Earning my time on NWN tonight!

So this morning I had a doctor's appointment and since it was at 9:50am instead of my usual 9:30am I thought I would have time to do some extra things around the house. As it turned out Hubby dropped me off early (9:20am) at the doctor's which was incredibly quiet. Meaning non-busy. Meaning they got me in at 9:25am and I was done by 9:40am and on the bus home by 9:45am. Which meant that all the fabric pieces that I had cut out for Bear's Dragon head (his costume for Halloween is a dragon this year) a mere two hours ago could be assembled before picking Smiles up from school. As it was I was able to get almost all the fabric pieces sewn together and started pinning the gold scales down. So from the top of the head down the back of his neck he will have gold ridges sticking out.

After picking Smiles up from school I would have gotten more done but when it comes to reading to Smiles I have to indulge. As it was she got three books out of me and the dragon head is all the way up to having one horn sewn on and most of it sewn down to the baseball cap. I decided to cheat and use the cap as a better way of keeping the head on Bear's Head, especially at school. This one I have been making sure I do not cover up the adjustable strap in it so we can maybe put it over a hood! If I can I so want to post a picture of it. Unfortunately that means I need someone else's camera since I do not own a digital camera or a scanner. Hmmm! Raven sweetie, darling, best buddy?.....

I am sure somehow I'll get a picture and all I can say is Bear is pretty excited about it! The only worry I currently have is that I could not find any polyester batting or filling to puff the head up in to a real dragon's head and not just a baseball cap. I ran to the fabric store(and yes bought material I didn't need. Some 4.5 meters of black fleece which was on sale) to get some and they were all out. Sheesh, you would think it was the Christmas and Halloween season or something! Anyways I did pick up some zippers for my hoodies so I can actually wear them again. Also some black thread which, I know I had a roll of 1000m black on my machine last time I had looked, mysteriously was missing when I went to sew this morning. Hmmmm. Must have been the cats! The kids would never... nah!

So my solution for the batting to fluff up the head was a simple and economic one. I did not have time to go look for a cheap pillow (which was the suggestion of the staff at the fabric store) I went to the drugstore instead. Cotton balls! Light, fluffy and cheap! I just hope it doesn't snow or rain on Halloween cause then I'll have one limp dragon. Lol.

I deserve a little break tonight I think. Never Winter Nights should do just fine!