Disappointing turnout

 

Saturday

I got up after 7:30, not having gotten up at all during the night. I prepared the usual. I practiced carols from the hymn book. Chris took a shower and went to Mass. I made egg salad. I read e-mail. After Chris got back, I asked for a massage. So he gave me one.

I took a shower and ate fiber gel. I read inside because it was wet outside. I made and ate breakfast. I added more stuff to my ornament supplies. I went looking for embossing tools, but only found one, so I grabbed a knitting needle as well.

I stopped at the post office to see if the post-its I ordered for class had come in. Nope. Wendy was waiting for me at the chapel when I arrived. We went in together. I set up two sewing machines and laid out the sample ornaments. I also laid out the materials to make them. We chatted a bit, then the kids arrived. Sophia made an embossed star and she helped Wilhelm make an embossed snowflake. The boys made several stars from straws. Randy made one, too. Wilhelm made a 5pt paper star as well. Sophia put together some materials for Moira to do at home.

Jenni had said we should decorate the church after sewing class, but she never came. Nor did anyone else, so I went home. I realized then that I left my phone at church. Oh well. I read e-mail. I ate the delicious bacon-potato soup that Chris made. I looked at more ornament videos online. (Did I really think I was going to add to the list?)

I posted to my blog and went to Project Night. At first no one came, then John and Michele arrived. He had minifigs and she had a chemise to work on. Then Casey stopped by to borrow the key to the swap shop. When he came back, he brought Michelle. She wasn't going to stay, but I talked them into decorating the 12' tree in the sanctuary. Casey minded the ladder while she strung the red garland around. Then she hung foam snowflakes on it. I provided witty banter.

As John and Michele were leaving at 9, I asked John to put the star on top. It had a plug end which should have a match in the tree. John and Casey tipped the tree over so they could search, but they could not find it. So they tipped the tree back up, and John put the star on. After they left, Michelle had Casey tip the star more to the left. Then we talked about this and that and finally packed up and left just before 10.

I went home and brought all my ornament stuff in. I helped Chris make the bed. I jotted down notes about what happened today for posting tomorrow. I read e-mail and listened to Psalms and a sleep track. Then I went to bed.