Elizabeth was away all weekend for Brownie Camp with Auntie Janice! She was super excited. The best part was "everything". They sang songs, they had campfire, they slept away from home!
The provincial karate tournament in Burlington (at which she almost certainly would have qualified for nationals, based on how her teammates did) were held the same weekend, and she was sad to miss out. Given though choice between the two it was no contest though. After all, she only gets to do brownie camp once!