A Series of Unfortunate Events

Davis and I just got back from a week spent with my parents in Arkansas, for the last time before we leave for China.  We ran a few errands while there, including buying a pair of jeans (all of mine had holes in them), buying some gifts for our waiban and other bosses in China, figuring out what to do with my phone plan once we're gone, and buying fabric to make our cute and manly laptop computer bags.  We needed something to protect them while they sit in our backpacks on the plane ride over to China.  I didn't want something as bulky as a computer bag that's carried separately on the shoulder, and I didn't want to pay a lot to buy one of those cute little zipper bags that's made out of 'surfer suit' material.  So far, I have only mine completed.  This is the website I followed: http://www.skiptomylou.org/2010/07/29/laptop-sleeve/  I had to figure some things out on my own, as I'm not too familiar with sewing and didn't understand some of the sewing lingo on that website.  I also had a nifty mom to help me.  She been sewing since before I was a baby, if that gives you any idea how helpful she was.  Here are some pictures of the finished bag:

I found out that fusible fleece is fun to work with!  The four things I bought to make this were: 1/2 yard of patterned fabric, 1/2 yard of lining fabric (it is thinner than patterned fabric), 1 yard of fusible fleece, and a zipper.  Wa-lah!

So where are these aforementioned 'series of unfortunate events' you ask?  Well, last night it started at Walgreens.  Davis and I went to pick up a year long prescription that was called in by my doctor, but Walgreens said it would be more than $900 (and this was just 1 of the 2 medicines I have to get for a year), so I had to call my doctor back today to see about changing the medicine to something more affordable.  Another unfortunate event happened this morning when Davis and I had to leave for a doctor's appointment scheduled at 9:00.  We hopped in my car, tried to start it, and NOTHING.  Not a single sound.  Unfortunate event number three that could use a lot of prayers by all out there, happened at the doctor's appointment this morning.  My doctor was checking my thyroid and noticed an enlargement, which led us to the ultrasound room where he checked it more thoroughly.  The good news is there are no nodules or goiters, just an enlargement.  I have my next appointment July 15, 2013.  Please pray that the medicine I take for my thyroid will keep the enlargement from getting any bigger.  Another, but smaller unfortunate event that happened today was when Davis and I went to get our immunizations at Walgreens today.  We were scheduled to get typhoid and hep A shots, but we were told they didn't have the typhoid medication.  On the flip side, they said they could get it in as soon as tomorrow, and that we should take it a week before leaving.  

So the good news to end the day with....  

Davis and his dad fixed the car!  The grand total to fix it was $4.20 and a little hard labor.  It turned out that the cables connecting the battery to the car had eroded from acid.  The boys just bought replacement connectors and brought it back to life.  

My doctor quickly responded today and got my medicine changed to a different brand that is much more affordable.  

I got some Mary Kay from Davis' mom today!  

We baked some blueberry muffins for dessert and had a delicious dinner.

Psalm 16:8