I made this sign tonight before Madie and I headed out for our umpteenth booth sale. Chris asked me, “Are you hanging that up on the fridge?” “No,” I thought, but I should. We are so ready for this cookie season to be over. Madie has met her goal. Ainsley has met her goal.
Chris has been absolutely supportive this season. We have been gone almost every weekend and a lot of week days for over a month. Our troop has sold almost 10,000 boxes of cookies. That is a lot of cookies.
I say the word “cookies” and everyone’s eyes start to glass over. We love cookies. We love what they stand for. And most importantly . . . they are very tasty! Now we are almost to the finish line. Madie has the whole cookie sale talking points down to a science.
“You can get 5 boxes for that $20.”
“Would you like to donate your change to buy cookies for the Montgomery County Food Bank?”
I already bought cookies . . . “Thank you for supporting Girl Scouts.”
“You can only buy cookies once a year.”
One person said, “I will give you two dollars if you don’t ask me to buy cookies.” Madie said, “Deal.” When the guy came out, he walked up to her and she didn’t say two words to him. He smiled, said “A bargain is a bargain,” and handed her two dollars (which she promptly stuck in the donation jar).
But it is time to take this vast knowledge of cookie selling and store it away for another year. The girls have earned plenty of money to do all of the great things that they are planning on doing this year. They are using the money for camping and a big trip to Galveston this summer. But is also pays for patches, offset costs of other activities, supplies, and maybe an even bigger trip down the road.
So please wish us luck. Or stop by and buy a box. Either way will be greatly appreciated.
The Puddles 
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