Saturday, Sept. 11

Woke up to rain around 7:30 this morning. We wanted to hang the flag in remembrance of those who died in the 9/11 twin towers terrorist attack, but we waited until the rain passed and the sun came out later.

Did a treadmill session and weights exercises after breakfast. Once I was ready for the day, Mother came over and peeled and sliced the remainder of the pears to be blanched for the freezer. We got two more quarts.

While she was doing that, I tackled the closet in the spare bedroom. It was packed from floor to ceiling with boxes of this and bags of that. I cleared the shelf above the clothing rack to make space for my plastic totes of quilling supplies and embossing supplies. I also unearthed supplies for glass etching. These went into a small tote for the shelf.

After lunch, Hubbie and I went to the store that's having a going out of business sale to look for more plastic totes. Only found one that had a lid. For some reason, there were a bunch without lids.

From there, we went to the WDCS for a few grocery items needed for weekend meals. Got everything but chicken broth...went to a grocery store for that, because it is less expensive per can there. Fortunately, in our small town, we aren't far from anyplace, so we can take advantage of the best buys at various stores.

Back home, we decided to go on an outing to the 9/11 memorial field of flags at our local high school (see previous blog).

Mother went along on this outing, and after we'd visited the memorial, we went to a dollar store that is having a grand re-opening following remodeling of the store. We received a couple of $5 off $20 purchase coupons, so we wanted to see if there were plastic totes (with lids) at that store. We found what we needed and were able to take advantage of the coupons.

It was after 3 p.m. by the time we got back home, and I was too pooped to continue my closet project. I'll get after it again tomorrow. We don't hang clothes in that closet, so the rack is loaded with plastic bags on hangers that are filled with ribbons, silk flowers, Christmas decorations, etc. that need to be sorted and confined to plastic totes.

For supper, we had leftover lasagna and green beans, along with coleslaw, and sliced sourdough bread. Mother went home afterward, and Hubbie and I sat down to watch our favorite college football team play to a win in their second game of the season.

After that, we watched the 2009, PG-14, movie, "Frame of Mind," starring Chris Noth and Tony Lo Bianco. A young detective and his pregnant wife find a piece of film in an antique jewelry box that shows a man hiding what looks like a rifle poking out below his raincoat is standing on the grassy knoll that President John F. Kennedy passed when he was assassinated. The young detective seeks the help of a professor who has written a book about the assassination. Conspiracy, a cover-up, and threats to lives ensue.