At the end of my last entry, I was blogging after going out with Trish to take her daughter to and from soccer practice. Trish was feeling sick and went to bed. Silvia called to invite me to meet the gang at Ruby Tuesday's for dinner. So after writing my blog, I read through a bunch of e-mail. One of them had a survey which gave participants a chance to win a list of quilting-related prizes. So I took it. One of the questions asked for an estimate of the value of the items in my sewing room including fabric, notions, machines, etc. They asked specifically for replacement cost. Hmm, with all that fabric from Dongdaemun, replaced at state-side prices... I tried to estimate how many packages of fabric I had stored in the cabinets in the basement. I figured 20 packages per stack (too much?) which is 40 yards at $10/yard, then estimated stacks per cabinet. I had to call up a pic of the cabinets to do that. OMG, the estimate came to over $14,000. Could it be true? (I'll have to actually count next time I'm down there).So anyway, while I was finishing the survey, Katie came to talk to me. Then Trish got up. She felt much better. She asked if they could go with me to Ruby Tuesdays, and I thought it was a great idea, especially since I wasn't sure if I could find my way there and back in an unfamiliar car. We left at 6, but made good time. Silvia and Linda were there when we arrived, and Mary came a little later. Most of us ordered the salad bar. We had a great time talking, as usual. Katie even enjoyed the adult conversation. Trish took her home after a few hours, and the rest of us went to see Mary's new house. It is literally new, just built. And so beautifully decorated. But she seems to think it is nothing special. She gave us the grand tour. Then Silvia took Linda home, and Mary took me back to Trish's place. It was a dark and foggy night. It was fun (NOT) trying to find the mailbox on Wrightsboro road. But we did. Kudos to Mary. Larry was still up and I got a big welcome(?) from their dogs, Frisky and Friendly. They are well named. Larry and I talked for a bit. He told me that Chris came in third for his section of the tournament. Woo-hoo! His son did well, too, winning for his division and making the other kids jealous. Finally after midnight, we went to bed, (separately, with our spouses). I slept well. I slept late. When we got up and took showers, Trish was cooking breakfast down stairs. She looked much better after yesterday's nap and getting a full night's sleep. She had cooked two soft-boiled eggs for me. I ate them and then while I brushed my teeth, she took Chris out to see the property. Then we packed the car and left for church. We thought we made it in time, but they moved the service to 10:30 and we arrived during the sermon. So, rather than interrupt, we walked around the building to see who else was around. We met Lynn, and Kip and his wife. Lynn caught me up on her side of the family. When the service let out, we went to see who else we could say hello to. Then we headed out for Alabama. It was rainy, but there wasn't much traffic. It all made for a long and boring trip. I was able to take a nap, but the seat wasn't very comfortable lying back. We got in before 5, central time. I started a loaf of bread in the bread machine. We went to Publix for groceries. Chris started laundry. Then we watched Tristan and Isolde, courtesy of Netflix. It was still early when the movie ended, so then we watched 3 episodes of Castle. Then it was late. Chris went to bed. I took the finished bread in the fridge. It did not rise like it should have. And now here is the blog entry to document it all. I hope I can sleep even though the wind is howling like a banshee. Scary.
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