I have been pricing fabric for curtains in the sewing room. Three walls are an apple green, and the fourth is beadboard painted white.
I have an area rug in there that is a lupine-y purple/blue popcorn chenille. What I wanted for the windows was white chenille, but not striped or wavy, which is all that the local JoAnn’s had. Online, I found the perfect texture: windowpane chenille, but that was 18 bucks a yard, which is more than I’ve every paid for fabric, ever.

Last night, Andy called to see if I wanted to do something. We decided to go to Marden’s to see what they had in. In addition to a small Freddy Krueger bust (2.99, Happy V-Day, Dave!) and two staple removers (.39, Happy V-Day, myself and coteacher!) they had some new linens. I only went up that aisle as an afterthought, because even Andy doesn’t like to look at fabric and leopard print bath towels, but on an endcap, I was filled with hope and gratitude. White. Windowpane. Chenille. Coverlets. 100% cotton, twin size, and coverlets, so, basically, hemmed fabric.

12.99 each.

There were three left, and I took two. Initially. In the furniture section, I kept thinking about that last one, and decided, screw it, I can’t afford NOT to. So I went back and ended up with three. Each is about 2.5 yards of extra wide (60+) fabric. If ordered, it would have cost 135 before shipping. Instead, I got enough material for two sets of full and long curtains (exactly what I need), and 2.5 yards to use for something else, if I need to.. I am way too excited.

Also exciting is driving my mom’s Subaru while they are gone. It’s a 98 wagon, but I LOVE wagons, I’ve wanted one FOREVER, and I even kicked myself back in 96 when I got my car for not holding out for a small wagon. We’ve talked about me buying it when they decide to get a new car, which is in the works for this spring, and I’m even more convinced that I want it now. It feels so different to be driving to work on icy roads and be warm and restrained, and feeling like even if I DID get hit, I would probably live.

The plan was to drive my car intot he ground, and since edmunds.com is apprasing it at a value of $203, I think I’ve done that. The Outback is older, and has 112k miles on it, and appraises at about 3k, but that would totally be worth it to us, to have a safe wagon for beating around town in. If it could get me through at least grad school/year 1 of hypothetical baby’s life, that would be great. It’s just so BIG and WAGONY. I love it more than a girl of almost 30 should, perhaps.

Tomorrow at this time, the kids will be gone, and I’ll be working on assessments or something until 2:30 or so, and then I am on vacation in a big, big way. I have to shoot at the tourneys again, which is fine, and I hope to make some curtains now that I have the supplies, and hopefully, by the next time I’m at school, my 2WW will be over.
Let’s hope it’s over in a good way.