We decided to try washing the big oriental rug on Sunday. Unfortunately, the weather has been damp, the sawhorses broke under the weight of the rug, all kinds of things have kept this from getting dry enough to put down inside.

It is, however, dry enough for a cat to enjoy lying on it (and shedding, of course), and she doesn’t mind the wet wool smell, either.

The kids caught Alfie being rude last night:

And that’s more than enough for one day.

Alfie and Edgar are learning some of the essential lessons of being a good pet. One of them is to let your humans pose you for pictures, even if they make you look ridiculous:

Such cute little kitten bellies!!!

And today I finally got my first pair of bifocals:

I’m actually very happy with them. I’ll have to get used to tilting my head to center my focus for close or far, but at least I won’t be losing my glasses, having to take them off and put them on depending on what I’m looking at.

We hosted a band competition on Saturday. Preparations were intense, everyone had lots of things to do. I was there from 11AM to 11:30PM, with a break for lunch, then the kids had a sleepover afterwards. I stayed and chatted with another mom for a while. Sunday I was slightly better than walking dead. Tonight is rehearsal for Audrey, helping with Bingo for me, then tomorrow is a parents’ meeting, Wednesday is rehearsal again, Friday is a football game, and Saturday is a competition.

I’ve never gotten excited about the approach of Thanksgiving until this year.