Girls with bow and arrows

My daughter's girl scout troop (that I am a co-leader of) is eligible to go to a weekend camping trip the Girl Scouts put on for all Girl Scouts of all ages in Northern California. It's in June and it's called Camporee. (I feel like I need to cheer or something when I  say that.... 🎉). I have been looking forward to this for 2 1/2 years! We all sleep in bunk beds in cabins. The girls get to go canoeing, do archery, swim, do crafts, climb rock walls and sit around a camp fire at night making s'mores and singing Girl Scout songs!! I mean how can you not want to go!? I really really really want to go. Aside from the fact that it sounds incredible (I get all excited when I think about trying archery for the first time!) this is a big "mother/ daughter" bonding weekend ... I think you can see where I'm going with this.....
My daughter once wrote that her favorite thing was going out to lunch just her and mommy. She requests "mommy/ R days" all the time and Mondays after school is our time while her brother is still at daycare. Last week we had a girl scout meeting at another leaders house and she was over the moon excited when I said I was going....it's been a while since I've felt up to going.
By now you have figured out that my little girl would love nothing more than her mommy going with her, without our boys, for an entire weekend to camp and have an amazing amount of fun. So, when I got the email invite I was excited to sign up and instantly said "we're in!".




And then reality set in. Huh. Can I physically do this? How can I do this? I asked a co leader who's been there for her opinion and rundown, so we met for coffee this morning. But first, last night I texted my good friend who seems to know me so well in this capacity and who has been to Camporee many times.  This is the text I received back....

So now we start with the hard questions. Why do I want to go? (Well duh) Do I REALLY think I can do it? What would be the plan for the day we get home? (Most likely in bed all day) What can I do while I'm there to make it easier? What is my emergency plan if my body fails me? 

I'm determined to figure out a way to go over the next few months so stay tuned!