update

Here's an update on the next-door-ers:
All dogs have been found, all intact and doing quite well. No word on the dogs. They were (or still are) indoor cats and may have just ran away and are now trying to fend for themselves. The dogs are all doing fine, but one of them has made multiple trips to the vet. Probably due to breathing smoke or just being completely freaked out by the fire. Either way, they're still alive.

The home owner has very good insurance and the future looks promising in rebuilding the home. The fire seems to be have been mostly in the walls. Both she and her son are in remarkably high spirits and I am absolutely impressed by how they are handling this. Everything in their front lawn is being sifted through (charred, salvageable, not-worth-saving) and the last I saw, the family was having a party and were cracking jokes about the fire. I hope that I can act this way if something like this happens to me.

Today, I got a bike for my 21st birthday. Very nice. And the temperature was in the lower 90's, so needless to say, I didn't do much riding, sadly.

I am working on making another dress. Last week, I made a dress from an old pattern from the 80's. So awesome. And the fabric came from a bed sheet. The BEST use of old sheets. Lots of yardage for a few bucks. No store has those kinds of sales.