Today began badly. I was awakened at 8:21 by the doorbell. Unfortunately, the alarm was supposed to go off at 7:30. While the maintenance men installed the air conditioner that had been repaired, I called my best friend's mom to see if she could take Xander to school.

This afternoon was Xander's social skills group. Judy took us to that, and then we went to Aldi's so I could buy Rice Krispie treats for Xander's Halloween party tomorrow. How I let myself get talked into it I don't know. It left me with less than $3 to see us through until the 5th November. My ex hasn't sent the child support yet, either. I'm betting that he'll wait until Saturday. He does it on purpose.

I did have a good thing happen today. I received a parcel from a good friend in Canada. She sent me a bracelet and earrings she'd made for me, plus some wool roving she got at a ren faire. I really need to find where my spindles ended up. I haven't seen them since we moved, and I'm missing spinning. My favourite spindle is one my best friend made for me out of a wooden dowel and a bun foot from Lowe's. My next dream project is a PVC pipe spinning wheel. I can not afford a nice spinning wheel, so PVC it is.