Totally missed Beltaine. I usually do for some reason except that one time before I got pregnant. Funny how that works. I don't need to be pregnant again so missing Beltaine from here on out might be a good thing.
I've almost finished my second set of elemental glass pieces. The paperwork for the LLC is in the works. Just need approval from the state and the docs sent back to me with my license and all that. AZ Stained Glass is the name I'm going with. Mostly because of the dragon sigil that was my first design that I drafted in my sketch book. It looks like a Z so I wanted to work that in.
I might make it a trademark when I've finished developing it. One of the angles is off so I want to adjust the design before I make another one.
The scanner I ordered came broken. The box was smashed and crushed in both ends. I opened it up anyway to see if it might work against all odds. It completely failed. The scanner light did not come on and the arm was stuck in place and the motor was grinding. Unusable. Pissed I needed to pay shipping to send it back to them to get a replacement. It ups the overall price from 60 to 80. The next one had better come in decent condition. I'll be so pissed if it happens again.
Still need to get to the UPS store. Will have to do that Tuesday as soon as we get out of that meeting. I didn't have time on Friday.
Bri is doing really well with speech. She's started her please and thank yous. She did really well both emotionally and verbally in therapy on Tuesday. It helps with the stress relief.
We looked at a house out in Wales last Tuesday. It was HUD and needed a lot of work. I really would have liked it. Five acres and a huge house with Colonial features. The year was 1832 and it had a hearth that could fit 8 people in it. Gorgeous. Someone bid and got accepted shortly after we viewed it so we missed out. There was a huge foundation issue in the corner of the kitchen that would have been 20K by itself, a septic system overhaul for 10K and a kitchen that was ancient ugly. I would have had to do so much work. The floors and ceilings were completely bowed as well. Improving it would have been doable but the increase in value of the property would have made it unaffordable for us and we would have to sell as soon as the tax value was assessed and taxes due.
The school system was really white and really bare bones as well. No music or fine arts in the school. What the heck?
We found one we are going to look at next week maybe in a closer town. It's a few hundred square feet smaller than the one we have now but it's on over 2 acres in a rural area and it's very attractive and wouldn't need much work at all. Just the kitchen from what I saw in the picks. A bit dated but the living room and dining room looks great. Two of the bedrooms look really nice as well. Just some carpet to rip up.
We'll see.
The woodwork in this house if coming along as well. I've been so busy the last two weeks that nothing has gotten done. I completely stalled. I managed to get back on track Friday after helping Jess with her garden and the other meetings and traveling that I had to do every day. The woodwork in the downstairs bathroom might be done tomorrow during Bri's nap. Then hubbie can put the toilet and sink in. I'll follow with the toilet hutch and curtains. Yay. I can start on the upstairs this coming week and get that demo and wall board up and paint it.
I got a nice blue paint for the upstairs bathroom. I have a new shower curtain as well and will get new floor mats. The ones I got a year ago are getting ratty. They were pretty cheap to begin with.
So things are kinda Eh. It's getting done with a bit of a struggle. If we decide on this house and get it, it will be cheaper and no work needing done. I'll have free time by the end of this summer to devote to stained glass working all day like a real professional. My soldering skills have really taken off. I'm very happy with my more recent pieces.
This house has space in the garage and a full basement. I might be able to find room for a workshop.
When the LLC paperwork comes in I will set up the online store and start moving pieces.
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