Two Twin Cities Best Buy stores looted in organized robberies. Two stores on almost opposite sides of the metro area, same day and time. "Police are investigating if these similar crimes were connected in any way."
Biden is expected to visit on Tuesday.
...in terms of getting the house organized and decluttered in between the busiest seasons. I washed many of the windows before the weather turned cold, and have been able to conquer most of the messy areas.
I started an embroidery project for a Christmas gift. I bought an embroidery hoop for it, but already had everything else.
I also have a couple of woodcarving projects in mind. My husband brought home a woodburner, and we've been trying it out. From looking at comic series art, I think the way to go with that is to do the shading first, and then add the fine lines and details.
The Twin Cities had some protests following the Rittenhouse verdict, but nothing near us.
We are well-supplied for Thanksgiving, and are thankful for what we have.
The children have requested six different kinds of pie.
Still working on settling our things into place around the house: putting things on the walls, inserting the largest rug as an underlying layer to the three rugs in the living room, putting re-purposed hooks up in my closet/computer nook so my long skirts can hang on the back wall, covering a panel with fabric so I can place it in front of a window.
I also got some kale and more onions into the freezer. And I made some kale chips that turned out well.
An apparent package thief made the mistake of dumping empty boxes in our yard while a child was looking out the window. I don't know if the police will catch up with them, but the Holy Spirit will.
The squirrels chewed through them all over the summer, and there are absolutely none left.
The kitchen is overflowing, though, with garden harvest: tomatoes, peppers, and beans. It was already super-tight on space before.
I built a sleeping loft for one of the children, and there are others in line for lofts of their own. I ended up using hand tools a lot more than I had planned to, so I am still in recovery mode. I was many years younger when I made the original loft, which is still in use. Which reminds me that we bought extra bolts this time to replace the ones in that loft that have broken.
I've also been working on spiffying up our library room, which is my favorite room in the house. The new rug ended up in there, and I made progress on cleaning the wood blinds that had years of dust on them.
We made an excursion out of town to see the northern lights, but at this latitude it was mostly a glow along the horizon. Did have a nice view of the stars, and some constellations that I haven't seen for a long time.
