My Friends

So, I have sad news tonight. I learned on Wednesday that our neighbors, but more friends than neighbors, are moving :( It is a double edged sword, as I know they will be moving on to better jobs and a city with a lower cost of living, but there will be a void in my heart and in my neighborhood. I will miss their creative spirits and smiling faces. As always, I will be able to to keep up with them via the wonders of the intraweb and jeff's ever entertaining blog, and the good old telephone. Hell, I could even drive to Wisconsin to visit them. Unfortunately, it doesn't take the place of running up the street...

Not only are they moving, but our other neighbors and friends that live next door to them are moving as well. Did we move in and scare everyone we met away? I suppose that there is now opportunity to meet some new friends...What's the old song from Brownies..."Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold..." then I think the group takes turns and has the magical experience of singing in the round!

Speaking of Brownies, I did a badge with yet another neighbor's Brownie Troop. It was quite fun. I helped them learn their Careers Try-It! We talked about women in the past and some women who were pioneers in the past. Not just the Laura Ingalls type pioneer, but career pioneers. We also talked about things you like to do that could be a career. We had lots of shopper, athletes and lifeguards. Vetranarian was another big choice. I guess we had a lot of pet lovers. I finished by having them draw a logo or a business card or a picture of where their business would be. The drawings were a little less exciting than I had expected, but maybe my expectations were too high.

As far as expectations go, I let some of my co-workers down at work. Ahh. I will take it as a learning. This past week was a tough one. I am working on my drawing. I will start to post some sketches...They are getting a little better. I am really trying to work on perspective and getting comfortable drawing little things without rulers. The only thing is that I need to set up a little schedule for myself. I am having a hard time deciding what to draw...maybe I'll just piggyback on other's projects and draw related things...