Scouting with Tommy

Ta-Dah!

What do you think? Do I look like a real girl scout? I think I do … well, mostly. I guess you can still tell it's me, but I do look a lot different, don't I? Sometimes I think about what it would be like to dress like this all the time and … well, things sure would be a lot different, I guess.

My friend Stephanie, you know, the one who bet me I wouldn't wear that dress to her party? Well, I showed her what I looked like dressed up like a girl scout and she went nuts! Sort of. I mean, she didn't scream or cry or anything … she just got this great big grin on her face and she stared at me for the longest time. Then she started kissing and hugging on me like I was her long lost girlfriend or something. I really liked it when she did that, but after a while it got kind of ridiculous.

Anyway, she raised such a fuss, I had to go with her for a walk around the block before she'd let me change back into my boy clothes. Now that was scary! Since then I've gone out quite a bit, of course, but that first time, especially with all the other kids out playing and stuff while we were walking down the sidewalk … well, let's just say I almost had a heart attack!

Hey, did I just hear a car door slam?