It's cookie time! And with two girls selling this year, it's more work for me.Because, the reality is, cookie sales are ultimately the responsibility of the parents. It is up to a parent to organize, up to a parent to make certain the girls go out and sell, up to the parent to bring the order forms to work and collect orders, up to a 
parent to hand in the order form, up to the parent to make sure the money is collected and correct, and required of a parent to be present at the "site sales," the lucrative post-presale bonanza.
parent to hand in the order form, up to the parent to make sure the money is collected and correct, and required of a parent to be present at the "site sales," the lucrative post-presale bonanza.I spent Friday night with my 10-year-old standing outside a small market in a s
mall tonwship, selling cookies to weary Friday night shoppers, and, later, people running in for beer. It was raining, cold (well, everything is relative, of course -- it was about 40), and breezy. I spent today with my first grader and two other squirrely (aren't all first graders wiggly?) Brownies in an entrance to a large chain supermarket, who had specifically requested that people only be asked on their way out to buy cookies.
mall tonwship, selling cookies to weary Friday night shoppers, and, later, people running in for beer. It was raining, cold (well, everything is relative, of course -- it was about 40), and breezy. I spent today with my first grader and two other squirrely (aren't all first graders wiggly?) Brownies in an entrance to a large chain supermarket, who had specifically requested that people only be asked on their way out to buy cookies.
Friday night we worked alone, so my daughter was credited with all the cookie sales. In spite of the cold and rain (although she WAS dressed for it in snowpants and boots, gloves and a hood), she told me at least twice through the two hours that she was enjoying herself. I enjoyed the time with her, watching her confidently solicit sales.
Today was pleasant, chatting with two moms, and watching the girls interact and miss sale after sale while squirreling around. When they are in first grade, it's a good thing the cookies sell themselves. However, eventually they got used t
o selling cookies, and the sound of three sweet voices asking in unison, "Would you like to buy some Girl Scout cookies?" is almost irresistible, and stopped a few people who wouldn't have otherwise. And it was a beautiful thing to hear adult women reminisce about selling cookies as girls, as they purchased a box because they were proud to have been a Scout.
o selling cookies, and the sound of three sweet voices asking in unison, "Would you like to buy some Girl Scout cookies?" is almost irresistible, and stopped a few people who wouldn't have otherwise. And it was a beautiful thing to hear adult women reminisce about selling cookies as girls, as they purchased a box because they were proud to have been a Scout.Best of all, this year all the troops in the Totem Council are participating in Operation Cookie Drop, to get cookies to our troops. Not everyone wants to buy cookies, but several people always mention they'd love to buy some for service men and women. And this year they can.
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