We haven't done anything too exciting in the last week; I'm starting to gather supplies to make kids costumes, and this week I'll start doing any sewing needed. So far, it looks like I'm making Saffron a vest, Osric needs his red coat sized down (it's perfect, except for the fact that it's a women's size small), and Corwin needs pretty much everything. Corwin changed his mind, and now wants to be a snowy owl -- this would be fine except for the part where finding warm white clothing is a turning into a giant pain; we went to three different stores yesterday looking for some. I had picked up some white fleece from the fabric store two weeks ago, so I'm starting to look at making him a white fleece hoodie and pants.
Last weekend, we went to Ikea for the first time -- the Redmond store was just recently expanded, with both a larger building and a larger parking lot. The store/parking lot are both absolutely cavernous. While there, we picked up Saffron a new computer chair as an early birthday gift, some small bits and bobs (a $2 wall clock!), and I bought myself
this rolling cart:
It now sits next to my desk and holds my current craft projects and supplies. For $25, I think it's a very good value. We might just wind up with another one, too; I came home, assembled it, and the husband was drooling over how nice it is. I could see putting another one out in the garage to hold tools, actually -- just roll them where you need them, then out of the way when done.
