Under Construction

I had to go to Jury Duty today.  I was pretty excited about it because it was such an opportunity to people watch.  The lady behind me in line had brought a date and the person in front of me had brought a baby.   Once we got into the court room, I had to throw out the Big Guy's name and the fact that I had put together the "How to Pick a Winning Jury" powerpoint presentation for last year's state bar convention and now I am no longer on the jury because I could not, in good conscious, be part of that.

The Saratoga Animal Shelter is currently undergoing a series of changes and cosmetic improvements.  I am in the process of relocating the sewing room to the pink room (slightly larger) and moving the Max/Toy Repository/Guest room to the yellow room.  This is going to be a long process because I want some new furniture, like an actual desk where I can place my pencils and also I can't really move more than a box at a time.  After Jury Duty I went to the Salvation Army to see if I could find a desk.  I didn't find a desk, but I did find four chairs.  It was love at first sight, but at $60 a piece I was reluctant.  In an atypical fashion, I asked the girl if only certain things were 50% off and she said she could give me the chairs at $30 each.  She promptly loaded them up and then Super Sara came over and took them out.  It solved several problems because I was able to move the bench to the hallway and use it as a place to put quilts.  I am so excited!  I am going to recover the chairs.  (Ok, to be fair, my mom will help me recover the chairs.)  First, I'm going to try some upholstery cleaner because they look pretty good already and they are super comfy!!