Snow!

It started snowing some time early this morning, and hasn't really let up yet.  One of my neighbors said that her kids measured nine inches in their yard, and I'm not at all surprised.  I'm grateful for the snow, but I wish I could justify new tires...living on severance and paying for a trip to Japan means that I don't feel like I can justify an expense like that until I have a job.  Interview on Thursday!  Keep your fingers crossed!

Yesterday I didn't get a lot done because I was watching my niece and nephew in the morning and then went to Temple Square with their family in the evening.  By the time I got home, it was too late to get anything started.  This morning, I was out of bed by 7:15 (yay me!) and in the sewing room by 8.

I cut out all of Laresa's costume, stabilized the stretch velvet she chose for one of the bodice panels, and cut strips of iridescent organza for embellishment while I watched "When Harry Met Sally."  Then I dug my Christmas boxes out of my dad's shed so I could decorate a table for a church Christmas party.  I got home at 9, after helping clean up and deliver extra food to neighbors who need it, and then I put all the dishes in the dishwasher and packed my Christmas things and the music box I used back into their boxes.  I'll try to remember to get the pictures off my phone, because my table turned out really pretty!

Tomorrow:
Watch my baby nephew
Sew
See my chiropractor so I can keep sewing (I jacked up my back and it hurts to walk, which is always fun)
Put Christmas boxes back in the shed

My goal tomorrow is to have Laresa's costume put together, if not totally finished with the trim, and have mine cut out.  Mine is much less complicated:  I have to make a bustle from two panels of fabric, some bloomers (to wear over leggings), and a bolero.  I just need to brave the icy roads to see if JoAnn has black sequin trim and decide if I want a skirt or just the bloomers and bustle.

It's going to get really cold out here for the weekend; I just hope they can keep the roads pretty clear.  I'd wanted (BADLY) to see "White Christmas" on the big screen in Draper tomorrow, but with my back like this and the weather (and being behind on sewing) I'm not going to make it, which makes me sad.  Maybe Cinemark will do their classic series again next year.