Sometimes, you feel like an idiot....sometimes you don't.

I feel like an idiot tonight. I had sent five nice pieces of my work to a gift shop over on the coast. They never returned the signed contract as they had promised. This was back in April. I have repeatedly emailed, and gotten assurances that they would put the contract AND a check for a piece that sold in the mail. I never received either. A friend happened to be going to the city the store was in and emailed me to tell me it is GONE. A new store is there, and the old store owners packed up all their consignment pieces and took them with them, where ever they went. I am about sick about it, as two of the pieces I struggled to give up at all, and to have them essentially stolen is more than I can stand. So I am out mega bucks, and feel like a total failure. After a frustrating morning of trying to work, and not being able to produce anything worth keeping, I wonder if it is time to give it all up and forget it.

Time marches on...

And I feel kind of behind here. The run down is this:

Tom got a job offer and starts Aug. 18. He is looking forward to working with the company and thinks the work will be interesting.

Kaeleb turned two Saturday. It is so much fun to watch his development. He is adding words to his vocabulary almost daily. He LOVES cars and trucks, aka car, and BE car! (BIG car)

It is honestly so hot in the garagio I have hardly worked in two or three months. I hope I can get back 'in the mood' soon....

Hopefully, I will keep up more here in the future. I will end with this picture of Kaeleb at the beach in Florida with Laura.