100 Years of Girl Scouting

GS Troop 62067
Guilford, Connecticut

High Hopes

Christen and I just started volunteering in the barn at High Hopes Theraputic Riding Stables in Old Lyme, Connecticut. It already seems that we may receive far more that we can possibly give. It is a truly amazing place. . .click on the link below to read their mission statement.

http://highhopestr.org/high-hopes-mission.htm

This is Christen and Melissa with Teddy. His day is almost done then we will walk him out to the pasture for the night.

Muckin' the stalls. . .getting them ready for the morning.

The tack room at High Hopes is so very clean and beautiful.

A bucket for every horse. . .

Okay. . .so when you don't go anywhere during February break you clean and sort and purge! I have been cleaning the office/bonus room for 2 days now and just getting organized and it is such a good feeling. Anyhow, I found a poem that Christen wrote when she was in the 3rd grade. It made my day. . .

M akes me learn right from wrong

Y ou started my beautiful life





M akes supper for me so I don't starve


O nly my mother


T o defend me


H ugged me my whole life


E ver so kind


R eady for action

Another Winter Band Concert. . .

This year we attended two winter band concerts at Baldwin Middle School. . .one right after the next! Christen is in the fifth grade and playing the french horn and loving it. She says that she is going to get a scholarship for college by being the best french horn player there is!

She makes us so proud!

The whole 5th grade band directed by Carol Fonicello. Many of these kids had never even read music before this September. Now they are all playing together and it is really most unbelievable.

And now. . .the 6th grade concert!

Connor is wearing a blue shirt and standing in the back row. He is still playing the trombone and totally loving it! He is wanting to try out for the jazz band at Adams Middle School next year.

Connor and his friend, Ben.