Now Playing: "Speed Racer : Vol 1" - the first 11 episodes from the original show, rented from Redbox.
Current Mood : Plotting...
Today, I had to start back on all that housework that didn't get done while I was sick and Dearest Son's school needed me sooo desperately. If you could see the level of squalor, you'd probably wanna shake me around a bit for sewing yesterday instead of cleaning up this mess ! I'm gonna have to clean the bathroom with a rake !
But actually, now that I've done something fun and made something pretty, I'm ready to go full-bore on the housework that's waited so patiently for me. Plus, Dearest Son's home from school - he has a week before summer school starts, and since 90% of this mess is his toys, I might as well put him to work !
We spent two hours cleaning the living room enough so that I could vacuum. Toys, Lego, package wrappers, and socks everywhere. But it's done now, and Dearest knows (again) that I expect him to pick up his toys when he can't walk in there without hopping over piles and toys. Tonight, we again started the ‘pick up before bedtime' routine that's normally the first thing to go whenever I'm ill. Also got to a load of laundry and a trash roundup, which makes me feel better. Tomorrow's more laundry and dishes, whoo-hoo !
I made sure to take breaks, and printed out the next big project. It's a doozy, too. I came close to buying the recent ‘Friday Night Date' Barbie & Ken repro set several times, and it was really hard to turn it down when it was only $30. at Tuesday Morning. But I didn't really want the dolls or the CD - just wanted the props and clothes, both his and hers. I've always liked that fluffy white petticoat that goes under the jumper...and I could really go to town customizing the corduroy jumper, too. So when I put it back for the last time, I told myself that I'd make ‘Friday Night Date' myself one day.
No time like the present ! Read over the Aileen's Petite Fashions pattern for it (#36), and while there's already one part I don't quite get, I'm gonna try it anyway. It'll probably take me a day for each piece, and a third day for snaps, finishings, and photos. So it may be done in time for a real Friday night date !
In other news, Dearest went with me grocery shopping. He did quite well, only looking at Lego and Indy and Star Wars, not whining for any of it. I let him pick out his own cereal and a snack treat, so he was pretty well sated. Happily, I found packages of white and red baby rick-rack for just $1.08 each, so my small stock's improved. Of course, now that I know only the little hills are supposed to show on a ‘real' copy of Fancy Free #943, I really want to try it again, with the mid-size stuff. Just to see how it looks, and it's not like I don't have plenty of it. Maybe this weekend.
I'd earlier inventoried Dearest's crayons, and they were a sad sight. It's been a while since we bought those - he never asks for ‘em. Chunks of RoseArt colors congregated with broken-point Dollar Tree generics, while whole Crayolas - only the bizarre colors remained - proudly claimed their rightful place at the top of the plastic box. Nearly bought him a box of 64 Crayolas when I got the coloring book Sunday, but $6. seemed a bit high. Today, he got 96 for $4. at Mal-Wart. Beloved Hubby got me the ‘100 Crayolas' anniversary set several years ago, and Dearest's always wanted it. So he was happy to have his own.
Remember when the 64 box - complete with sharpener ! - was a wealth of quiet afternoons with blank paper or coloring books of favorite characters, all redolent with that unmistakable scent and promise of artistry ? Heck, most of us only got one or two of those big boxes in our entire childhoods ! I was always glad to get those little 8-packs, because they were pristine replacements for my well-used reds, greens, and violets. I still stock up on those small packs of 16 or 24 when they're so cheap at back-to-school sales. They make great stocking stuffers, especially for adults. Dearest's school is pretty sharp - he came home with a list of the supplies he'd need this fall.
Beloved Hubby was duly impressed with the day's work, so he took us to McD's for dinner. Plus I didn't get to that wrecked kitchen today ! I'm so sneaky - even when I'm not being my usual lazy self !
