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The Beginning of the End

My local Fabricland is slated to close March 31.  Sniff.  The closing sale has started.  So I've started stashing notions as these will be hard to get in a couple of months.  Sniff, sniff. Today's haul was mostly buttons and zippers.

Bah Humbug

Yesterday was just one of those days.  I started the day with a healthy to-do list, but ran stuck on nearly every single task.  No paper for the printer, couldn't find any tape for wrapping gifts, excessively needy kids, etc.  The only thing I managed to get done without hang-up was clean the bathrooms.  Yee-ha. Then I somehow managed to do this to my beloved Kitchen Aid blender: Shortly after that, the handle on the microwave broke. I left to run some errands in hopes of being able to make more progress on my list.  My first stop was Fabricland where I learned that the store was going to be closing March 31, 2010.  Whhhhaaaaaat?!?!?!  I do have a love/hate relationship with Fabricland, but this is really bad news.  It sent me into such a tailspin that I was largely unsuccessful at finishing the rest of my errands. Now, I know people that are experiencing real and legitimate crises, so I'm trying to keep this in perspective, but ...