This summer I was thinking how about we change our interviews from job interviews to garden interviews..
This is my first with our friend Cheryl’s garden interview

Kelsey: How do you know which flower and vegetables are most likely to coincide together?

Cheryl: I have a cottage-style garden that offers tranquility. I have varieties of perennials that bring height to the perimeters, with splashes of plant textures, colours, smells, delicacy and structure. The vegetable garden at my sister’s home consists of raised vegetables beds with larger crops of potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, corn, that are separated with crop rotation.

Kelsey: What flower do you enjoy most? How do you decide which flowers go together?

Cheryl: I have to say I truly enjoy all types of flowers. When I create my hanging baskets, I have large baskets that allow for vines and cascading flowers. I choose large healthy annuals from greenhouses the first week of May. I create my baskets and take them in and out for weather management till the end of May. My window boxes have depth and space to allow maximum growth for flowers. My decision on flower placement depends on container size, sun and wind exposure and plant details.

Kelsey: How do you decide what pot goes where in your garden? Do you think plants communicate?

Cheryl: In my gardens I have a collection of urns, cement pots, baskets, ceramic pots with a pergola that surrounds the gardens. I have the annual containers throughout the garden to provide symmetry to perennials. I fill in gaps in the gardens with this collection, tree branches, 100-year-old wood wagons, fence art, cartridge lampshades and canvas prints. My plant selection is based on container size, sun and plant placement. Plants thrive when roots are healthy. Successful environment for bee’s population, management of pests, along with planting guides allow communication of success.

Kelsey: How many years have you been gardening, have you always been on the Camrose garden tour?

Cheryl: I grew up on a farm, so I learned to garden at a young age, I joke as my mom taught me the “Art of Weeding” which has applied to so many areas of my life. We have been a part of “The Camrose Art Walk through the Gardens” for the last 4 years.

Kelsey: What are some tricks and tips you would recommend if someone started to garden? Does your mom and sister like growing vegetables and planting flowers, do you decide how your garden should look and then Steven builds the garden beds?

Cheryl: I would familiarize myself with your garden space, weather awareness, soil management and time commitment to the management of gardening. What is your purpose in gardening and then decide on what that it will look like. Whether for pleasure or food substance just enjoy the beauty that a garden brings. Every year you get to create a new look, learn a new skill and create a healthy lifestyle. Don’t worry about what didn’t work, apply the principles of gardening and enjoy the beauty you can create.
My mother gardened her entire life, as a farmer she managed large gardens that taught her daughters a wealth of knowledge. Even at an older age she still loves to take care of plants.
I’m so blessed to have a vegetable garden with my sister Karen. It’s a continued development with successful production. This is a true ongoing summer blessing. I have learned from my sister Marilyn through the years as I have watched her create beautiful baskets, perennial flowers and vegetable gardens. She is a skilled gardener that provides inspiration.
Steve’s meticulous eye for details and structure has created a beautiful backdrop for me to create a space of tranquility. From the fence, pergola, window boxes, carts, wooden brackets, garden borders and beds his design brings ongoing beautification. His talents provide ongoing pleasure and allow me to continue to create and enjoy our gardens.

Kelsey: Do you have a greenhouse in your backyard?

Cheryl: I have a small greenhouse that I use for my tomatoes. I continue to propagate and transplant. I would love to work at a greenhouse when I retire.

Even though I missed the summer party at Centra Cam due to getting a flu during the summer, I still got my years of services certificate for being at centra cam. I have been at Centra Cam since I was 19 years old, so it’s been 11 years already! I also recieved a star pen and a deck of gold and black playing cards.

My parents’s grand puppy and my puppy niece Coco’s birthday was on September 2nd, my mom gave her a special doggie treat for her birthday and a little cappuccino cookie. It’s ridiculous what you can find for animals nowadays! She absolutely loved it!

On Sunday afternoon Joel and Ashley had their baby Winterhalt’s baby shower which was baby book themed. We had to write the new baby letters and take pictures with the parents to be! They had lots of food, a game where you guessed how many Jelly beans in the Jar and bean bag toss. Pretty soon baby Winterhalt will make her entrance into the world, in less than a month. Congratulations to the proud parents to be!

On Tuesday afternoon I had to get my wisdom teeth removed. It was really more difficult than I expected. So much appreciated the prayers and well wishes from friends and family. Good thing that you don’t grow your wisdom teeth twice in your lifetime, because I wouldn’t want to do that again in my life!

It was my Auntie Gail’s 55th birthday on Wednesday. Since she was in town for the baby shower I coloured her a birthday card and gave it to her at the baby shower!

On Friday afternoon Rose Club had a mask craft event where we decorated some masks for the annual charity auction. I think people will be able to bid on them at the party. I made a gold mask with pearls and I also did a black mask with gold pieces of paper and gold feathers and some other things to decorate. It was really fun to see everyone else’s masks and what they could design.

On Wednesday morning, I went to the office to learn about Truth and Reconciliation day! We took a truth and reconciliation test online and the kids were very good at it. They must have had the same test at school on Tuesday. Then we took a group picture together outside with a silly goose. There was a book called Phyllis’ Orange Shirt about truth and reconciliation day and a display on the side table at the office ! It was a nice outing for the morning! It was weird to have a day off from Centra Cam in the middle of the week!

On Friday evening I went to Halloween/ Fall bingo with Rose Club and we discussed events for the November’s calendar. I won a bingo .

I wasn’t feeling well on thanksgiving, and this is what happened….drum roll please! On Tuesday, I found out that I had dry sockets in two of the teeth which was from my wisdom teeth surgery! This had been going on since I had them removed on September 15, but we didn’t know because the problem seemed to be a cough that turned into vomiting, and I said my mouth didn’t hurt. So we had to go to the dentist to pack two of my teeth with a concoction that smelled like cloves. My mom used AI on her phone, she told it everything that happened and it suggested that it might be the issue. After 31 years of being frustrated, it told her that people with Cerebral Palsy feel pain differently than others – they can’t tell where the pain is, because they feel it in their whole body. I had had a 2 dry sockets for a whole month. During that month we had over a ten hour wait in the ER, and three trips to the dentist. It wasn’t a fun month! On Wednesday morning I got a beautiful card with a picture of a horse and it said “Thinking of you” from my best friend Teresa Mae and she gave me a beautiful butterfly keychain that I put on my purse. It was perfect timing because I was having a hard time with some health issues.

On Friday afternoon I painted a stepping stone for a friend of mine who had a birthday party and wanted nothing but homemade birthday presents! I also made her a cross stitch cupcake picture that took a few Sundays to finish. My grandpa made a beautiful picture frame for it. How do you like it?

On Saturday afternoon we carved pumpkins and painted pumpkins with friends! I did the theme of ghost busters for my pumpkin! We watched Charlie Brown’s The Great Pumpkin and had Halloween music in the background. It was fun afternoon with friends!

We decided to decorate our house for Halloween on Saturday afternoon since the power went out and a crazy wind storm blew in Out Of NOWHERE ! We decorated our windows with Halloween pictures, which was different than the usual Halloween decorations. We also hung some Halloween decorations over the windows. We had signs on our bedroom’s doors saying spooky! How do you like our Halloween decorations? Meanwhile my friend Melissa did the honor of delivering a birthday card that I had coloured for our friends Mary’s daughter Alayna’s 13th birthday! I can’t believe she’s a teenager now?! Where did the time go??

On Sunday afternoon I got a new haircut! How do you like it?

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Our family met Steve at the Camrose community church when we used to go to church there. My mom became friends with his wife Cheryl, and our families became friends. I was curious about his art and how he started his artistic journey..

1. Where do you currently work?

I have a studio in my home, and that is where I create my paintings. I also have a wood shop in the yard where I build the frames and supports for my work. I have been a professional artist for over 30 years, and my studio has really become the centre of my life and my work.

2. What are your hours?

Well, I can paint anywhere from an hour to all day—and trust me when I say all day. I tend to lose all track of time when I am in my studio. I actually enjoy painting very late at night and into the early hours of the morning. There is something about that quietness that I really enjoy. No one is calling, no one needs my attention, and I can simply be present with what I am creating. Those are often the times when I feel most connected to the work.

3. What are some of the other jobs you have had?

For many years I was a finishing contractor, and that experience has become surprisingly valuable to what I am doing with my art today.I have always enjoyed working with my hands and understanding how things are constructed. That knowledge of construction and woodworking has helped me tremendously, particularly with the direction my work has taken.I now use century-old reclaimed wood that has lost its original purpose and incorporate it into my paintings. I build much of the structure myself, so my background as a contractor has given me a practical understanding of materials, construction, and how things can be put together. It has probably been one of the most valuable resources I have carried into my career as an artist. And somehow, in the middle of all of that, I always found time to be quiet and draw. If something caught my attention, I drew it. I was curious about how things worked and how they were put together. I was constantly trying to figure things out and get whatever was in my head onto paper.

4. What was your childhood like?

I was born in Hay River, in the Northwest Territories, and growing up in a remote northern community had a real influence on me. I was raised with an appreciation for the resources around us and an understanding of how precious they were. When you live in a remote area, you become very independent, but you also learn that your decisions matter. Making a poor decision can have much greater consequences when there aren’t a lot of people or resources around to help you.I learned a great deal about human nature up there too, and that is something that has stayed with me throughout my life. Most of my childhood, however, was spent after we moved to Terrace, British Columbia. Terrace was an outdoorsman’s dream. There was fishing, hunting, skiing, hiking and swimming in some of the most beautiful lakes. That is where I really developed an interest in drawing and creating. I also made some of the best friends I have ever had. I was a very busy kid.

5. How did you get started in your current job that you have now ?

Eventually, we moved to Camrose, where I began junior high school, then went on to composite high school. From there I went to college and studied fine art and design before graduating from the University of Calgary with a degree in Fine Art. For most of my artistic career I have had my work in galleries then I took time away to develop this new series. Now I am back showing my work in galleries with a current exhibition now at the Red Brick Common Gallery in Stony Plain. You can view my work at https://www.stevemitts.com/

6. Tell us about your family.

I met my wife, Cheryl, before I even started college. She wasn’t particularly interested in me at first, but I was very interested in her. It took her about five years to finally notice me—but when she did, well, we’ve been together for over 32 years now. We have two beautiful daughters, Raelene and Katie, and we are incredibly proud of both of them. They have both moved out now, so it’s just Cheryl and me once again.The house is certainly quieter these days, but in some ways that has been a wonderful thing. It gives me even more time in the studio, and that is really where I am happiest.

We went to a graduation and a birthday celebration for our family friend’s daughter Avery’s 18 th birthday and her graduation party as she graduated in May and her birthday was beginning of July! We took a quick picture and had a quick gab. It was going to be a thunderstorm!

My best friend Teresa sent me birthday flowers and a happy birthday balloon in the middle of June and then she sent my brother Joel to pick up my birthday present from her house in the second week of July. I got a new blanket, PJs, diamond art, jewelry, highlighters and a button down colourful shirt. You name it, I got it.

I made a latch hook pillow of a Christmas puppy and made it into a little bed for Coco’s big sisters present! Do you think she going to love it?!

On Friday evening we tye dyed white t-shirts with our friends from Rose Club . The step to step directions are:
Step: 1. Pick a design and wet the shirt with water.
Step: 2. Use rubber bands to space out different colours, then use different colours. Step : 3. I would hold the shirt in place while someone else puts the rubber bands in the right spaces, so it doesn’t get mixed up with the other colours.
Step : 4. Put different colours on the shirt with the spray bottles and then left the shirt in the plastic bag for eight hours before putting it in the wash in hot water.
It was a fun craft to do in the sunshine.

On Saturday afternoon I got cowboy hats nails for Big Valley Jamboree weekend. On Sunday afternoon we celebrated mom’s birthday and Luke’s birthday together as mom’s birthday was July third and Luke’s birthday was July eleventh ! Sandy and grandpa got Luke body wash, hand soap, dish soap, some fragrance beads for the laundry, a bag of chocolate covered peanuts and some money in the card and they got mom money and flowers. We don’t do siblings or parents presents so I just coloured him a birthday card and coloured mom a birthday card! It was a good family birthday celebration for them!

On Friday evening, which was the start of the Big Valley Jamboree weekend. We saw Old Dominion, Chase Rice ,Billy Dean and Collin Raye. On Saturday evening, we saw Gavin Adcock, The Dead South and Riley Green. Unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate and the evening was cancelled. We didn’t see anyone special on Sunday afternoon we only saw Josh Stumpf; which was good! Any county music festival weekend never disappoints us until the weather changes for the worse! On Monday afternoon mom and I made apple pies and did some diamond art paintings of rainbows, clouds and stars .

On Sunday afternoon I was in charge of the supervising my parents as they continued building the Arbour in their backyard by Monday evening it was finished. It’s beautiful, next year mom will hang flowers pots from it.

I went for nails, Do you like them?

Come back for more exciting moments! I can’t believe how fast the summer has gone by!

Q: Where do you currently work?
A. I am currently working at the Camrose Association for Community Living as a Disability Support Worker and I love it.

Q. What do you do for your job?
A. I support individuals with different abilities in their day to day lives. I also do the presentations to grade 5 students with Kelsey and that is how we met. I really enjoy working with Kelsey and I look forward to the spring when we start the presentations.

Q: What are your hours ?
A: I work one week on and one week off. Monday to Friday I work 8am-4pm and every second Saturday I do a sleepover shift at the house I work at. Best schedule ever! I love having that week off all the time.

Q. What other jobs have you had?
A: My very first job as a teenager was working in a video store owned by my parents where I watched a lot of movies. I have waitressed, bartended and worked at the front desk at a tourist resort. I then worked as a pharmacy technician for almost 20 years before changing careers in my 40’s.

Q: What was your childhood like?
A: I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s in a really small town so I had a lot of freedom as a child. I rode bikes around town and explored the forests, built forts with my friends. Played soccer and hacky sack when we could get enough players. I spent a lot of time outdoors as a kid. I was lucky enough to travel a bit with my parents and grandparents.

Q: Where did you grow up?
A: I grew up in a small mining community in BC called Logan Lake. The main boast for Logan Lake is it is home to the largest open pit copper mine in Canada. We were a half hour away from Kamloops and 2 hours from the Okanagan. Logan Lake had approximately 2500 residents so everyone knew everyone.

Q Where all have you lived?
A. I was born in Fernie, BC, lived in Elkford, BC as a small child and moved to Logan Lake when I was 3 or 4 years old. Moved to Kamloops when I went to Caribou College and moved to Camrose in 1998 to follow my husband who grew up here.

Q: Tell us about your family!
A: My folks live in the Okanagan and are still happily married. I had a brother who was shot and killed at a house party in Osoyoos when he was 17 years old ( I was 12) so I have been an only chld most of my life.
I met my husband in 1996 while working at the front desk at Lac Le Jeune Resort, a small wilderness resort that catered to international visitors that came on a bus tour. It is about half way between Logan Lake and Kamloops. I worked at the hotel desk and my husband worked in the kitchen. I followed him to Alberta in 1998 and we have been married 24 years. We have 3 kids, 2 girls and a boy. Our oldest daughter just graduated from the University of Alberta and our middle daughter is taking Social work at Grant Macewan in Edmonton so they are both still close to home. Our son is 14 years old and keeps us busy playing Soccer. We also have a Schnoodle (half mini Schnauzer half toy Poodle) named Mya and she is very spoiled!

My friend Teresa sent me a picture of her birthday flowers that she finally received after her birthday! I made her a diamond art bookmark and coloured her a birthday / miss you card.

We celebrated Maryann’s grandson Dylan and his childhood friend Lexi’s graduation on Saturday afternoon at the Greek centre by our ski hill. There was music, food and a photo booth that was a blast. Congratulations to you both, couldn’t be more proud and happy for you both! It was decorated fabulous! I had a blast celebrating! We mostly visited with Theresa and Maryann’s friend Karen !

We celebrated grandpa’s 75th birthday on Sunday evening, with some chicken Shepard pie and tuxedo chocolate cake. He got tickets for a concert, homemade apple butter and birthday cards.

On Saturday we went to Jaywalkers and I got a hummingbird tattoo. We celebrated my 31st birthday with friends and a beautiful cake from Safeway, then Sunday we went to play bocce ball and had a birthday dinner with BBQ chicken and baked potatoes and tons of salads. We had delicious raspberry white chocolate cheesecake! For my birthday, I got cool pillow cases and clothes. Coconut shower gel, hair ties, butterfly stickers, a stepping stone art piece, bubble bath and bath bombs, Walmart gift card and Winners gift card! It was a good weekend with family and friends.

On Friday evening we celebrated June birthdays withRoseclubs 80’s themed music and dancing! I shared leftover birthday lemon cake with everyone! We danced together to grease lighting!

On Saturday afternoon Maryann and I went to the car show downtown Camrose. Very fancy cars. In the evening on Saturday , mom and I went to watch our neighbour granddaughter’s dance recital at the Peter& Jeanne Lougheed Art Centre.

On Sunday afternoon we tried on my birthday clothes and ran errands . In the evening on Sunday we celebrated an early Father’s Day dinner at Joel and Ashley’s house . Some people were away or had company on actual Father’s Day . I got an auntie book and a ultrasound picture in a picture frame for a late birthday present ! It’s official my brother Joel and his wife Ashley are expecting a baby girl in the fall of 2026! We went together and got dad a ladder ball game and Joel and Ashley got him a grandpa book for Father’s Day and our dad got grandpa a light. After dinner they had to try the new baby girl’s rocking chair downstairs while dad and I were visiting with grandpa and Sandy! We had a great evening that we lost track of time!

On Tuesday morning we had our last two school presentations at Jack Stuart School . It was really good, it’s going to be great to have a break and enjoy summer break like the students, EAs principals and teachers.

On Friday afternoon I coloured my dad’s Father’s Day card and got running around errands done. I got dad a Tim Horton gift card, bought batteries for my remote control for my bed, for my clock and hair detergent spray. We put another butterfly sticker on my wall from Nellie from my birthday present.

On actual Father’s Day , I gave my dad his homemade coloured Father’s Day card and a gift card for Tim’s Horton so he could get two lattes for himself and mom. It was a rainy day so dad and I coloured some pictures,awhile mom was casing pictures for pottery. We had homemade BBQ chicken pizza and leftover cheesecake. We could actually watch the good doctor.

Louis is my neighbour who lives with Rebecca. I thought since I interviewed Rebecca about her job, I should share the same experience with Louis and interview him. His job was very interesting to learn about and experiences from his childhood

Q: Where do you currently work?
A. Louis’ Fix It Auto Repair

Q. What do you do for your job?
A. I am a journeyman mechanic

Q: What are your hours ?
A: 9-5

Q. What other jobs have you had?
A: I have been a mechanic for over 35 years! I also owned a DJ company when I was younger in Cold Lake.

Q: What was your childhood like?
A: I grew up with my grandparents. They were strict but we always had fun

Q: Where did you grow up?
A: St.Paul, Alberta

Q: Where all have you lived?
A: I have lived many places! Saint Paul, Edmonton, Cold Lake, Lloydminster, Red Deer, Camrose

Q: Tell us about your family!
A: I have 2 brothers , 2 Sisters, I am the middle child. I played a lot of hockey. I always loved cars and music.
My favorite time of year is Halloween and I do a big display. They call me Mr. Halloween.

For Easter weekend we had dinner with grandpa and Sandy and she brought us some Easter diamond art that took us a couple of weeks to finish them. We had fried chicken with cranberries, sweet potato casserole and salad.

We went to a school presentation in Tofield and we also went to Leduc to the Father Leduc Catholic School. We also went to OLMP school which has four classes of grade five students .

On Sunday afternoon, my auntie Gail came and we went to The Devil Wears Prada 2 movie. I think that the first movie was really good, but I was really disappointed with this one. The movie was really boring if I’m being honest!

On Thursday morning we went to Kingman to Cornerstone Christian Academy for a presentation!

On Friday evening we went to birthday bash to celebrate the May birthdays and I danced to Luke Bryan songs as it was a country themed birthday bash. I had lemon cheesecake that was delicious. It was a fun evening with our friends from Rose Club.

On Saturday afternoon I brought my senior Sharon flowers and chocolate, then dropped off her gift at her apartment and visited for a little bit. Then went to Walmart for toothbrush heads, tried to get a Subway gift card for Craig but it was too much money at Walmart so we walked to Subway. Getting ready for Mother’s Day weekend, getting ready for Craig’s birthday party, and getting everything in between .

On Mother’s Day we changed out my winter clothes to my summer clothes, did face masks, had ice cappuccinos, and we ordered some Boston pizza for supper with Joel and Ashley. They brought us some lime ice cream for dessert. For Mother’s Day gifts my mom got a Ping Pong paddle, popcorn popper, oil dispenser and a book. It was a great day to celebrate mom!

On Thursdays, Bocce ball has started for the spring season with special Olympics! I have been enjoying this spring’s special Olympics season of bocce ball! Only wish it was longer than two months!

On Friday evening we went neon bowling with Rose Club and had a blast! Then Saturday afternoon we went bowling to celebrate Craig ‘s birthday with friends and chocolate cheesecake. I gave him a subway gift card and a cute birthday card with a puppy and a golf ball .

On Tuesday afternoon we had a another presentation in Gwynne at the Gwynne Valley Rural Academy and it was really good .
I can’t believe this year’s school presentations season is coming to an end.

Come back for summer tours and adventures!!!

Kelsey: Where do you currently work?
Rebecca: Canada Post

Kelsey: What do you do for your job?
Rebecca: I sort my mail into my case at the depot. Then I pull it and load into my vehicle and deliver the mail and parcels on my rural route. My route goes from Camrose to Miquelon Lake then over to Round Hill, and all the way back to Camrose, I drive 240 km a day. I started with Canada post 7 years ago. And I love it!

Kelsey: What are your hours of work ?
Rebecca: 7am-3pm

Kelsey: What other jobs did you have?
Rebecca: When the kids were little I ran a day home so I could stay home and work. I had 3 other kids. I had a uniform shop. Then I catered , and made wedding cakes. I then had my own shop Called Malories. I stopped doing that in 2014 after a fire in the building.

Kelsey: What was your childhood like?
Rebecca: I was born in England and I came to Canada when I was 3. I grew up in Saskatoon Saskatchewan. I enjoyed doing stuff with my family like camping and bike riding. I was in brownies and girl guides. I have 1 brother named Gary who is 3 years older than me. He still lives in Saskatchewan. I got married and moved to England when I was 22 then came back to Camrose when I was 27 and stayed here.

Kelsey: Where did you grow up?
Rebecca: I grew up in Saskatoon Sask.

Kelsey: Where all have you lived?
Rebecca: I have lived in England, Canada, and Germany

Kelsey: Tell us about your family!
Rebecca: I have 4 kids- John is 36 and is in construction, Aiden is 31 he works in computers. Emily is 25 and she is a daycare teacher, Matthew is 24 and he is training to be a manager at Safeway in the deli. I also have a 17 year old grandson that graduates this year. We like to spend time together during holidays and play games.
Louis is a journeyman mechanic and has his own business and we have been together for 10 years.

On Valentine’s Day we celebrated the afternoon with musical of Legally Blonde! Which was fantastic show, costumes and performance.

On Sunday afternoon we celebrated Family ‘s Day with my grandpa, Sandy, my auntie Gail and my uncle Wayne. We had a great special meal together with shrimp pasta, garlic bread and salads and for dessert we had berry crisp. Then we played Banana Grams together for our Family’s Day activity!

On Monday, which was Family Day, my mom and I made diamond art bookmarks for Maryann and Theresa for their birthdays with some body wash berry blossom from Bath and body works! Theresa got the pink bookmark and Maryann got the blue bookmark. Their birthdays were in the same month in February! February 1st was Maryann’s birthday and then February 15th was Theresa ‘s birthday! After I got home my friend Karlina sent me a picture of her twin daughters Anna – Marie and Beryllia in their matching Minnie Mouse shirts and pants that I brought them for their birthday present! They even had some cute red bows in their hair!

We celebrated Valentine’s Day almost a week later with birthday bash on Friday afternoon with dancing, and I handed out valentines cards to every team in the association and it was my first time ever trying to remember each person in each group home! It was sure a test of my knowledge of remembering names and what teams they were at! I had a strawberry cheesecake and ice tea! I did do some dancing as well!

On Saturday afternoon Maryann and I went to celebrate Theresa’s birthday and Maryann’s birthday! , I found some colourful flowers and a balloon with a butterfly on it for Theresa from Safeway ! They both liked their homemade bookmarks and the body wash for their birthday present! Maryann actually did put her bookmark on her car mirror for decoration!

On Tuesday afternoon we started school presentations at OLMP!

On Friday evening we decorated wooden boxes with paint, squares of different colours of scrapbook papers to decorate them with at Rose Club! My box, I painted red and then I painted with Mod Podge to make the pieces of paper stick!

On Monday afternoon I had a school presentation at Sifton school in Camrose!

On Saturday afternoon I got some St. Patrick day nails! Then in the evening we went to a meeting where we discussed and voted events for the April calendar for Rose club and then played a couple rounds of Bingo.

On Friday afternoon was the 29 th annual Bowl- a – Thon for Centra Cam! Everyone got a T- shirt, this year it said “believing in magic for 29 years!” and had bowling ball, bowling pins and said strike with little stars around it on the T- shirt! We played two games of bowling in the afternoon and we raised$ 30,000! The money is going toward transportation expenses! It was a great afternoon!

On Saturday evening we celebrated Sandy, Joel and Ashley birthdays together as their birthdays were all in March. Sandy’s birthday was the second, Joel’s birthday was the nineteenth and Ashley’s birthday was the twenty eighth. Unfortunately, I was just getting over being sick, so I wasn’t able to eat, but they had Teresa’s recipe which was Thai chicken on coconut rice with Thai salad and peanut sauce! For birthday cakes there was mini egg cheesecake and peppermint chocolate mousse cake! After supper and desserts, we played around of Play Nine, and opened birthday cards and birthday present! I brought Sandy a watercolour colouring book and I coloured each one of them a birthday card! Mom also made chocolate cupcakes from the leftover cake batter so everyone went home with some chocolate cupcakes!

On Sunday afternoon we coloured and mom did some zentangle and had leftovers!

On St. Patrick’s day, I wore a green sweater and a green t-shirt and I had green finger nails so I didn’t get pinched! We celebrated St. Patrick’s Day some more on Friday afternoon with some irish and country songs and dancing at birthday bash . I wore a green vest/ sweater so I didn’t have a chance to get pinched again. I found a blueberry cheesecake that was delicious from Safeway.

I had two school presentations in the last week of march that went really well. We went to OLMP on Tuesday morning and then we went to Sifton school on Wednesday morning!

On Friday evening we dyed boiled eggs with food colouring, vinegar water and paper towels and clothes pins with our friends from Rose Club . You wrapped the egg in the paper towels with the clothes pin and then put the food colouring over top which was in a spray bottle with water vinegar. Gloves were optional. I had a great time and It made me think of my childhood because almost every Easter we used to dye eggs.

On Saturday morning was the Special Olympics bowling tournament and year end wind up for the season. My bowling scores were 102, 108, and 111, which I got a second place ribbon for my first game, a third place ribbon for my second game and then I got a participation ribbon for my third game. We went to the Mirror Lake centre for dinner which was lasagna, salad and garlic bread, for dessert they had lemon or chocolate squares. We had the lemon squares which were delicious. I got a medal for participating. Jon Fernhout gave each of the athletes their medals for participating and then Brian Dumont was the DJ for the dance! It was a wonderful day to end off another wonderful season!
Come back for more spring experiences hopefully!