See if a dry cleaner near you does alterations, Zen. That might be the way to go.
Scrappy, I'm sorry it's all so fraught. Wishing you the best way through.
May the perfect job find you, and treasure you, Vortex.
Rapport with repairmen can reap wonderful benefits, sara. Our last cable installer was muttering into our dvr/receiver, "You don't usually see that with these things."
I piped up, "You don't usually get this with large appliances."
He cracked up--"Ghostbusters!"
He loooved our planets painting and complained his wife wouldn't let him hang such a thing in their house. I stopped myself from asking, "Precious Memories? Last Supper?"
May your travels leave you enough energy to enjoy yourself, shrift.
And may the youngest Buffista contingent be easier on their parents.