I’ve got a lot of catching up to do today, as I haven’t written in a week. Starting last Saturday, I met up with some of the Stampin Up ladies and we made Christmas cards. Carrie sends all of the materials to make 15 cards, 3 each of 5 designs. We furnish the supplies and assemble the cards. Now, I am 15 cards ahead of the game for this Christmas.
The weather has been summer-like beautiful again this week after a brief cold spell. Still no rain though. There is some bright color scattered here and there, but the lack of moisture has made things dry up mostly. A couple of the trees that I see outside my window have lost most of their leaves already.
Norah and Charlotte competed in a swim meet last Sunday (Camille wasn’t feeling well) but there just wasn’t enough room at the pool for spectators, so I watched from the comfort of home. They both swam in three events and took a first in one and placed in the others.
Deb and I took our bedding to the laundromat on Monday and used the giant machines to get that chore out of the way - not my favorite thing to do, but at least we had each other to talk to. When I got back home, I switched out my bedding and I think I jumped the gun - the nights haven’t been cooling off as much and I was a bit too warm and had to turn the ceiling fan on. I also switched out the clothes in the closet from summer to winter.
I ordered new glasses at Costco this week - yes, I just got new ones this spring, but they are not the most comfortable and I wanted a pair that transitioned outdoors. My health choice card covers the expense, so nothing out of my pocket. Just as I was leaving the store, Shirley called to see if I could get in for a haircut as she had an opening. She had to cancel my appointment for last week due to health reasons, and I learned that she has Stage 3 endometrial cancer. Dang - she already had the necessary surgery but has to follow up with chemotherapy and radiation. This has to be difficult for her, as she is on an all natural plant based diet and is pretty anti-chemical in her lifestyle. I wish her well in this challenge.
Tillie send a bunch of wool sweater scrap to me with Cathy and I tried some out on making hats for my felted gnomes. They turned out pretty cute and I will try to incorporate in other ways. The guy in the middle has the sweater hat.
