November/December

Pete Jr. made it to his destination in Summerville, South Carolina, in time to have some turkey. I heard he fell "head over hooves" over a female deer he met there, and they have been inseparable ever since. The leader's daughter, Brandy, made him a nice comfortable little bed, and he settled in right away. She also made him a knitted scarf because it's pretty cold outside. He had a lot of fun visiting everyone at Carolina Low Country Council.

He went Christmas caroling with Brownie Troop 544 and afterwards managed to eat a whole pizza by himself! He"s lucky to be there for Brandy's birthday, so he got to go to her party. I'll bet he had fun! He's so excited because today he got a Christmas present! The troop made him a Santa Claus outfit, and he's going to wear it in the Christmas parade. He can't wait-it's the first parade he's ever been in!

January

Pete Jr. spent this month in Maine, with Brownie Troop 44. Unfortunately he was there during the terrible ice storms that hit this area and he spent a lot of time indoors just trying to stay warm!

February/March

Pete Jr. arrived just in time to go to Cadette Troop 192 & Senior Troop 10's weekly meeting. Ms Dotti & Ms Terri, the leaders, set up a table for the "Sharing is Blooming" service activity. The girls are making small size crib quilts which will be donated to the local rescue squad and children's shelter. Pete Jr. worked on the "Tune Into Well Being" IPP with the girls. He took part in some of the skits and had fun exercising to the "Sweatin to the Oldies 3" tape. Since it is cookie time, Pete Jr. also helped the girls tally their orders and sing some silly cookie songs the leader got off the internet. The "Cookie Song that Never Ends" is his favorite.

Near the end of February, he went on a ski trip with Poofin the Puffin from Maine, Lois the Lion from Pennsylvania and troops 192 & 10. The mascots took the ski lesson with the girls, but soon got so cold that they decided to warm themselves by the fire in the lodge and stuff themselves with sub sandwiches.

For Thinking Day, he joined with 5 other troops that meet in the same church. There were plenty of skits and songs and of course refreshments. Tigette the Tiggeriffic Tiger, and Sparkie the Dog told everyone about where they had been and what they had done on their mascot adventures so far. Postcards from the TD Postcard Exchange were also on display for everyone to see.

On Girl Scout Sunday, Pete Jr. joined with about 21 other Girl Scouts in a special service. The Daisies, Brownies and Juniors attending made trail mix to hand out to the congregation, and the next day the Cadettes and Seniors weeded the church flower beds as a thank you for hosting their meetings.

Pete looking at the postcard his home troop sent for the Thinking Day postcard exchange.

March/April

Pete Jr. spent about a month and a half with Junior Troop 290 in Lowell, Massachusetts. He was there in time to go with the troop to visit the Mayflower and Plymouth Rock and to go camping overnight at Plimoth Plantation. He also met up with online friends of the troop-Brownie Troop 389 from Plymouth Bay GSC, and he earned his Picnic Patch.

He had a lot of fun when the girls went to a local garden center for a tour and helped them work on their "Doing Hobbies" badge. Fortunately he could stay with the troop a little longer and was able to attend the Spar & Spindle Council's Meeting & Recognition Dinner. The troop was asked to sing and Pete Jr joined in along with the girls.

Riding the trolley car in Lowell

May

Pete Jr is spending the month with Junior Troop 257 in Richmond, Virginia. He went camping with the troop on his first weekend there. As usual, it rained most of the weekend!

The troop picked the waterfall crest and the rumored curse connected to this crest has proven true for them. It has rained for at least part of every camping trip they have been on. Pete Jr had a good time though and he made some SWAPS that he took to trade at the 85th anniversary parade at the state capitol in Richmond. He also got to attend a service unit fly up for the third grade brownies.

June

Brownie Troop 298 from North Carolina hosted Pete Jr this month. He went to Myrtle Beach and saw an Elvis impersonator and visited an alligator farm. He also made an unplanned visit to the emergency room with one of the girls, which fortunately turned out okay. He also had a lot of fun on the rides at a local amusement park. But unfortunately he couldn't stay for the troop's end of year ceremony. He's going to go back home to his troop to relax over the summer and get ready for next year's adventures.

September

Pete Jr started off the year by visiting with Cadette Troop 877 in Portland, Texas. Their troop is nicknamed "Troop Beverly Hills". He thoroughly enjoyed stopping off at Dairy Queen on the way to the Older Girl Planning Board meeting. He loved pounding the gavel!

 

October/November/December/January

Pete Jr spent a few months with Brownie Troop 10 in Tulsa Oklahoma. He earned 3 Try-Its with the troop-"My Flag, My County and Me", "Patriotism" and "Peaceful Living" which are all Black Diamond Council patches. Two more Try-Its were earned at the Discovery Zone where he had so much fun, they had to drag him home. He also made love boxes for needy children and blizzard bags for meals on wheels, as well as being a very good seller of GS calendars at their booth sale.

February

Chapel Hill, North Carolina was Pete Jr's next stop where he stayed with combined Brownie/Junior Troop 74. He got there just in time to help out with cookie sales. He is getting quite good at selling things, & the troop raised enough money to pay for the upcoming Camporee and a fall camping trip to the mountains. At their Valentine meeting, he made his own pin which the girls are giving to their adopted grandparents at the nursing home.

For Thinking Day their council celebrates "Different Shoe Day" where the girls can earn a patch while learning about the diversity of people. The troop made 2 different boots for Pete Jr so he could participate in this event.

Pete Jr enjoyed going to a UNC Women's basketball game which was followed by a lacrosse clinic. He also went to the Service Unit meeting with the leader as well as a trainer's conference. Many of the leaders had never heard about mascots before and he helped to spread the word.

March/April

Pete Jr made his longest trip this month-all the way to Juneau, Alaska to visit Junior Troop 28. He learned they don't live in igloos, and can only travel outside their city by boat or airplane-there are no roads, so you can't drive by car. Nipper their troop's wolf mascot, acquainted him with the area. Pete Jr. also helped the girls work on their collector's badge and plan a future trip to the Yukon.

May/June

Pete Jr. visited two troops on this trip-Brownie Troop 1182 and Cadete Troop 21 in Auburn, NY. He was there when the Brownies made bookmarks, and for the ceremony when they flew up to Juniors. Memorial Day was very hot-95 degrees, but Pete Jr and the girls marched proudly in the parade anyway.

July

Pete Jr joined Cadette Troop 2473 in Crofton, Maryland for a very special trip this month. They were going to visit GS birthplace in Savannah, Georgia.

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