Less than a year after my wife and I were married, we took her group of Girl Scouts on their annual planned camping trip.

To Jekyll Island's primitive campground.

Which is nowhere near the beach.

In August.

Which is the hottest part of the year.

I've always wondered which meteorlogical genius thought that taking a bunch of kids camping to a tick-infested barrier island forest in the dead heat of summer was a good idea.

The highlight of the trip was a midnight thunderstorm that blew in, which is the only time during the entire weekend that we weren't sweating.

That was more than 18 years ago, and those memories always seem to come back to me at this time of the year, as Girl Scout Cookie sales season gets into full swing.

So, when and where can you buy Girl Scout cookies in Sandy Springs?

Thurs, 2/14

Kroger, 227 Sandy Springs Place
Kroger Fountain Oaks 4920 Roswell Road

Fri, 2/15

Kroger Citywalk, 227 Sandy Springs Place Northeast
Kroger Orchard Park 2090 Dunwoody Club Dr
WalMart, 4725 Ashford Dunwoody Road

Sat, 2/16

Touch of Class Cleaners 6690 Roswell Road
Petland, 4733 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Walmart, 4725 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Kroger – Northridge, 8331 Roswell Road

Sun, 2/17

Walgreens, 5511 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Walmart, 4727 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Kroger – Northridge, 8331 Roswell Road

Mon, 2/18

Walmart, 4725 Ashford Dunwoody Road

Weds, 2/20

Walmart, 4725 Ashford Dunwoody Road

Sat, 2/23

America's Mail Center, 6595 Roswell Road
J. Buffalo Wings 6595 Roswell Road
Lowes, 5925 Roswell Road
Kroger – Northridge, 8331 Roswell Road

Sun, 2/24

Walmart, 4725 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Kroger – Northridge, 8331 Roswell Road

Sat, 3/2

Kroger 227 Sandy Springs Place
Walmart, 4725 Ashford Dunwoody

Sun, 3/3

Kroger 227 Sandy Springs Place
Mellow Mushroom 6100 Roswell Road
Kroger, 4498 Chamblee Dunwoody Road

Sat, 3/9

The School Box 6595 Roswell Road
Lowes 5925 Roswell Road Northeast

Sun, 3/10

Kroger - Sandy Springs, 227 Sandy Springs Place

Sat, 3/16

The School Box, 6595 Roswell Road

And for more information -

• Visit the Girl Scout website and enter your zip code in the “Find Cookies!” browser for the nearest Girl Scout Council to buy from in your community.
• Call your local Girl Scout council and find their information here.
• Download the free Cookie Finder app on your smartphone for sales in your neighborhood.

What's your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? Tell us in the comments below.

Also, if you need to be reacquainted with your old favorites and newcomers, here is a list of available Girl Scout cookies for purchase:

• Thin Mints
• Samoas
• Tagalongs
• Trefoils
• Do-si-dos
• Lemonades
• Savannah Smiles
• Thanks-A-Lot
• Dulce de Leche
• Mango Cremes
• Thank U Berry Munch

Happy scouting for cookies!