A lot of us may not agree with the war, others are very enthusiastic (I have not met the first).  But the truth is that whether or not we agree, it doesn't change the fact that our military, our friends, our neighbors...... are risking their lives for our country.  We need to show our support in every way we can and I wanted to share with you what some dear friends have done.

This year we thought we were receiving the customary "girl scout cookie plea" from some Miami Shores real estate clients and friends, but it was very different.  This was the e-mail:

Hello everybody,

It is that time again GIRL SCOUT cookies. JM is selling Girl Scout cookies this year.  I know everybody has a couple of boxes still frozen in their freezer from last year. A fellow mother told me that she is sending cookies to the soldiers in Iraq. What a great idea!

She gave me a name of a solider who is on walking patrol in Baghdad.  He is the son in law of the Andersons.  If anyone would like to buy their boxes for Maj Buzzard and company fwd me an email.  I will order the cookies and mail them out. So the hard part is taken care of. 

Thanks for your consideration.  Hope all is well with everybody.

Needless to say, I could not pass this opportunity and sent her money right away.  I have been thinking of ways to show my appreciation but GIRL SCOUT COOKIES was perfect.  A little piece of "home" for our soldiers! 

Here are some photos of the kids with the cookies before they were shipped out (the cookies, not the kids : ) )

We want to thank our Miami Shores Real Estate friends for their creativity and for including us in their generous plan to put a smile on our loved ones overseas.  Hopefully our military will not be there next year, but if they are, count on us again.

**WE JUST RECEIVED PHOTOS FROM THE TROOPS - PLEASE CHECK THEM OUT AT US Troops receive Girl Scout Cookies **