Was up bright and early
today, eager to use my Jo-Ann’s ‘$5. off any $5. purchase (excepting this list
of things)’ coupon they e-mailed me before Beloved Hubby needed the truck to
help M&FIL move. Yes, finally, they got their new place today ! He was
going to help move their stuff into the truck they rented and help offload, so
if I wanted to get my stuff done, I had to hop to it. Was there pretty much
when Jo-Ann’s opened, after doing the banking and dropping off some Library
books. I’d be back at the Library later, to pick up several sewing books I requested
held for me, when it opened, but I wanted to get our nearly overdue books back
as soon as possible, and it was on the way.
Turns out, Jo-Ann’s had next
to nothing of what I went in there to buy. The rotary with the wavy blade (that
the website said our specific store had 3 of) was nowhere in the entire store,
and neither was the patterned felt also shown as in stock on the site. However,
the fat quarters were still on sale for 75¢, so I snagged six of those and a
remnant. The remnant was kind of funny – after finding nothing in the bins, I
saw some gorgeous fabric tucked under the presser foot of a display Singer
machine, deep forest green with stripes and so pretty Spirograph-like designs
in gold and red. I examined it carefully, as another remnant had been used for
stitch demos, but this was untouched, and bearing a now-familiar remnant tag. Probably
Christmas fabric, like I cared, it was so pretty to me ! However, their remnant
bins are just as confusing as Hancock Fabrics’, so I asked first. Theirs are
always half off what the tag says, I was told, and sometimes cheaper. I lucked
out, as between sales and coupons, I got six fat quarters, the remnant (a whole
yard worth !), and a leftover Cadbury Cream Egg (please don’t tell Beloved or
my primary care team !) for $1.74. Whooo-hoo ! Wish I could score coupons like
that one more often !
The books are a bit more of
a letdown. When will I learn that ‘fun, easy sewing for everybody !’ in books =
sewing for anyone who’s sized as a single digit prime number. I’ve owned dolls
with bigger hips than the ‘Size M’ in one book. Which, helpfully, offers three
different aprons and four styles of make-up bag among its twelve patterns.
Whee. Thank Everything I can make fun of them and return them without tying up any
actual money.
We did spend a bit more on
me – not counting our usual $20. mostly-grocery run to Dollar Tree – when
Beloved bought me a new mouse. My poor Microsoft one is on its last few miles,
the rubbery strip on the wheel is gone and the plastic beneath is growing
pitted. Which greatly affects the performance, half the time, the screen
doesn’t respond to the wheel at all anymore. But since $15. and Amazon Prime
will fix that Tuesday, I’m fine with it.
Beloved and Dearest Son were
only gone a few hours, and his folks are all moved in, appliances and all.
We’re really proud of how Dearest dove in and worked hard, so he got a few
extras at DTree. In keeping with tradition, I snagged another plastic Frozen tumbler there, this one’s more
V-shaped and lavender than they cylindrical pink one I’ve used for the past
month or two. We’re gonna reclaim a sofa they decided not to take, and his
truck’s tonneau cover tomorrow. Would have done it this evening, but
yesterday’s over-forecasted rain finally came tonight. A nice, refreshing
shower that thoroughly ticked off Junior-kitty.
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