Saturday, November 1, 2008

Quiet Saturday

Della, Seb, and Esther all went to a dance today-Esther's first! They were gone from 12 noon to 10 pm.
Dad and I spent the day puttering on separate projects. He worked on the bankbook, fixing a grill, and fixing Seb's airsoft part. I started to make a candle (recycled wax+a brown crayon for a fall look) but realized I didn't have wicking so put that project off till I can get to Michaels. I fixed a salt spool holder for Della's guinea pig, mopped the kitchen floor and cleaned the downstairs floors (and nobody walked on it while it was wet!), cooked for tomorrow's church tailgate picnic, and organized drawers and my tools. Found several lost items!
A little boring...I had intended to get out to check on an orchid greenhouse but after 4, yes, 4, days of shopping for coats for Della and Esther, I didn't really want to go out again. By the way, we ended up paying $80 for Esther's coat, and $100 for Della's, and I wouldn't call either coat high quality, but passable. Those were supposedly big discounted prices, but seemed high to me. It's not like LL Bean quality, serious warm wear. It's fashion plus some warmth. We also checked out a couple new thrift stores-found one for teens that Esther liked! She's into being a teen these days.
The big news: Della is getting a story published! Do you all realize how many of us have written things that have been published? We do have the writing gene.
Off to bed!