Somehow, I managed to get two days off. I enjoyed yesterday immensely for the most part.

I went to the hospital to see my friend who while being in a good deal of pain, seems to be in good spirits and is very lucky to be surrounded by a loving family even if they are always there! (sorry E!! :-))

After I left there I went to a place I had never been before and oh my, I think I am in love. When my kids were little and I had to go into a store where I didn't want them handling things (for whatever reason) I would tell them to put their hands in their pockets. I felt like that was what I should be doing as soon as I walked into the store. The store is the Union Bead Boutique. They have a rainbow in there. I am not a jewelery person, I don't plan on making it, I don't wear a lot of it but this place just made my creative juices over flow. Their web site doesn't do anything to promote this store. The people were awesome and helped me design a bracelet that was inspired by a bracelet that I saw in a stitching catalogue. I can't wait to go back and pick it up today. They have a gazillion things for my needlework from beads to charms and special centerpieces for things like biscornus.

After that I hit the grocery and picked up stuff for dinner since it was just Tom and I. I hadn't been in this particular store for a long time and I was surprised to find out they had added some gourmet foods including an antipasti bar. I snagged some lovely ripe green olives stuffed with feta cheese which I had for a snack driving home.

I came home and figured out where the mistake was in that stupid bow, ripped it out, started over, and discovered there was a second mistake that I hadn't found, ripped it out, started over again and once I knew it was right, I put it down to go play on the computer. I quit the computer to watch Ghostwhisperer and was in the middle of Woman's Murder Club when Mark called and told us he had called 911 for his grandmother. Mark is there this weekend so Tommy can go play with his buddies. By the time we got there, the life squad had come and gone. She had decided not to go to the hospital but Mark didn't think to call us. *sigh* I think she is having anxiety attacks. She has been trying to clean out my FIL's stuff and it is overwhelming her. I need to get her to the doctor next week and see what he suggests.

I am going back to the bead place to pick up my bracelet now and I may stop at HL but probably not since I have taken the Stash Buster Pledge with Pam. (but I have a 40% off coupon!!! isn't that a waste???) I need to go and get right back since I have the house all to myself today. Tom and Mark are going to TKD and then back to MIL's. When Tommy get's back T&M are going to a party for a new black belt. Chick flix and chinese food for me. *big grin*