Long Needed Update

Ok so an update is WAYYYYY over due.

Things concerning me:

Not that I am self absorbed or anything but some major things have taken place.

1. Graduate School applications are done, YAY! That's a major load off my shoulders. Now I can focus on stuff to do at work. The bright side of if I don't get accepted to where I want to go... I have a great job here I love and make enough to pay bills and put a little into savings :)

2. My pink dolled up 1850's style dress is completely done. (Forgot if I had mentioned that already or not...) Haven't really gotten a chance to wear it though since I've mainly be doing the kitchen demo or the toys demo. Can't quite do those in a hoop skirt can I?

3. I have another kitchen dress :) Sadly it does have some pink in it put it will work since my other one just didn't fit me properly and was short sleeved. Yes, I'll be in the kitchen wearing it but still it can be cold in there unless I'm right on top of the fire. Helen was nice enough to sew it all up for me. (I was work frantically working on my applications at the time) Got back from winter break and I just needed to sew a hem and ta-da it's done. Also have a nice dark blue apron that's my size to go along with it. The sleeves, even though not period accurate, have elastic so I can easily push them up when it gets closer to the hotter months.

4. Invested in some dark stockings for the winter months and let me tell you, greatest investment ever! My legs are so much warmer and you can't even tell I'm wearing them so that is good.

Now probably what you are more interested in, happenings concerning the museum:

1. Mac-Mize River is completed, feni, DONE! And it looks and sounds amazing. I might have to find some pictures and post them, but I'll leave that for a later post. The trustees also made a bridge to replace the old falling apart should have been condemned one and is as sturdy as a rock. They only made a pump house so the river can have a constant flow. The ducks, kiddos, dogs love it! We even had a dedication/ thank you ceremony for the river/ bridge project and a huge thanks went to the trustees. It was so hot while they were working, I'm surprised none of them got heat stroke.

2. The Woodland Home and now the upstairs parlor of the Steamboat House have new doors! The crappy-falling apart- scratched to heck- doors were replaced with ever so elegant - crisp- clean glass doors. Makes cleaning them loads better!

3. Progress is made on getting Bear Bend Cabin from Fernland up here! Yay! I'll give a post about that later. (Hey, it gives me something to write about and creates another post in itself!)

4. Gift Shop is looking 300% percent better. Megan has done a great job getting interesting things in stock, re-stocking, and sprucing the place up. It looks like a real gift shop that belongs in a museum not a room with things pulled out of ancient boxes that are attempted to be sold.

And as a little teaser the education office might be getting another location in the WEC. Not sure If I'll be around for it but it is definitely something to look forward to :)

All for now