584 Guides

Program night

2010-01-18T21:11:00.001-08:00

Tonight we made posters about our neighbourhoods and talked about people in our who contribute positively to our community. We also played some games and did some hula-hooping!

Dates to remember:

Jan 25 - We will start working on our Heritage Home Skills Badge. We'll be making butter (and eating it with fresh bread). If you have made jam, jelly, pickles, or other preserves, please let us know.

Feb 1 - Badge Testing. We will also be doing Crochet and Knitting.

Feb 8 - Valentines/Chinese New Year Party. Yes, I know it's early, but it's the closest meeting we have to the 14th! Please remember to bring your food, drink, or decorations, or prepare a game - whatever your Patrol volunteered to do.

Feb 15 - Family Day Holiday. No meeting.

Feb 22 - Thinking Day. We are hosting. Regular meeting place and time, but be prepared for LOTS of people!

Games and Crafts

2010-01-14T16:08:00.001-08:00

This week, we had a Games and Crafts night. The third years/grade 6s also had a chance to earn their Campfire Leader badge, and we had a great campfire!

Upcoming Events:

Feb 4-6 - GARAGE SALE. We really need you and your friends, neighbours, and relatives to put aside things to donate to our garage sale. Think of the best garage sale you went to over the summer, and think how nice your house will look without clutter! Reduce, re-use, and re-cycle - donate anything that you don't want that somebody else needs and will love!

And don't forget to tell people to COME to our garage sale - having the best stuff in the world is no good without buyers!

Feb 22 - THINKING DAY. We will be having a group event with the Pathfinders, Rangers, Brownies and Sparks. This will happen during our regular meeting time.

May 15 - RALLY DAY at Ontario Place. Be sure to come for our wonderful 100th anniversary celebration! More details to follow.

We are also going to be receiving our spring cookie order, but the date has not yet been announced. We have ordered 70 cases - one for each girl, and the rest to sell at a group event (blitz). It will be a BLAST, and there will be special crests for all girls who participate!

And the new year's resolution is:

2010-01-04T18:24:00.000-08:00

Not to forget to update this blog!

Today we did
the Famous Five Challenge. We learned about the Famous Five and the Persons Case, the women who fought to make women Persons in Canadian law so that they could hold office, be part of the Senate, and never again be denied the opportunity for public office just because they were female.

Thanks to the Famous Five: Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, Emily Murphy, Henrietta Edwards, and Louise McKinney.

Notes for next week:

Sheppard Division Garage Sale: 1st weekend in February. Please start collecting items that you are willing to donate to the Garage Sale, and please tell all your relatives, friends and neighbours about it! We'd love to have lots and lots of people come out!

Sale to be held on Saturday, Feb 6. More details later!

Cookies: it's time to order cookies for the Spring Cookie Campaign. We'd like to have a blitz in addition to additional cookies to sell. We decided to order 70 cartons, which is two per girl, so that we will have enough to blitz. Watch this space for date and time of the blitz!

The Great Pumpkin Cheesecake Experiment

2009-10-10T20:03:00.001-07:00

We made hair ties with ribbons and elastics, and so we all looked very professional when we cooked! We made pumpkin cheesecake filling using pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, cream cheese and cream. We mixed it up with mixers and then spread it between two pizzelle cookies. Every group decided their own balance of sweet and spicy, and most girls seemed to think it was pretty delicious!

We also practised some of the songs for the campfire.

Upcoming events:

Sleepover on Friday night! If you haven't had a chance to get your forms back, PLEASE either call Captain or bring them on Tuesday night to the Brownie meeting at Arbor Glen. We need to know before Friday!

Sleepover will start at 7 pm. We will not serve dinner, so make sure you eat before you come, but we will be providing a snack. Pickup is 8:45 am. The forms are posted so click on them on the left side menu if you need to see them again.

Next meeting will be on Monday, October 19.

Giant Campfire will be on Wednesday, October 21, at Sunnybrook Park, Leslie and Eglinton. You don't need forms for this because you need to have a parent or other adult with you. Wear your uniform shirt and tie over your jacket or sweater!

Cookie Sale at the Don Mills Subway will be on Thursday, October 22, 4-6 PM at the subway station. Forms for this will be given out on the 19th.

WELCOME BACK!

2009-09-29T05:46:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to another Guiding year! This year, we have a very big unit, so we are excited to say that we've gotten into our Patrols right away so that we can break into smaller groups to enjoy our activities.

Our new Patrols are:
PATROL 1:
Patrol leader: Rada
Patrol second: Michelle
Patrol members: Lily, Morvarid, Jacqueline, Angela

PATROL 2:
Patrol leader: Maddy
Patrol second: Carmen
Patrol members: Nikki, Siham, Ebe, Carol

PATROL 3:
Patrol leader: Thalia
Patrol second: Chloe
Patrol members: Heidi, Celine, Lois, Mackenzie

PATROL 4:
Patrol leader: Cindy
Patrol second: Ruby
Patrol members: Sandhiya, Andrea, Boyun, Rasa

PATROL 5:
Patrol leader: Sonica
Patrol second: Caitlin
Patrol members: Ivy, Cynthia, Sophie, Leah

PATROL 6:
Patrol leader: Christina
Patrol second: Jasmine
Patrol members: Kitty, Grace, Tiffany, Rishnika

Patrol leaders will be responsible for calling the members of their patrol if there is something that people need to be reminded about before the next meeting.

The last few meetings!

2009-05-05T19:35:00.000-07:00

Sorry I've fallen behind with this blog! I'll try to catch up in the next little while.

April 13 -
April 20 -
April 27 - Such a beautiful evening, we went outside and played on the climber. Then we came in and had some indoor games and program work.
May 4 - Another beautiful evening! We did our mothers' day craft outside - we watered our peat pellets, waited for them to grow, and planted flower seeds. Then we put the greenhouse tops on and decorated them with ribbons and bows. We hope the moms like them!

Next meeting: May 11. We're hoping for a visit from some of the Pathfinders. We're also going to be having our last badge testing of the year.

No meeting May 18 (long weekend).

May 25 - Guide Appreciation Night. Final badges and party.
May 26 - Advancement. If you are a 3rd year Guide, you'll be going over the bridge to Pathfinders. If you are a first or second year Guide, you'll be helping to welcome the new Guides coming up from Brownies!

Arab Region crest - April 6

2009-04-07T20:23:00.000-07:00

Maps, flags, and music, oh my! We did the Arab Region crest tonight. We did several puzzles, including a world map, found all the Arab Region countries and their flags, made a hat craft from fun foam of one of the region flags, and did some skits about things in the Arab region. We also played a relay game and sang some songs. Well done, girls!

Don't forget there is no meeting next week for Easter Monday.

Needlework Badge March 30

2009-04-03T17:36:00.000-07:00

We worked on the needlework badge and most girls finished their bags. Also, we have a couple of boxes of cookies available if anybody would like more - I have some of the chocolate mint and one of the regular vanilla and chocolate (and can get more).

Next week: Arab Region

Cookies are here!

2009-03-26T15:46:00.000-07:00

We did some cookie selling! Six girls went door-to-door and sold a case and a half - well done! Everybody else took home at least one case (if you didn't, because for some reason you left early or you weren't here, please see Captain or Firefly or Poppy to make sure you get your case).

We also had a chance to do some outdoor activity - good for the bones and for keeping fit and healthy as Spring rolls around.

Next week we'll be finishing our sewing projects. Remember to work on any badges you might be missing in order to get your squares!

Don't forget to bring back your camp forms! They must be in with the money by next week to guarantee your spot.

Working on our Needlework Badge

2009-03-10T20:03:00.000-07:00

We had badge testing (congratulations to all the girls who earned badges) and we worked on sewing a bag for crests and traders. Each girl had a choice of pink, purple, or blue fabric, with matching thread. Once the girl had the pattern, she sewed her seams and turned the bag inside out. Then she ran a cord through the top for a drawstring and sewed a button on the outside (to prove that she knows how to sew on a button.)

Nobody is quite finished her bag, so we will be finishing this badge next meeting. Remember that next week is March Break, so we will meet again Monday March 23rd.

Program, program.....

2009-03-02T19:16:00.000-08:00

Working on the You and Others section today....we did some Communication exercises, some work on Being Prepared for various possible problems, and played some active games.

Next week we are having badge testing. This would be a great opportunity to get some of those badges we can't really do as a group - like skiing/snowboarding! (I know, we COULD, but the paperwork would be a bit crazymaking. Better for you to do it with your family if you can.) We'll also be doing some sewing.

Thinking Day Trip to Casa Loma

2009-02-22T17:20:00.000-08:00

Trip to Casa Loma to celebrate Thinking Day!

Lady Mary Pellatt was the first Chief Commissioner of Guiding, and she served for many years. We saw the main floor rooms (the great hall, the library, the piano room) and the beautiful suites, as well as the towers, the tunnels, the gardening room and the stables. Did you know that Casa Loma had 98 rooms? 46 bathrooms? 56 phones? It was the first private home to have an elevator and a built-in vacuum system. It had electric lights when most people were using candles or gas, and amazing wrap-around showers. We got a wonderful tour from Poppy and got Casa Loma Guiding Crests too!

Don't forget, tomorrow's meeting is at Cresthaven. See you there!

A Visit from the Toronto Police!

2009-02-09T20:21:00.000-08:00

We were delighted to have with us two officers from the Toronto Police 33rd Division tonight. We learned all about how to become a police officer, what to do in emergency situations, and a lot about what a police officer's life is like on the job!

After our visit, we even got crests and pins. Awesome! I know one police station that is getting some "thanks cookies" when they come in!

No meeting next Monday. Come Tuesday for a bridging meeting with the Brownies if you can. If you can't come on Tuesday, see you on Sunday 22nd for the Casa Loma Trip!

Groundhog Day!

2009-02-04T10:59:00.000-08:00

In honour of the groundhogs, who saw their shadows today (which means six more weeks of hard winter), we made edible groundhogs. That meant cupcakes, chocolate sprinkles, icing, chocolate bars or cookies, and lots and lots of imagination!

Four of our girls also earned their Campfire Leader badge.

Important Dates:

Thursday, Feb 5, evening - please bring anything for our Flea Market to the church (Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2737 Bayview Ave just south of the 401)
Friday, Feb 6, all day - please bring anything for our Flea Market to the church
Saturday, Feb 7 9-12 am - please come to the Flea Market! Proceeds to help with our Division Camp at the end of May
Monday, Feb 9 - Police Officer coming to our meeting to talk about the Law Awareness badge
Monday, Feb 16 - NO MEETING. Schools are closed for Family Day.
Tuesday, Feb 17 - Bridging meeting with the Brownies, 6:45-8:15, Arbor Glen
Sunday, Feb 22 - Trip to Casa Loma. BUS LEAVES AT 12:45 from Arbor Glen. If you aren't there, the bus will leave without you! Please be there! Bus returns at 4 pm.
Monday, Feb 23 - District Thinking Day Meeting AT CRESTHAVEN. Do NOT go to Arbor Glen. Cresthaven is at 46 Cresthaven Drive.
Monday, Mar 2 - regular meeting

Gung Hei Fat Choy! - Xin Nian Kuai Le! - Happy New Year!

2009-01-26T19:04:00.001-08:00

Today we had our Chinese New Year Party. We had some decorations - lanterns and origami swans and fish and other images. The gym looked great!

Many girls wore beautiful party clothes, too. Lots of people brought yummy food - candy, dumplings, something sticky and sweet and good, pop, cake..... and we played Dragon Tag and made some crafts with shiny red and gold paper.

Happy New Year and I hope you all have a good Year of the Ox.

For Next Week:

Feb 2: We will be continuing on with program work for You and Others.

Feb 7: Remember the Flea Market! Please remember to set aside anything that you are willing to donate, and we can always use help getting it all set up.

Feb 9: our meeting for the Law Awareness badge.

Badge Testing and Various Games

2009-01-20T12:42:00.001-08:00

We had badge testing this week. Some of the badges earned were Postal and Skiing and Snowboarding. Other people chose to work on electrical circuits, play chess or use the hieroglyphic stamps.

We also continued work on our program area, You and Others.

Next week is our Chinese New Year's Party. Please remember to bring food, decorations, or games if you volunteered to do so!

More Engineering

2009-01-13T20:13:00.000-08:00

We finished the Engineering badge, with some work on making plans to scale. For those who weren't there last week and still need to do the car walkaround, we'll do that next week so you can complete your badge.

Some girls wish to earn their Event Planning badge, and they are the people planning the party for January 26. If you would like to contribute something or help with the party, please join this group!

Next week is badge testing. Please bring whatever you need. Plan to do a maximum of two badges - if you have more prepared, you can bring the material, but there may not be time for testing.

Upcoming events (also downloadable in the sidebar) -
January 26, Chinese New Year's Party.
February 2, visit by Toronto Police Officer and the Law Awareness badge.
February 7, Flea market
February 22, trip to Casa Loma (please bring back forms and money)
February 23, Thinking Day meeting at Cresthaven

We have ordered 40 cases of cookies. That's 1 per girl unless you asked for more, plus a few extra for leaders or people who find they need another one. They will be delivered in March.

Engineering!

2009-01-09T20:06:00.000-08:00

This week we did some of the Engineering badge. We built some structures, checked out the dashboard of the car (no, you can NOT drive my car around the parking lot! I can tell that there will be some very excited people when you girls turn 16, though....), built some electrical circuits and learned about simple machines. We also learned about the different types of engineers and played Jeopardy!

Next week we are going to be planning our Chinese New Year meeting. It's all up to you, Guides - you decide what food you would like, what games you would like to play, which crafts you are interested in making. Then we'll figure out how to get the materials you need.

Remember to bring your cookie order forms back. If you don't want to take pre-orders, that's ok - you can just let us know how many cases you'd like. Let's decide if you'd like to do a blitz.

Happy New Year!

2009-01-01T19:06:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to all Guides, Guiders, Parents and Guardians!

Some dates to keep in mind for 2009:

February 7 - Girl Guide Flea Market (flyer to follow)
February 22 - Thinking Day trip to Casa Loma
February 23 - Thinking Day All-Branch meeting at Cresthaven PS
March 17 - March Break, no meeting
May 26 - All-Branch Advancement, Final Meeting
May 29-31 - Group Camp at Ma-Kee-Wa

Looking forward to seeing you all again soon. Don't forget to sew on all your new badges and remember your indoor shoes!

The Physics Badge

2008-12-10T06:15:00.001-08:00

We had a great time doing the physics badge. We did an experiment with friction, using a car and a ramp and some cornmeal and oil and water - we did an experiment using balls and timers - we put water on quarters and checked what soap did to the surface tension - we had an experiment using prisms and lasers and each Guide got to keep a pair of "rainbow glasses" that show the colours in light. We checked out various lenses and looked at things through them - and we were very lucky indeed because Poppy was able to bring in some stage lights to demonstrate the properties of additive light!

All girls who were present earned their physics badge.

For next week:

We are having our final holiday party. Please bring:
a) a potluck dish to share
b) some non-perishable food for the foodbank
c) a smile!

We will be giving out badges that have been earned so far this year. For some of you that will mean a lot of sewing over the holidays - well done!

Don't forget your indoor shoes at this snowy time of year.

Badge Testing, A Simple Craft, and Program Work

2008-12-02T19:02:00.001-08:00

We had an interesting evening this week. We did badge testing for those who were interested, and those badges will be presented at the Holiday Party, along with all others earned this first "term" before the winter break. For those girls who were not testing, we had a craft experimenting with colour blending on leaves made of the same paper that coffee filters are made of, markers, and water. It's a continuation of the experiment that we did for the chemistry badge in ink chromatography.

After the badge testing, we had a discussion of age-appropriate issues and some of the things that girls thought could be done to help with these things. We passed the "talking stick" around and did some drama exercises as well. This helps us to complete our program work so that we will be able to finish the You and Guiding section by the Holiday Party.

For next week:

We are going to do the Physics Badge, as well as few other bits and bobs. Please remember your outdoor shoes.

First Aid

2008-11-25T22:07:00.000-08:00

This evening Poppy worked with us on First Aid. We learned about what to do in many different situations, created our own emergency kits, did skits to show that we know what to do, and had some interesting discussions. All girls who were present will receive their First Aid badge, as well as the program component.

For Next Week

Please remember to bring your indoor shoes. You can't run in the gym without them, and you can't wear snowy or wet outdoor shoes in the gym.
The camping form for our Spring Division Camp went home today. It's a preliminary form so that we know approximately how many girls will attend. More specific information will be available later. If you don't have your form, you can download it from the sidebar.
December 1 (next week) is badge testing. Make sure that you bring whatever is needed to show that you have done the appropriate work.
December 8 we will have Science Night II and do the Physics Badge.
December 15 is our Holiday Party, the last meeting for 2008. Further information will follow.

Peace Badge

2008-11-19T21:10:00.001-08:00

This week we worked on our Peace Badge. We talked about the Remembrance Day services that our girls went to last week, made peace pin crafts, did peace posters and collages, and made peace pinwheels. We also discussed how we can encourage peace in our schools and communities.

Next week we are going to be working on our First Aid badge and program work.

For Next Week

Please remember your indoor shoes if it is snowing or you are wearing boots. It's important for safety that we keep the gym floor dry, so no outdoor shoes are allowed.

Enrollment!

2008-11-12T19:40:00.000-08:00

We had 12 new Guides enrolled this week. We started the evening out by practising for our ceremony, and then the parents came and we had the real thing. First, we did a splendid march into horseshoe. Then the new Guides came up and each read a line from the Guiding Law while lighting a candle. When all the candles were lit and the Law had been read, the girls all came up and sang On My Honour behind the candles. Honestly, I don't think any choir could have done better. You were brilliant!

Then each new Guide said her Promise, got her enrollment pin, her certificate and her bookmark, and went back to the horseshoe. We said Taps and then it was time for cake and punch.

Thank you so much to all our wonderful helpers, and welcome to all our new Guides!

For next week

Next week, we are doing our Peace Badge. Most of you attended Remembrance Day ceremonies at your schools on November 11th, so we will be working on peace songs, some craft projects, and some discussions. This badge is part of your first program section You and Guiding.

Please don't forget your dues. Dues help pay for things like badges and cake and craft supplies!

Badge Testing, Skits and Community Service

2008-11-04T05:36:00.000-08:00

We had badge testing for those who were interested, and while that was happening, we made napkin holders for the Meals on Wheels program. We used pipe cleaners and beads to create simple but pretty patterns and wound them around the napkins.

Then there were the skits. Be Prepared - because strange things can happen if you aren't!

For next week

Next week is our Enrollment. Please wear your full uniform with dark pants and make sure all your badges are sewn on. Whether you are a new Guide or an experienced one, everybody should look her best. Guides please arrive at 6:45 as usual; parents please come back at 7:45.

Halloween!

2008-10-28T12:39:00.000-07:00

What a busy night! We put up all kinds of ghosts, witches, bats, and other things all over the gym.

We decorated pumpkins with pipe cleaners, stickers, feathers and markers.

We baked wizard hats, mini-sloppy joes, and mummies, and made punch. We played "eat the doughnut off the string without using your hands" and had a feast with all the food, some fresh fruits and veggies, and then ran around in the dark with glowstick bracelets. And then each girl got a necklace to take home as a souvenir.

Our trip to see the Lipizzaner Stallions is THIS WEEKEND! We're so looking forward to this exciting adventure. The address is The Labatt Centre, 99 Dundas Street, London, Ontario. Please make sure to drop your Guide off at 5 pm on Saturday, and pick her up at 9 am on Sunday. Guides need to pack a sack supper to bring with them for Saturday night. Please check your kit list to make sure you have included everything.

For next week:
Badge testing. Choose any badge in the Guide book and bring the proof that you have completed the requirements. Girls may test for a maximum of two badges.

WAGGGS and more

2008-10-20T21:57:00.000-07:00

Tonight we worked on some of the WAGGGS info - played a couple of games, located the World Centres on the globe, and found out some fun facts. Then we did a craft - sewing with embroidery thread onto paper invitations. Some great work was done, but alas, there is so little time that many people went home with half-finished work. I hope you are able to finish your invitations and make them as beautiful as you want them to be.

All the girls who were present got their Patrol emblems, Patrol leader and Patrol seconder stripes. Please sew these onto your badge sash in time for Enrollment in two weeks.

All our cookie money is now in. Well done, girls! Thank you for being so prompt!

For Next Week
Next week is the Halloween party! You don't have to wear your uniform - you can come in costume, or, if you prefer, in your regular clothes. Every patrol has agreed to make one treat for our party: don't forget what you have agreed to bring!

For the witches' hats - sugar, cinnamon, chocolate chips (I'll bring the pie crust)
For the punch - lime sherbet, frozen limeade, gummy worms, ginger ale
For the mummies - veggie/chicken sausages, crescent roll dough, mustard, ketchup
For the jack-o-lantern "pizzas" - round crackers, corn, pizza sauce, cheese slices

Science Night

2008-10-06T19:59:00.000-07:00

Whew! I think that was a lot of fun for everybody! We had six experiments - Making Slime (borax and glue to make a polymer), Testing for Starch (using iodine), Testing pH (using test strips), Invisible Writing (lemon juice and heat), Ink Chromatography, and Self-Inflating Balloons (vinegar and baking soda reactions).

Each patrol went with a leader from station to station and performed the experiments, then wrote up their observations.

Every girl who was present earned her Chemistry badge. Well done!

Next week is Thanksgiving, so there will be no meeting. We'll see you again on the 20th, when we will be planning our Halloween Party and our Enrolment Ceremony.

There are still a few outstanding cookie orders. Please remember your money for next meeting. To everybody who has brought her money in, thank you very much!

Patrol leaders, fall in!

2008-09-30T04:49:00.000-07:00

Our patrols chose their symbols this week, and worked on their patrol posters. We have four patrols -

	Lily of the Valley
	Forget Me Not
	Violet
	Swallow

Our patrol leaders are doing a great job taking attendance and collecting dues.

Besides working on Patrol posters, we played games, decided on treats that we are going to be making for our Halloween party, discussed the Promise and Law, and had a puzzle relay.

We have 17 girls plus our 3 Rangers going to the Lipizzaner horse show. PLEASE MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS. Since London is approximately 2 hours away, we suggest that you carpool. Whoever is picking up the girls will have to be there for 9 am, so you may wish to have one person drive 5 or 6 girls and stay overnight with them.

Any mother (or other adult female relative) who wishes to stay overnight with the Guides must have a PRC (Police Record Check), which can be obtained through Guiding. If you wish to do this, please contact either Captain or Firefly.

Reminders for next week

Remember to bring your cookie money if you haven't brought it in yet.

Next week is SCIENCE NIGHT so you don't have to wear uniform. Wear an old shirt if you have one, in case of splashes.

Getting into patrols

2008-09-22T19:26:00.000-07:00

Today we chose our patrol leaders, and divided into patrols. We've got our patrol books and patrol corners. As of next week, the patrols will have insignias and a patrol poster to decorate their corners.

We also practised square knots for tying our ties, did our horseshoe, played some games and decorated our name tags. We played a circle getting-to-know-you game.

Notes for next week:
Please do not forget to bring your dues. Every girl needs to bring her loonie every week. Patrol leaders will be keeping records.

If you would like to go to the Lipizzaner Stallion Overnight, you must bring back your form and money next week. Spaces are limited and there is a waiting list, so we need to be able to inform the centre by October 1. We have 35 spaces reserved, so all girls who bring their forms and money back by next Monday will be able to go.

If you have taken a carton of Girl Guide Cookies, your money should be returned by next week. The carton is 12 boxes and each box sells for $4, so you need to return $48. Please return all money in the envelope provided.

Registration

2008-09-16T05:50:00.000-07:00

Welcome to 584 Guides! Last night was registration night. If you haven't completed your paperwork, please return it by next week.

Meeting times are 6:45 to 8:30. Please do not arrive earlier than this, as the custodian is not happy about having extra people on the premises without supervision, and we've had some problems in the past.

Notes for next week:
We'll be starting regular program, so wear your uniform if you have it (shirt, badge scarf, and tie, dark pants, and comfortable shoes). If it's raining please make sure to bring dry indoor shoes. We'll be starting with Promise and Law activities. Don't forget your loonie for dues!

Patrol leaders this year will be responsible for collecting dues, taking attendance and doing inspection in their patrols. Think about whether this is something that you would like to do, and we'll discuss it at campfire.

Upcoming activities:
October 6 is SCIENCE NIGHT! We'll have lots of interesting experiments and demonstrations and you can work on some science badges!

We're planning a trip to see the Lipizzaner horses. This will be a one-night overnight with a craft, crest, a movie, and of course the wonderful horse show! This will take place from Saturday night, November 1, to Sunday morning. Watch for the information flyers to go home!