today i went to the durham museum with ashley. i left home before anyone else was even up, they slept in really late. i woke up 6:45. it's impossible for me to sleep past 7 unless i stay up really late.

i couldn't drive my car to the museum because i'm still haveing issues trying to get my steering fixed, and ashley doesn't like to drive so she let me drive her mom's car. it was very strange at first. i'm so used to driving my cranky car so when ashley handed me the keys i was a bit intimidated. but her car is AWSOME!!! for starters, it's not broken in any way. the steering is so smooth, i loved it. to turn my car i have to use all my strenghth and really pull hard. it's exhausting. dad and i have tried 3 or 4 things so far and it's still no better.

we spent 4 hours in the museum. it used to be a train station when trains were the way to travel but shut down in the 70s i think, and the building was abandoned and fell to ruins. then later was restored and is now a museum. they even restored the soda fountain which has awsome milkshakes. ashley and i stopped there first for lunch. and there's an old train in the basement that is fun to go inside. but the temporary exhibit this time were pictures that had won the pulitzer prize. some of them were heartbreaking to see.

i got the rest of the yarn for mom's blanket. she's chosen a deep purple called amythst and a paller one called lavender.

this isn't my bell choir, but my choir has rung this song before. it's one of my favorites. i malleted the big bass bells in my choir for this song.