Dealing with Changes in the Plan

The reason for this rant as I have com to call my thoughts is the thoughtlessness of some people when it comes to changing the plans and then not telling the ones who made the original plans. Here comes the main rant. When you make a plan to go somewhere and you plan out everything about that trip then a person in the group decides to change the plan but doesn't tell you then that is a problem. Here is what happened, I am going on a camping trip with my daughter's girl scout troop. We had a planning meeting to discuss who was going and how we were going to get the gear to the campground. Everything seemed to be set and it looked like things were going to work out just right. We were going to have enough rides and all the gear along with the food and supplies were going to fit into all the cars. Then we show up to do the grocery shopping for the trip and one of the participants just casually mentions that one of the main cars for carrying the equipment is not going to be there. Why this could not have been mentioned a lot sooner I have no idea. Then to leave all the rest of the pieces for our leader to pick up is just plain stupid. I guess to this person preparing ahead is not really an option and thinking about oneself instead of the greater good for the group is not even a thought in the mind. I really don't understand how we could have gotten there if it wasn't for me stepping up and trying to find a solution. You see I didn't feel like it was the leader's total responsibility to handle everything. I think sometimes we mothers take for granted that we have a leader and she is just going to take care of everything. She is only one person and sometimes even she needs a break. I am just really tired of everyone in the troop taking our leader for granted. I think it is time to step up and tell her how important that she really is and how much we really appreciate her. I really feel that this weekend is probably the time to do it. I think in fact that I am going to bring that up to the group and see if we can take some time to tell her how much she is appreciated. I have also come to feel that there are some in the troop who are just really not on board with the way humanity works. You do for people and they do for you. Some people are just out for themselves and could care less about the common good. So I end this rant with one thought, Let's try to appreciate all that a people in our life do for us and thank them each and everyday for the people that they are.