A few years ago around this time I stumbled on some Girl Scout badges for sale at a local junk shop. Thinking about them made me wonder what badges I had actually earned as a kid. Some digging resulted in finding the perfect primary source document:
It’s all here, written in my hand, my Mom’s hand, and my troop leader’s. Inspired, I created this drawing:
Some Facebook pals even helped dig up some photos from our troop. I’m not in the photo, but it’s still awesome to see. This is how I remember every one of these women.
Today I learned from Brian Fies’s blog post that there is now a ‘Comics Artist’ Badge.
And I have only one, entirely serious, question: