Hungry cat

 I went to mom's for a family meal with Lori, Al, and cousin Chris this evening, feeding the cat before I left. Margaret came home from work 15 minutes after I left and fed the cat again. When I got home, she started begging for third supper. 

Cousin Christine

Met a cousin we'd never met before. Christine (Chris) was the first born of mom's sister Mary and was given up for adoption. Mom has had some communication with her recently and she came to visit from Ontario this weekend. 
 

Tea with mom

 Picked mom up for a bit of socializing. She wanted to go to the christmas bazaar at her church. We had a bit of coffee and strawberry shortcake. She had soup that someone there made, which was probably the best choice. Didn't buy anything at the craft tables, mostly because mom is moving in a couple weeks and trying to divest of stuff. 

Lecture by Thom Parham

Dr. Parham came into my class earlier this week and gave a really good lecture on pitching and on story. Today he did a public talk through the C-SET (Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre at the University) about getting a career in arts. William and I went. It was good, but being under an hour it was also not as deep. 
 

New writing project

 William, Geremy, and I met to talk about new Chrismas special radio drama today. Keeping details secret for now. 

McDonalds

Had coffee with mom at McDonalds today. I didn't eat, but it was still strange going to one after so many years (decades?). The decor was so different than remember. No ball pit, no clowns, to hard plastic chairs. Food looked about the same. 
 

Dremel tool test

Tested using a Dremel took, at lowest speed, to cut foam core but it ended up being far to difficult to control due to it being easier to cut than butter. William liked the crazy results of the chair I cut (from his template), but I'm not so sure.