A full month has gone by since I last posted. Sheesh. What a slacker. In my defense life has been busy. The kids ended school then promptly brought the flu into our house and we've been recovering ever since. Work continues to be busy, a good thing in this economy! I've been neglecting the old school studio although plan to visit this weekend. I'd like to make some knotted silk necklaces and play with metal to resolve some designs floating around in my head. I have been working in the home based lampwork studio however so am keeping the etsy bead shop refreshed. As etsy sales seem to pay for the neglected new studio it's the least I can do! Finances have been super tight so I think we'll be doing mini get aways this Summer rather than any one big thing. I've set aside a few weekends for camping, maybe the Maine coast, maybe mid Cape, we'll see... not Truro this year. Bit of a bummer.
Phoebe has a job! as lunchtime cashier at a new little market in town. It is fabulous for the Summer and will hopefully continue on throughout her high school years. Walking distance from home, great people, perfect hours, can't get much better than that. Now we need to find something for Sander to do. He has a couple more years until he can get a work permit so it would need to be under the radar. Working with his Dad is always an option but he doesn't think that's very fun.... is work ever fun? Should work be fun? Hmmmm..... Phoebe thinks her job is fun so perhaps Yes.
Tonight we go to a local baseball game with my Mom, the Tornados are playing and they set off fireworks after the game so should be a fun night. The weather is perfect today. Nice to get outside after being indoors for the bulk of it. I think I'll head to the studio tomorrow early in the morning so that I can spend some time out of doors in the afternoon. Love to see Harry Potter this weekend although I have to admit it was my least favorite book in the series so I'm not as excited as I had been for previous Potter flicks. Reviews have been good. I make my own popcorn and smuggle it into the theater. The kids are horrified. The theaters are posting signs now not to bring in own food and no large bags. My pocketbook is HUGE and can fit the world. Will they ever check? Would definately be SO embarrassing.... but homemade popcorn is so good and you can seriously spend more than the tickets on snacks. Scary.
I'm contemplating splurging on a bead class up in Rockland Maine this October with an amazing glass artist that I've long admired. Cost is a bit prohibitive but I could write it off as a business expense. It would be fun to go away for a couple days by myself and play beads with other artists. Thinking about it today and crunching some numbers. OK, time to get to work. I'll end with a new bead pic or two. Have a great weekend! Beth
