A VERY COSTLY WHOOPS

 The good news is I haven't had a traffic accident in years.

The bad news is this one was my fault.

I rear ended a soccer mom's van at a traffic light.

She was on her phone and didn't go when she was supposed to,

but whoops,

I did.

Bam!

Eekkkk!

The good news is that my car is wrapped in vinyl.

Underneath it is a black VW Beetle.

A little cutie convertible.

So what I'm thinking is I unwrap the car.

It's time.

It's been 3 years which is the lifespan of a wrap,

and I was going to do it anyways after my son recently told me my car looks really beat up.

And it does, he wasn't exaggerating.

Sooooo,

I figure that after it's unwrapped the bummer will be back to black 

and that ugly bash/wrinkle might not even be noticeable.

 So no need to fix and I'll be able to save my $1000 deductible.

Anyways,

that's my plan.

We'll see.

35 Years of Dust

Yes indeedy, 

this is what 35 years of dust looks like from the top shelf in my kiln room.

Impressive!

My husband says I should be so ashamed  LOL

Besides housing my two kilns, the Kiln Room is where I store a plethora of art supplies.

My assistant, alum Josh Berger, 

has been spending the past 3 weeks inside this room cleaning it from top to bottom.

He's almost done.

I wish I would have thought to take a before shot.

He's made a huge difference.

Now it's a pleasure to walk into.

I'm trying to get the entire art room clean and squared away before I retire.

I want to leave it nice and organized for the next art teacher.

I'm hoping one of my ex-art students will come back to fill the void.

Joyce Byean and Jordan Joyce, 

get your resumes ready!

I'm thinking about cutting out at the end of the next school year.