Innocence

I took my granddaughter to her Girl Scout meeting/Christmas Party last evening. She is seven and in the second grade. She asked that I stay with her and I agreed. There were other children's mothers there but I was the only Grandpa. I just stood toward the back of the room and observed.
It did this old heart good to watch these young girls start their meeting by saying The Pledge of Allegiance.
At least some government agency hasn't stopped that practice yet. As they stood in a circle holding hands you can't help but be touched by the simple innocence of it all. Most were dressed in their Christmas finery with their Girl Scout vests worn over top making an interesting mix.
First they did a Girl Scout activity in which they cut up fruit to make a fruit salad and mixed ingredients to make a punch. It was a little messy but the troop leaders handled the situation with patience. Guess that is a prerequisite to being a troop leader anyway.
This being accomplished we all sat down to eat the treats that had been brought. Their were cupcakes,cookies,carrot sticks,a couple salads,mac and cheese,crackers,cheese and even a gingerbread house. Grace was said before the meal and this pleased me as well.
Next came the secret Santa. This was amusing to me because it was really no secret at all. They were all telling who got who. After the exchange of gifts their was about 15 minutes left to the meeting. It was decided to play a version of duck,duck,goose they called Santa,Santa,sleigh. Same game different name. The meeting place has a hardwood floor so when they chased after each other their was a lot of slipping going on. It was fun watching them having so much fun doing something so simple.
They gathered in a circle and holding hands one more time did there farewells. All in all it was an enjoyable evening and maybe I'll go again someday.