Mod Mischief

So what do you do when you've been invited to a Star Wars party and realize the morning of the party that you need costumes? You whip up a last minute toddler Jedi and imperial officer. First you gather a bunch of earth toned clothing for the Jedi. I found some beige/khaki coloured pants and a long sleeved shirt in Axel's closet. I grabbed an old belt of mine and some brown shirts from our clothing swap donation bin. I figured this Old Navy shirt that no longer fits Chris would make a good Jedi tunic.   The best part about working with t-shirts is that the fabric doesn't fray, so there was no need to worry about finishing the edges. I cut off the shirt's sleeves and collar, and then cut down the center of the front.   Layered over the beige shirt and pants, and with a belt around the center, it was already looking like a Jedi outfit! The belt has holes all the way around, so I just folded it in half to fit Axel. I had Axel try i...

Happy Valentine's Day from CBC North! #Yukon pic.twitter.com/vs05avAjSU — CBC North (@CBCNorth) February 14, 2017 I hope you are having a fabulous Valentine's Day (or an equally awesome Singles Awareness Day ). Chris and I recently designed a fun little project for YuKonstruct's Valentines craft party . Inspired by some other little Operation games, we made a laser-cut version. I'm especially proud of the arms, which interlock to keep the candies in the game if you're giving it as a gift. Check out the full instructable .

The dog teams are making record time in their race to the end of the 1,000 mile Yukon Quest this year. Axel and I went to watch the start of the race, and it was a much warmer day than the last time  it was in Whitehorse. It is always great to see all the excitement at the start of the race. Axel loved seeing all the dogs and he was also a big fan of the Dakhká Khwáan Dancers. He was talking about the drums for the rest of the week!

As I mentioned in my last post , one of my goals for 2017 is to get back into the habit of documenting my life. I've been using 1 Second Everyda y to capture snippets of everyday life at our house. The video quality isn't great. The camera on my phone is terrible and the lighting situation in our home is far from perfect. But it still makes me incredibly happy to see the compiled video for January. I realized after a week or so that all I ever filmed was Axel. He's so cute, I don't mind if the finished product becomes 356 seconds of Axel.