Good morning, villagers ~
Thank you for opening the thread today, blessedw2.
Checking in from the past couple of days:
Friday I met DMom and younger DSis over at oldest DSis's nursing home and we had a little Christmas party for her. I took fudge and younger DSis brought cookies and a carton of eggnog. The nursing home's Christmas party was scheduled for lunch yesterday, but both younger DSis and I had to work at that time. Actually, this turned out much better, just a little quiet party so we could chat and catch up news. DNephew and his new girlfriend attended the official party yesterday so oldest DSis was not alone there.
On my way home Friday I drove through the town that has my favorite fabric shop, so I popped in there to say hello. Usually it's a Sunday when I go to visit oldest DSis, and the fabric store is locally owned so it is not open on Sundays. It was a treat to make a quick stop on a weekday. I didn't get to see either of the owners, but had a nice chat with their employee. I was hoping to find a medium weight fabric to sew a cardigan but I didn't see a color that would coordinate with any of my tops except for black. I don't want black. I did find in the clearance section a pretty floral thin Tshirt knit fabric, so I bought some of that. It's really a spring/summer weight fabric -- and the way my sewing is going, it might take me until summer to make anything from it!
Yesterday at work business was steady and I had plenty to do. Afterward, DH took me out to what we call "lupper" -- lunch and supper combined. 3PM is not normally a busy time at the diner. However, yesterday we happened to go in and sit in a booth just moments before a whole sports team with parents came in. Our waitress did a good job of getting our orders in before that whole crowd. The place was noisy, but the teenagers' enthusiasm was energizing rather than annoying, so it was all good.
Last night I did a few chores but mostly knitted and watched videos. I've rediscovered episodes of the Time Team archeology series from Great Britain. Fascinating history.
Today's 5x5:
dishes
laundry
wrap gift for boss (Christmas lunch Tuesday)
clear out a messy corner of the kitchen
dig my winter sweaters out of storage
(finally!)At home the only
decorating I've done so far is to set out holiday dish towels. We have so many trees, knickknacks, and strings of lights at the library that I don't really miss having Christmas decorations at home, so it hasn't been worth the time to pull boxes out of storage. DH doesn't care either way. Ooo I just remembered a little box of twinkle lights that I ran into the other day ... I think I'll put those around my desk.
Where did I put that box? Wait -- did I actually put it in the Christmas closet where it belongs? Must go start a load of laundry. BBL.