches are not a guarantee.  I was easily able to peel off most on her sash and she had lost a number so I had to re-buy it and thus the sewing of the badges from here on out.

The neat thing was I discovered another Council's own for the Common Wealth when I visited the store.  It is called Umoja.  It is about African American Heritage.  They also had Behind the Scenes, Horses are Fun, and Art of Illusion.

Jon and I decided yesterday that we are going to do some of the "tour" badges with Seasan and his sister Lauren when we go to Texas for Christmas.  Laredo is number one on the list and then probably one of the other local cities.  We will also be aiming for the San Antonio Walking Tour and Missions.  (Some how a family visit trip is turning into a Girl Scout badge trip..lol!)

Contacts for Council's Own

If you see a try-it on here that sounds interesting, but can't find it on the web, let me know.  I have a spread sheet with a list of all the locations/web sites for each badge I have found.

Today when I get home I am going to take the print-outs of badges and organize them into a binder.  This way we can track some of the activities that overlap try-its.  It will also let me find the ones we want now and then I can refer to the spread sheet to order all try-its from that council.  (No need to pay shipping twice).

I found an explore Loredo patch today which will be great for when we go to Texas this Christmas.  I am going to look at the other cities that fit into it and see how far away they are and if we would have time to fit them in.  (We already planned on San Antonio).  Keep in mind that the badges I listed are try-it's only...a lot of places have badges/patches for locations visited which is really cool if you are going somewhere.

New Badges in the Mail!

It was like Christmas for my daughter...we got some of the try-its in the mail.  (She still has to earn them, but she is excited to see what there is to work on.) 

From Juliette's Closet we got:
Horse and Pony
For the Love of Books
Doll Collector's
Drama Queen
Homelessness
Fashion
Lighthouse
Ocean Discovery
Wild West

We also got the package from Michigan and were so excited..only to realize they sent the brownie try-it book, but no Michigan Try-it :(  We had to call and they will send a new on tomorrow.

Brownies Try-it Challange

So this year Seasan is a Brownie.  She keeps me to busy with all her activities to be a leader, but I still want to actively participate with her in the Girl Scout Journey.  Her troop is fairly large and seems to be focused on doing most of the traditional try-its.  I am all for that, but I found there are so many different try-it's available out there that I want to help her work on some of them.  These try-it's are called Council's own.

This blog is going to be about our journey to earn try-its from places around the country and maybe even a few from outside the country.  I hope you enjoy following us along on the journey!