In April 1985, I was 12 years old and a Girl Guide in Monkton, Ontario. 1985 was a celebration year for Guiding in Canada (75th - I had to look this up) and my group discussed ways to celebrate. I had an idea at a meeting - I suggested that we make time capsules to be opened in 25 years. The group agreed that that was a sound idea and we proceeded.
The time capsule, which spent its first 17 years of existence in my closet at my parents' house, is something that I re-locate every few years. I last located the time capsule in summer 2005 during an M.Ed. course. Our prof directed us to bring something unique to class to introduce ourselves; something that could tell a story. The time capsule certainly fit the bill as being quite unique. I had many stories about Girl Guides (for instance, Guiding, or Brownies specifically, is how I met my oldest friend).
Anyway, I "found" the time capsule again tonight at the bottom of a basket in our computer room. I was delighted to read, "Do not open until 2010" - that's soon!
My husband Graham, forever the computer programmer/analyst, suggested a blog to commemorate the event - complete with the itemized list once I open it in 2010, photos, the other members of the group, etc.
Here goes...
The time capsule, which spent its first 17 years of existence in my closet at my parents' house, is something that I re-locate every few years. I last located the time capsule in summer 2005 during an M.Ed. course. Our prof directed us to bring something unique to class to introduce ourselves; something that could tell a story. The time capsule certainly fit the bill as being quite unique. I had many stories about Girl Guides (for instance, Guiding, or Brownies specifically, is how I met my oldest friend).
Anyway, I "found" the time capsule again tonight at the bottom of a basket in our computer room. I was delighted to read, "Do not open until 2010" - that's soon!
My husband Graham, forever the computer programmer/analyst, suggested a blog to commemorate the event - complete with the itemized list once I open it in 2010, photos, the other members of the group, etc.
Here goes...
As an addendum, there is a photo attached - though it is a good photo of me, as young person I was never particularly fond of it - as a child/adolescent I was terribly embarrassed about my teeth and couldn't wait for the day I could finally get braces to correct them. The story ends well - after years of orthodontics and one surgery, I have a nice smile.
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