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Most days, the mail goes through. Most days, the UPS and FedEx guys deliver.

Today I was on the phone when the UPS guy came. We waved at each other. When I hung up the phone I went out for my package. Gosh – looked like an elephant stepped on it. This was my order of 300 sewing machine needles! OK, not just for me -I’m sharing with a few others.

I literally didn’t have to open the package because the one end was already open.

I reach inside and pull out a couple of those air pillows, a couple of styrofoam peanuts. And a tiny ziplock baggy. In it, a matchbox size plastic box with 100 size 80 needles. That’s it for the box. No 70’s! Of course – THOSE were the ones I was looking for.

The only other thing in the box was the receipt and a note of thanks from Ericas, which conveniently had a phone number. I call and explain the situation and the woman Michelle says she’ll probably call me back but that they’ll file a claim etc. I offer to send digital pics of the box. Probably not necessary she says.

When I hung up I thought – oh what the hey. So I did that. Probably a half hour later the phone rings and it’s Michelle again – they didn’t have two more packs of 70’s but they have one and that will go right out. the other will come as soon as it arrives, at no extra charge of course. That’s fine.

I upload the pictures in a little web page, since these are not good days to be sending attachments to folks, I figure.
Sorry about the pop up – I put it in an account I don’t use much.

That was probably the most exciting moment of the day until Deirdre caught a mouse. I didn’t see the mouse alive which is a whole new experience in itself. Usually our guys catch them but don’t know what to do next so they just carry the poor mouse around. LOL. I’ve rescued many a mouse! Maybe I won’t have to do that anymore, if Deirdre can instruct the others.

Other than that – HOT. Unbelievably hot. I’m about to start the last two passes in the outer border of the first quilt. Thus endeth Tuesday.