Monday, Monday

It was a Monday with no firm plans but many possibilities.

First order of business - starting the new Online Bible Study.  Day One in the workbook. Participation in three FB groups.  Well, make that two because the Group 9 is already in that same groove - be sure to read and watch.  

Lots of interaction with the  Girls Group.  I love the excitement and the questions and the interaction.  Good conversations today.  With the Ladies Group - Since Rhonda is at a conference, her participation is limited but Debbie and I participated.  So far, so good.

Next up - A drive to Betty's Quilting to pick up fabric for the solid blocks and be sure I knew what to do.  When I walked in, Betty apologized because she had no fabric!  She had neglected to 'put back' the bolt I had used for the solid gray and someone had purchased the rest of it.  So she had ordered another bolt and it had not arrived yet.  Sigh.  We talked about what I needed to do next with it.  Then we discussed a plan for the dinosaur quilt for Owen.  And we talked about possibilities for Cooper's quilt.  After I watched her prepare a quilt top, batting, and backing for quilting, I left.

What to do? What to do?  We were going to Lafayette tomorrow so I could stop at Meijer or Target to pick up the things i needed, but I was planning to be gone from home all afternoon at the quilt shop, so I took advantage of being by myself and some extra time to drive to Monticello and Walmart.  As usual, the intent to go in and buy two items - distilled water and Palmolive dish soap, was destroyed when I pulled out a cart inside the front door.  I limited myself though - only $50 worth of goods today!  Oh..and as I rounded the end of an aisle, I ran into Donna Corn.  She had been in my ENGL 111 class in the OLD building, then several semesters later in ENGL 112 in the NEW building.  She is now working at Ball instead of Caterpillar, and she is still working on her degree, one class at a time. It was good to see her.

As i was leaving Walmart with the intent to stop at Taco Bell for....tacos, I swung into She Dept. to look for a pair of black flats to wear with leggings when I don't want to wear my boots.  Surprisingly I found a pair I liked which seemed appropriate. The thing was - no left shoe in any of the boxes I checked.  Turns out the left shoes are removed from the boxes and must be retrieved by a clerk from the store room before check out.  Why?  Too many people are stealing shoes, leaving their old shoes in the boxes and walking out wih the new shoes on their feet.  Sad, isn't it?

After a stop at Taco Bell for three tacos and a large Diet Pepsi, I headed home.

Beefed up Biscuit Casserole for dinner.  It was good but since I measured everything this time and can sizes are smaller than they were when the recipe was written, the taste was just a little different. Next time I will return to my method of just guessing on the amount of sour cream and sprinkle as much shredded cheddar as I want.  Also I would add more tomato sauce since the 8 oz can I used didn't contain the full cup that was needed for the recipe.

This evening I worked on the OBS again, another FB post, and I worked on Day 2 so it is completed ahead of time.  All I will need to do tomorrow is post in the groups and be good!

It was a good Monday. Even though I am a little disappointed that I couldn't cut fabric and begin sewing rows of blocks together, I still feel like I accomplished a lot.

Going upstairs to read more of the book about President Garfield (who was just shot in the train station by a would-be assassin) and to think about which leggings I will wear to the movies tomorrow with my new black flats!