Transitioning to Middle School--my Daughter's Gold Award Project

BRAG ALERT...
It's not often I include details about my family on this blog--I sort of feel there should be a filter

This is Devon, the blog's creative genius!

between my kids and my work. But this is an exception because...

I'm so freaking proud of my daughter! 

This project she's undertaken, How to Rock Middle School, is a two-fold effort: 1) she had a crappy transition from elementary to middle school. Like, crap-tasticly crappy. And she wants to do her part to make sure other kids don't suffer the same. 2) she's creating something that will 'live' without her when she graduates to count for her Girl Scout Gold Award project.

For those of you that don't know, the GS Gold Award is the highest level you can achieve in Girl Scouting (comparable to the Eagle Scout award for Boy Scouting). Devon has been a girl scout since she was a Daisy her kindergarten year, and continued with a troop through middle school, then went it alone as a "Juliette" Girl Scout through high school. Just remaining in girl scouting all 13 years is amazing enough, but to cap it off with a Gold Award--pretty incredible!

So if you have a minute, can you check out her blog here? Maybe you have a child starting middle school this year? This is a GREAT resource to allay his/her fears. Maybe your child had a good or bad middle school experience they'd like to share? Devon's blog allows for people to write in and contribute their stories!

Here's the link to her blog:

http://iwillrockmiddleschool.blogspot.com/

And here's the video she made to achieve her Silver Award in Girl Scouting--the video that can also be found on her blog!

Thanks for allowing my moment of Momma Pride!
Happily My Ever After,
Dylan

P.S. Want that blog link again for surviving middle school? Click HERE!

Girl Scouts video with Michelle Obama

You all know I'm a HUGE fan of the Girl Scouts organization. Besides leading two troops of my own, I started as a Brownie GS and it was ONLY through Girl Scouts that I met friends I'd have for the rest of my life. Although we could barely afford the uniform/books growing up, I was privileged to belong to a troop where we earned money together to do the events I never would have afforded on my own.

It taught me confidence, perseverance and life skills. Except car maintenance. I never did get the hang of that badge...

Join me in sharing this video if Girl Scouts touched your life as it did mine...

Happily My Ever After,

Dylan