Stymied

It's been pretty busy here, even if we had no real commitments this weekend.  I have been working on the list of donors and items for the Friends of the Library's  Light Up the Library project.  Set ups begin tomorrow and continue all week.  The display committee (which includes me) meets donors or picks up items to be set up somewhere in the library.  

We generally let people with floor trees pick their spots, which makes them happy.  We did a walk through last week to figure out where floor and tabletop trees might go.  We have twice as many floor trees this year than last, partly due to donations of used trees by community members downsizing.   At left:  last year's "Inclusion Tree."

I have a huge pile of donations in the living room, but one good thing is that the tubs of donated fabric in the dining room have diminished greatly.  Yesterday, a lady picked up the fake fur, which took almost a whole tub.  That leaves partial tubs in the garage and the dining room, and I plan to consolidate them today.  Phew!  And maybe the person who gave me the four of fabric tubs will come and get the tubs soon, too.   She is cleaning her mother's house out and needs them for storage.

Today we did some grocery shopping, and I have a batch of sourdough bread in the machine now.  I finished the new Louise Penny book last night (it ends in a cliffhanger), so I plan to start something a little lighter today.  It's a take-it-easy kind of day, gloomy and good for napping.  I will try to get some packages ready to mail, too, which will be a load off my mind.   They are heading to Wisconsin, Colorado, Florida, and California.  The one for the Netherlands went out last week, and my Dutch sister said she mailed hers to us on the same day.  We always say we live parallel lives.

So... why am I stymied?  My credit card and ATM card were compromised on Thursday, and I'm waiting for new ones to come in the mail.  That means no online shopping!  I had been waiting to do Paul and Chris' shopping until the packages got mailed.  Now I will have to wade through the throngs in the stores or be nervously waiting for deliveries.