Me on Monday

Recently, I was looking from something in my old Camp Fire stuff. I found the binder that held the information of all the beads I earned. It was always about learning something new or doing extra work. 

So many of the entries made me laugh.

"I was on time for all lessons for 2 months"--well considering I was 11 years old AND all of our lessons were in the same room (no moving around), I couldn't NOT be on time. 

I don't know what keeping "programs, games and publicity" means. But I did it. My mom would not allow me to record anything I hadn't done. 

The one that cracks me up is "I served as a telephone committee of one." Is it even a committee if it's just a single person? And why the heck did I ever need to form a telephone committee? I'd love to know what was in my little brain.

Apparently I was crafty at a young age--just 10 in these posts. Oh, and I guarantee that I read to my little sister(s) more than 6 times. After all, when I was 10, I had 3 younger sisters.

This shows that I never had any money for very long! Seems like my money was spent before I earned it! And then there's my grammar--"I took an act of part" rather than active! At least I was trying to sound smart!

OMGosh! I guess my inability to sit still for long was obvious here as I "rested completely for 5 minutes two times a day for 2 weeks!" Resting for only 5 minutes is hardly worth the time it takes to settle down! 

I guess my volunteer work started early too--making dolls, cartoons and puzzles for the hospital. And, of course, I went to Mass. I had to--no choice in that. Still, I was happy to earn a bead for doing it. 

I guarantee you that I read more than two books. I was always reading--constantly when I was little. But I guess this bead was for reading recommendations from my teacher.

I also enjoyed seeing my little girl penmanship. I love reminiscing--which is exactly why I scrapbook! I'll share more of these pages some other time.

Here is my Camp Fire vest with the beads. The patches were for selling Russell Stover candy. Each color represents a particular number of boxes. The red, white and blue beads signified each act of citizenship--I don't remember all of the things I had to do to earn them, but I know some had to do with the flag and folding it properly.

Gosh, I can still remember what most of them stood for: turquoise=frontier; brown=outdoors; orange=home; red=sports and games; I can't remember green and yellow. The large beads represent 10 small ones. My mom sewed them all on.

Our Camp Fire councils were really fun. Basically a party once a year where we received our beads, sang and had good food!

Camp Fire Girls was a huge part of my life. My mom was our leader. I started in 1st grade and went through 10th. After that, we had jobs and boyfriends. Basically, life moved on!