OH MY GOD! It is a wonder you can actually type. You are a very good person, Susie. VERY good.

PS-Biscuit's t-shirt rocks.

Mmmmm . . . s'mores. They made it all worthwhile, didn't they?

It's been a LONG time since I've seen the "dunk bags." That brought back some memories from my own GS days.

You're a saint for playing host--I hope the forgetful mom appreciates that you saved her butt!

Wow, Susie.

You are a brave, brave woman.

I lug you. ;)

I looks as though everyone had fun!

Now, go get some sleep. :)

You are pluperfect kindness in all its gloriness.

Have a nice nap.

holy jumpin jeepers. that looked liked FUN. no wonder you're tired. i wasn't a girl scout or anything so this will be a stupid question on my part, but is there really that many badges you can accrue? biscuit looks like he had a great time too, loved the shirt. i think he might need a blogging one for his biscuit friday photo op's! :)

That G.S. mom-in-charge should be stripped of her badges!
Great photos and pretty yard.
Now take a looooong nap... you can scrape the S'mores off the roof tomorrow.

The stuff of very happy memories!

I can smell the s'mores from here :)

Susie, that rocks. What a totally great thing you did. So does the non-camp booking mom has to come fold your laundry for the next year?

Girl Scout camping event saved by Susie.
A great time was had by all adoring girls and grateful co-leader.

I worshiped my own Girl Scout Leaders,
and I know the members of this troop will remember those s'mores fondly.

Oh my word. I just clicked over to the GS website/ Insignia List
Do a copy and paste. Oh my word.

http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/
insignia/list/

Are you SURE you weren't drugged? :) Sounds like a blast, even with the sleeplessness.

Dear sweet lord, and you lived to tell about it.

You should get a special badge for this. The What in the Name of S'Mores Was Susie Thinking badge.

To go with your hootenanny badge.

Susie, you are such a great mom. Those girls will remember this for a long time. Sounds like the VBD had a good time, too. Glad you survived!

Wow, I wish our girlscout troop leaders had been like you.

Yes I was a girlscout. All the way through grade school, until 6th grade.

You are a saint, those girls look so happy, and 14 deffinately beats my 5 hands down. Course, I had mine for 6 days, not one, hmm. And it was just me, hmm. Ill have to apply some new math to this and see how that comes out.

Naa, you still win. 14 girls plus sugar, im surprised your posting this soon. I would still be hiding in the bubble bath.

You just rock. Your so the cool mom.

Ooh, it looks like such fun! It looks way better than the Girl Scout camps I remember! Bravo to you for making it out alive!

OMG...and you said I was the overachiever! I bow to your overachieverness!!

Coincidentally, we had 2 tents up in our backyard Thursday night -- populated by 8-year old boys, but not for camping purposes... no campfires, mess kits, dunk bags or s'mores.

Sounds like y'all had a great time, and LG and the girls really will remember it -- probably all their lives. Well done, good and faithful one!

What a trooper you are, and a great Mom for doing it all. Though, I must admit that it did all look like a bit of fun.

Good for you! Now take a well-deserved rest and come see us in a few days.

Wow, good for you! And you know what? I'd choose camping my own backyard over going to a campground ANY FREAKING DAY. I might actually *consider* camping in my backyard. The toilets are clean (I know because I cleaned them), the showers won't give me athlete's foot, and my lovely, lovely bed is there, should I need it.

Can you tell I'm not a camper by nature?

Oh, it looks like fun!! And what a doll you are, Susie.

Oh, bless your heart, hon.

But...how awesome are YOU, for coming to the rescue of those little campers? PRETTY DARN AWESOME!

And that is a HUGE backyard!

Hope you're resting well now.

That is awesome that you did that for them.

That is awesome that you did that for them.

Thank you for that post. It brought back so many wonderful childhood memories.

I'm just a kid again, doing what I did again...(lyrics from some old song...) but that's what these photos do to me...make me feel what it's like to be that young.

What a good woman to be there and to chronicle such a future, wonderful memory for all....right now you are probably just pooped.

I think Im wore out too after all that.
Looks like good fun was had.
Those smores look scrumptous right now.

Wow--that must have been loads of fun and you definitely should get a badge for having everyone in your backyard!!

Any smores left for us?

Thank you, you kind people; blogging can be very good for a mom's ego :)

kranki, see above! I'll pass along the compliment to the VBD.

sharkey, you know what I find interesting, as you all have mentioned the forgetful mom here, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH ONE IT WAS! And that makes me happy, strangely. I once forgot that I was the snack mom, so I tend not to hold a grudge! S'mores are very healing.

ck, I lug you, too. I felt a little brave ;)

hoss, that is one mighty fancy compliment, and I thank you kindly :)

blogaholic, I exaggerate a bit sometimes on this blog. For juniors, there are roughly 200 badges one could get for various endeavors and experiences. When you're the mom sewing them on, it feels like 10,000!

sierrabella, thank you, it's Monday and I'm almost back to a normal level of tiredness.

julie, I really hope so. One particular moment of seeing the smile on my girl's face made it seem like not such a bad idea after all. I'm sure you've been there :)

romani heart, you know, if you get desperate, you can do the microwave version ;)

august95, that's an interesting idea, but see my comment to Sharkey!

mrsDoF, I went to that link. YIKES!

ern, yes, in spite of tiredness, it really couldn't have gone better.

bucky, I would proudly wear those badges!

squirl, mostly I'm an insane mom. I am pretty sure that the VBD thought the entire event was all just for him. He had a BLAST! So much petting, so much playing fetch and catch. He was in VBD heaven!

JR, thank you. You still might win, because I only had 24 hours, really ;)

robin, thank you. I had more fun than if we'd actually been at a campground. The girls were only allowed inside to use the bathroom; all washing, cooking, etc., everything else, was outside. We tried to make it as authentic as possible.

eclectic, thank you, but my overachievishness comes in short, shocking bursts. Yours is, I believe, pretty consistent. I bow to your continuous impressiveness.

bente, it was fun. I saw you on SPD, you look beautiful!

kenju, hi, I'm back, sort of. I am realizing that my summertime blogging will not be quite as frequent as my winter/spring blogging :)

misfit, I hear you. Truthfully, I was relieved not to have to decide whether to volunteer as a chaperone on the "forgotten" camping trip. Like you said, my bathroom is clean.

thank you, frtl, we do enjoy the backyard here.

thanks, kalki, I haven't seen you in a while, I'll come visiting soon, see what you've been up to :)

ladybug, as I've been saying, I'm not all that awesome. We are thankful for the nice yard, it's one of the things that made us choose this house.

william, the accolades are getting embarrassing. Thank you; it was intimidating for me, being an introvert by nature, and much more of a one-or-two-kids-at-a-time kind of person, but many moms do so much more.

torrie and MB that nostalgia factor was definitely present here. I even remembered a lot of the campfire songs!

dashababy and effie, if you get really desperate, a microwave s'more can suffice until you can build a fire ;)

Susie, sweet Susie Sunshine! You are a joy and a delight! Thank you for posting about this wonderful experience. This is something that I can use for my own Em as she grows older! Bless you for your dedication to children. It is a true blessing to behold. :)

I dont know how I missed this post. I was just at my parents, they are out of town. I'm staying there taking care of my dog. I had to leave. Both sisters were there, one has 4 kids, all with her. The other has 1. Plus my 2. The two older of the 4 kids drive me nuts. After about 4 hours, I had to leave. Got my kids in the car and said we had to run some errands. My two older nieces...ages 8 and 7, just simply dont behave. They yell, swear, scream, hit, and then they get what they want! I sat on my parents porch, and thought....What Was I Thinking? If they come over through the week, I'm so leaving.