This and That

I took the grandkids to another birthday party today.

They had a blast and loved the party gifts. They didn't want to play pin the tail on the donkey, but when musical chairs were played, that was a different story. At least for the eldest. It's so much fun to watch them laugh and play.

Speaking of playing, I received a couple of new fragrances today. Now I want to make soap and lotion. I can't wait to try out the new fragrances. But I have to wait. I have another box arriving with some wickedly wonderful stuff for lotion.

I hope this last week isn't a sign of the winter to come. We've had snow. And more snow. And even more snow. At least it's been light snow, but still, I'm not ready for snow. This is one of the banana belts of Alaska. Where's the rain that usually melts the snow?

Sadly I have to work Thanksgiving Day. Worse yet, I have to work Black Friday. I hate shopping. I hate crowds. Why in the hell am I in retail right now? This is not a good time of the year to be in retail.

The research for the writing is going slow. On the days I get to research it goes pretty smoothly. Too bad there are too many days between research days.

Here's to calmer days.