Jeanette's Coffee Klatch!
Check out this page for:
* Original skits & gags
* Great Join Scouting Night ideas
* Great Blue & Gold Banquet ideas
* Advancement ceremonies that combine gravity with FUN!
* Den leader advice: How to manage large and/or rowdy dens;how to organize an engaging meeting; how to incent scouts to wear their uniforms & bring their books
* Cool activity badge ideas
Where I grew up, my mom & all the neighbor ladies met every Monday morning, ostensibly to drink coffee and enjoy "grown-up conversation." However, these women -- intelligent, creative, and very funny -- exchanged a lot more than gossip. They exchanged ideas, values, information, support, insights, and -- yes -- wisdom.
As an adult, I have come to realize that this wasn't just an isolated thing. In every neighborhood, in every community, women were, in this seemingly casual way, forming networks of information & support that served as the foundation of local families, schools & communities.
Alas, I will never belong to a "coffee clatch." The women in my community are still making a difference, but in much more high-profile ways: as businesswomen, politicians & activists. Our neighborhoods are too transient. And who has time to linger over a cup of coffee? Our local Starbucks just installed a drive-through lane.
This website is my attempt to share the info that I would have enjoyed sharing with like-minded ladies, had I lived my mother's life, in my mother's time, in my mother's world.
Reflecting the author & the times, this topics covered here are SERIOUSLY eclectic - I'm still not sure what I want to be when I grow up, but I'm certainly enjoying trying everything once in the process of deciding!
However, everything here is created by ME and I retain the copyright thereto. Feel free to use whatever you want as long as you don't represent it as your own & don't make a profit off it.
It's just us ladies here, right? We den mothers, PTA officers, book group members, community activists, career-minded professionals, doting mothers, dutiful daughters, loving spouses, etc. -- still looking for fellowship & support & ways to make a difference in our own lives, the lives of our families, and the lives of our communities.
So go pour yourself a cup of java and join me. And if you have anything to add, glad to hear from you! Just leave me a message in the guestbook.
Check out this page for:
* Birthday party ideas
* Holiday party ideas (Halloween, Christmas, New Years)
* Baby & Wedding Shower ideas
* Adult party ideas (NOT risque - just fun!)
... and more!
500+ Fundraising Ideas (a list of actual fundraising ideas, not fundraising companies!!)
All is Illuminated, by Jonathan Safron Foer
Misquoting Jesus, by Bart Ehrman
Dandelion Wine, by Ray Bradbury
Why We Homeschool
Best Science Fair Ideas
Our family's most unique, tastiest, and most requested recipes. Food for real people ... not gourmets!
The Best Romantic Movies Ever
Best Things to See & Do in Williamsburg
Scrapbook Album Ideas
Tired of "I'm Bored!" ...?
100+ Great Activities for Adults
?500+ Great Activities for Kids (gaames, crafts, field trips,
& more!)
Musings of a book/science/education/politics geek -- embrace your geekhood!
so if you see a link that isn't yet linked,
it soon will be!
