It's just before 4 am here.  I woke up at 3 and can't get back to sleep.  Telus is showing up today to hook the phone up to fiber optic.  One of today's chores is cleaning up the destruction that is my kitchen after the baking adventure yesterday.  I'd be at it now but the kitchen is over our bedroom and Mr. Mitch is asleep.  We did a count of the poultry and currently have 91 birds - between the chickens and turkeys.  Yesterday, when I checked on the turkey poults, one was sound asleep face down in the feeder.  It's tough work being a tiny turkey.

DD2 came home for lunch to me watching a Christmas movie while putting snow on pink Christmas houses.  Village is complete now.  Christmas plate just needs some more silver drybrushing and then a few light coats of gloss sealer.  I'm taking it to Sister#3 when I take DD2 to the airport.

Confession time:  I've never ironed a knit.  Spandex does not like heat.  It will do stupid things if you heat it too much. 

I'm getting out the spray sealer and coating the mini pink Christmas village.  Then I can add the fake snow and it will be done.  Then, it's finding the navy acrylic paint to cover over a Christmas plate that my mom started.  I have no problem repainting it - if she had liked her results, she would have finished it.  After a new basecoat, I'll drybrush it in silver and spray finish it for sister#3.  More astonishing is that I know exactly where the plate is in the destruction zone that masquerades as my sewing room.

I have a pile of these pants that came with every pajama pattern I've ever bought (and paid less for the entire pattern than what she wants for just the pants).  This pattern is cheaper and more interestingTofino.

I've got swimsuits on the brain now.  It sent me over to the Jalie website to check out what is new.  I am restraining myself but I did make a list.  It's not like I don't have a pile of swimsuit and activewear patterns.  I'm trying to remain strong but new patterns are so tempting.

I suggest more of what you've been doing - lounging by the pool followed by dinner and drinks.  You've more than earned a rest from costume chaos.  I'm sure after the virus is vanquished that you'll be able to return to all joys of costuming:
- the forgotten dancer (it's just one more - you can magically create more fabric),
- no current measurements (I wear a size 8, why do you need measurements?),
- letting out old costumes (you have more of that fabric from 8 years ago, right?),
- the expert who doesn't sew but wants to tell you how to do it (it's really very simple, you just...)

I think that I need a drink and a rest now.