Three parties, one of which we hosted, a parade in the bitter blustery cold night, and a whole lot of driving & traveling between events. I am exhausted. On the plus side our birthday party festivities went off without any major issues beyond the pizza not being delivered to us. I ran out to get it myself. Apparently the building we were in is so new that it doesn’t show up on the delivery maps yet. Not a huge problem, and in less than twenty minutes I had it all back in gear with no interruptions to the party. Kids are happy and healthy. Roughly about half turned up with masks, N95’s or otherwise, so I’ll consider that a win. Also no coughs, colds or fevers on anyone present. We’ll see if it holds out.
Glad I worked do hard to get my latest report of for review on Friday late afternoon. I could not, at this moment, even conceive of having to put in any hours on a report with the rush & bustle of this last weekend. Glad I planned ahead, and worked as efficiently as I could. It helps that I do much of the leg work up front, to make my life easier when in the thick of it all. A pat on the back for past, present & future me. Nicely done.
I’m a few hours away from finishing up my water slide decals, of which I had about 160 to apply. I’m down to my last 30 to 40. I’ll be glad to see that project finished and off my table. I build the thing two Christmas’s ago, and then it took me about a year to get to the panel lining. And just shy of another full year to start on the decals. I’ve put in an hour or two every day for the last week. So just a couple more will see it finalized. I will clear coat it to make sure nothing runs off if the glue has been weakened with age. Could have done. I’m not sure just how long I can leave water slide decals unused before the glue off gases enough to become inert. Either way, the finish line is within sight. Then it’s back to miniature painting for a brief spell, and by then it’ll nearly be winter break and the kids home 24/7 for two weeks.
This month is starting to roll along fairly quickly too. Then in January, amid the freezing cold temperatures and snow, time will stand still. And as the temperatures drop even lower in February time may actually begin to move backwards prolonging the icy, grey cold misery of winter.
While I have a moment, I’m going to sweep and vacuum the floors. Stay well. Ciao Bella!
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