(That's a scream of aggravation, not fear...) OK, Open Day's less than a month away, and I've got 3 costumes to prepare... Electra's got a fair bit of work still, Purse needs a fitting and maybe alterations, and Krupp -well, need to start on Krupp next week. I have drawn up my schedule, it's very organised and do-able.

UNTIL the essential foundation garment that all the pieces attach to DISAPPEARS!!! Seriously, not funny. It's bright blue and sparkly, very hard to miss. I've turned my room inside out, checked throughout the house - simply cannot continue without it, and replacing it would be a headache as I've nearly run out of fabric. So I spend a couple of hours hunting... a couple more hours feeling miserable and depressed, playing Sims... then decide to look in the REALLY stupid places for it. Such as, under the duvet on the spare bed... amongst the clean linen... in the stationery cupboard... ok, well, how about the other stored costumes? Purse? no... Wrench? no.... Volta? BINGO.

Electra's jacket was folded underneath the Volta costume.

this. is. not. funny.

Still, now I have it, and I've only lost about 5 hours of working time and have to go run errands before the shops close...

In other news, Boush has hiccups. But that doesn't stop him jumping up and trying to climb into my shoulder, pressing his nose into my ear. I can feel the delicate point of a goofy canine against me earlobe. Puurrrrrrrpurrrrrrr*hic*purrrrrrr...