Break time - in two hours, I did 2 loads of laundry (the second is in the dryer, the first will be folded shortly), fixed a small section of drywall in the stairwell, and primed my studio, except for a small section of drywall that needs to be sanded and maybe touched up. One nice thing about painting in the basement - the ceiling is lower than a normal room, so I can reach to the top of the walls without getting on a stepstool - that helps speed things up. Anyway, I came up to rehydrate, sit for a bit, fold a load of underwear and stuff, and bring you all up to date on the excitement that is my retirement. 
Wow, LiLi! You just have to do everything in a big way, don’t you! Congrats on doubling your family. Just think, in a few years, you’ll have a big crew to do all the household chores while you live a well-earned life of leisure! 
**tarra **- I meant to tell you the other day when you mentioned ceramics - the supplies really aren’t all that expensive. Last time I bought clay, it was about 50¢ a pound, and a coffee mug takes between 1-1.5# of clay. Glazes can be expensive, but in the classes I took, that cost was always included in the fee. The really expensive part is buying your own kiln and wheel!
My classes, the best I can remember, cost:
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[li]$200/10 weeks, one 2 hr session a week, buy your own clay (community center)[/li][li]$120 for 2 classes on 2 separate weekends, included all supplies (art center)[/li][li]$460 for 13 week semester, 2 classes a week, 1.75 hrs per class, all inclusive (community college)[/li][/ul]
I’d be interested in what classes run where you are and what kind of classes they are. The first two of mine were primarily wheel, the third was a variety of techniques.
I had the windows open for a little while - it dropped to upper 60s overnight, but now it’s back up to 80, so the house is closed again. C’mon autumn!
Note to self - don’t go visit swampy, since he doesn’t like strangers doing his laundry…
I went to sleep to the sound of a tboomer last night. AHHHHHH!!!