Another week, a new set of challenges. Sewing costumes for the Harvest Party at church is now completed and behind me. I got the car emissioned and licensed. Took the family on a fieldtrip--more later on that. We picked out the new countertops for the kitchen. Plus all the mothering, wife-ing, household care and neighboring that goes with a typical weekend.
Sewing for Halloween costumes has now become the standard of operations for the day of the church Harvest Party each year. We are consistently 30 minutes yearly, but we do show up fully costumed and with a pot of chili in hand. The sewing was less than normal this year. All completed in about 4 hours. I just have a bit of velcro to put on a cape and an M&M. The boys love to dress up. I love to make the costumes for them. It's a winning combination.
For the kitchen remodel we have selected solid surface, quartz in a greenish color. I love it. Jeff loves it. Yeah! Decision made. We have to finish deciding on a backsplash now.
Oh, excitement. Our plumber says it will work to put a bathroom in the basement. The plumbing will not be an issue. He'll install a pump system to get it up and out. YEAH! Now, where will it go in the basement? Decisions, decisions.
Let me share the highlight of the weekend with you. We went to visit the Crandall Historical Printing Museum in Provo. It was amazing. All hands-on and interactive. One of the first things Mr. Crandall told us was that he wanted us to be sure and touch everything we saw. It was great for a room full of little and big boys. The girls enjoyed it as well.
We got to see a full-size, fully operational Gutenberg Press work. We operated it. Then we saw over presses that developed after the Gutenberg Press. The Linograph was the boys favorite. If you don't know what that it, look it up. It's neat. We saw how they used to bind books and the world's greatest invention. What do you think the greatest invention in the world is? I'll post in a week the answer. See if you can figure it out before the posting.
I was priviledged to operate the antique pump organ by playing "I Am a Child of God" for the opening song of the tour. Hard, heart pumping, but fun, fun, fun.
If you ever get to Provo, be sure to take the time to book a tour. Tours cost $3.00 per person, minimum of 15 people, and last 1 1/2 to 2 hours. You will be glad you went.
Off to work on another project--the Family Photo of the year. Where to do it? When to do it? WHAT TO WEAR? Answers to these questions and a sneak peak at the results next week. Happy trails to you and yours.
