OUTDOOR ADVENTURE

At the beginning of our day we talked about all the things we learned in Girl Scouts so far, to have courage, to be honest and fair,to be thoughtful, kindness to others and animals, to protect planet earth, and to make our world a better place, for all that live here. Then to the outdoors!

We saw snakes,bugs and frogs and had so much fun on our outdoor adventure. We saw animal tracks, deer and dogs, and saw bird nests. We heard birds and bugs sing their songs. We learned that trees and plants make oxygen for us to breathe and how they take in the carbon monoxide that we blow out.

We also learned how to help our planet by recycling,and to turn off water and the lights when we don't need them. We also talked a little about what will happen if we don't recycle. We as Girls Scouts can conserve our resources like power and water, and help our planet.

At the end of our day, we received our recognition awards for our cookie selling, and practiced our cheer.

Thanks to the leaders, we all had a fun day!!!!

High Tea!!!

What a great time we had this evening dressed in our finest, having High Tea, which included cheese,bread,and sweet and dill pickles, for the second course we had cottage pie, peas and a scone, and for dessert a fruit tart, all in an historic house, dating back to the Late 1800's.

We learned so many things:

High Tea: sitting at a table that is high (like a dining room table), not low  like a coffee table, and having 2 or 3 course meals during that time
How to sit at the table properly, where silverware and glassware are placed, and
always wait to eat until everyone has been served
Anything that they could grow and can like,pickles,tomato's,corn,peaches and jams along with potato's and onions they would keep cold in a cellar (cave) for eating during the winter
Sugar did not come in small packages, but in cubes, this is where one lump or two came from
There was no electricity in Fort Calhoun, but Omaha did have it.

There were no bathrooms in the house, they had to use a chamber pot or go outside to the outhouse.
Outhouse, and outdoor toilet
The crib for a young child stayed in the mothers room
The wife usually sewed the family's clothes
Chamber Pot, a bowl that you would use to relieve yourself in

The family would entertain themselves in the sitting room, and take guests in the parlor
They would play chess or checkers or sing along with the piano for indoor entertainment
The family that lived there went to the park, road horses went to the store, ate fried chicken, and did a lot of things that we do now.

A Big Thank You goes out to our troop leader, Molly Kies for arranging the outing, we all had so much fun and learned so much!!!