Devotionals of the HP sort.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMY!

and

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATALIE!

You two chicas (purrrplekitty and xellegirlx) share a super-special day: a birthday with the wonderful Hermione Granger! :-D

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Today was the kick-off for this year's scrapbooking group... finally! Jack and I arrived very early to make sure that tables were set up and ready, and he helped me bring in all of my stuff in three trips. We still had almost 20 minutes until time for his preschool, and we realized about then that he'd forgotten his backpack with snack at home. We ran back home to get it, and then I decided to stop at the mini-mart across from the church to get a fountain drink. We still made it back to the preschool with about 8 minutes to spare, and I was ready to scrapbook promptly at 9am. :-)

There were five of us scrapbooking this morning. Per tradition, Heather made it to the year's first meeting, but she probably won't be able to make it to any more (they are held during the time she works). Janiece was there, as was Ann, and we had a newcomer - Jacquie. I delivered the devotional, and I flubbed right at the beginning, accidentally reading "Little Nove Lotes" aloud instead of the actual title, "Little Love Notes." Once I finished reading, Janiece gave our opening prayer and we set to work.

I went in having really no idea what I would be scrapbooking. I took two lunch sacks full of fairly recent pictures, and I wasn't at all sure what I would pick to do. The last time I scrapbooked I finished up my sister's wedding layouts, and it was fun to start something new entirely this time. With the exception of the journaling, I completed a two-page spread, and I was very happy with it. Not bad for me for having less than 2 hours to work with! (I'm usually a pretty slow scrapbooker.)

Heather, Jack and I then went to Earl's for lunch. It had been probably a year or so since I'd last been there, and everything was just as good as I remembered. We'd actually been on our way to Ruby Tuesday when I called her cell phone and we abruptly changed destinations. ;-)

A.J. wrote out all of his thank-you notes this evening. I need to mail two of them out but he'll be taking the rest to school. He has a field trip to the zoo on Friday this week, and he's getting really excited about that. I swear, it's amazing how much better this year has already been than last year's school year.

It's mildly time-consuming to type one-handed while eating a french bread pizza. ;-)

I talked to Philip's mom a couple of times today. She had bought the fabric and pattern and was planning to make me a pleated skirt for my Slytherin costume, but instead she found the perfect skirt at Target. She bought it for me, and I called Heather to tell her about it so that her Ravenclaw costume would match. She ran right out and got her skirt and also her white button-down shirt. I'll probably get my shirt sometime tomorrow, and I'm also going to look at bobby socks/knee highs for both of us. Heather's just about done with my robe, and I already have a Slytherin tie to borrow, so we're practically done - I'm getting so excited! I'm excited for the Halloween party, stoked about the Goblet of Fire premiere line party and downright ferret-y (you know, BOUNCY!) for our HP birthday bash! We'll be wearing our full costumes for all three events, and it's so hard waiting! Heather's mom is flying in for Halloween, and she's going to dress up as Professor Minerva McGonagall - so cute! Janiece is coming as Professor Sibyll Trelawney, and she's already been checking out all the crazy wigs and floofy shawls - yep, she's been sucked in BIG time! ;-)

Hangers.

You know those kid outfit hangers that have the top portion for the shirt but then turn into two wedge parts facing out to the side, kinda V-ing out like a skirt does, for the bottom portion?

I hate those. HATE. Those hangers are the bane of my laundry existence.

For all my pant-hanging desires, give me the hangers that face forward, are situated in an up-and-down fashion and have helpful and efficient little metal clips in them.

MUCH more sensible.