Merry Christmas!

Well, it’s almost the end of the year, and I’ve managed to update twice so far.

It’s been a busy year. My Saskatchewan trip with Girl Guides took up the beginning of the year, and then I had to wrap it up. By the time that was done, we were starting the plans for our next trip, Yellowknife in March, 2021. We have 3 leaders and 11 girls going, and we need 4 more girls. And trip approval, which is taking forever.

I also went to a bunch of provincial parks, spent something like 17 nights camping, had the sewer pipe to the house replaced, made a sofa table,  and made a quilt for Wanda’s birthday.

And I’ve started taking a sword and shield class, which I enjoy when I’m there but feels like it takes too much time when I’m not.

Hopefully next year brings a little more downtime, and a little more balance.

My summer

It’s been a busy summer!

Back in June, I bought a Cricut machine. It cuts vinyl and fabric. (Other stuff, too, but I’ve only tried vinyl and fabric.) I’ve made a bunch of t-shirts since I got it, including my new favourite camp shirt (“unapologetically bossy”).

I also used it to cut hexagons for some quilts for a friend who is having twins.

At the beginning of June, my Girl Guid travel group went to Saskatchewan. We’d done a lot of fundraising - 288 cartons of cookies, 23 Girl Guide escape rooms, and 3 public escape rooms - and it was definitely worth it, even though we had a few mishaps. We start planning the next trip in September.

Mom came down for a week, so I got to spend time with her.

And last weekend, I started making a sofa table.

Happy Birthday, Miss B!

Back around New Year’s, I planned to write a summary of 2018. That obviously didn’t happen; between work and escape room fundraisers and fighting with my snow removal company (don’t go with Metro Snow and Ice), the last two months have flown by.

And that means it’s time to wish my niece a happy birthday. (I sent her a text this morning that said “happy unbirthday” - she replied “unthanks”.

She was so excited about the train ride that we needed to take a picture with the conductor.

Christmas 2018

Christmas 2018

With Grandpa

Cool kid

The first picture

Happy birthday, Miss B! Here’s to many more.