Recouperation

Today is Monday and I am sitting in the recovery room with Heather. We are all happy that Heather is fine. She had a small cyst removed and I hope it Helps her pain.

Dave and I had an unusual weekend. we had such a wonderful time Friday and Sat. In Prattsburg. It is located in the middle of nowhere or to put it another way, 45 minutes from any type of serious shopping, to make it worse I believe that only 200 people live there of which half of them made it to the festival.

Dave and I normally camp with our trailer when we do a show. We can take the dogs and it is fun to have our own place to go to after the show. We picked the only camp grounds in the area to stay at. Dave and I were like Lucy and Desie Arnez in the great camping expedition. Dave doesn't always get directions right. The lady told him to keep going to the top of the hill to a spot where not that many people camp. She warned us that it was a little rough going but assured us they camper and truck would make it. Well who knew that we could take our camper 4 wheeling? We are climbing this really steep dirt road when all all of a sudden the camper struck this huge ditch and almost flew off the road tipping over. Dave hits the gas like a lunatic averting all danger. I didn't have a heart attach because I was too busy screaming, where in God's name are you going? Are you nuts?, we're all going to die. How can they expect people to bring trailers up this 4 wheeling path?

Just then we come to a clearing and we are in a junk yard of old scrap trailers!!!! I'm like , ARE YOU NUTS WE Aren't supposed to be here with a trailer! Don't you listen to direction! How are we getting out of here in one piece! I believe I make a good co-pilot because my screaming makes Dave realize the seriousnes of the situation so that he is able to concentrate better. It did seem to work as we made it out there in one piece. I'm not sure what he'd do without my encouragement!

We had quite a day on Saturday. It rained like cats and dogs all day. I had brought tee shirts  for Hannah and Isabella because it has been 100 degrees every day. Hannah wasn't feeling good and was shaking because of course it was very chilly! What do you know, the tent across from me had two alpaca dog sweaters. One was Hannah's size and the other was Isabella's size. Of course I had to get them because they are both shaking.
60.00 for dog sweaters . I don't even have an alpaca sweater!  Hannah and Isabella do!

Hannah still not feeling too well. Dave says it's her nerves. I doubt it. Well it is now Tuesday. I get so busy. I am finishing today!

Saturday  night our friends Mark and Kit come out for dinner  and an overnight and bring some nice steaks and home grown veggies. I made home made Caesar salad. I had all the ingredients. Fresh reggiano Parmesan, romain,anchovies, lemon, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, extra virgin olive oil, extra virgin olive oil ? oh no, I forgot the olive oil. I have one tablespoon left in the camper. Have you ever tried white wine in Caesar salad? It worked. The salad was fine. Kit asks , do you put egg in this? Oh, I forgot the egg yolk. So much for making a recipe from memory. It was still good.

Sunday we start out with great hopes of a profitable and fun day. We aren't there more than a couple hours when Hannah has the worst diarrhea, looked just like a lava explosion. We are getting panicked and decide we better close up shop early and head for home. We were going to stay another night and go out to dinner. Oh well. Dave drives back to close up our camp site. The sky opens up with a deluge and the thunder and lighting started. It took Dave so long for Dave to close up by himself I thought He had gotten struck by lightning. When he got back he told me that lighting had struck so close that the ground shook back at the campground. He was soaked to the bone. Then we had to pack up the show tent. Luckily the rain stopped and the sun came out so we didn't have to pack a wet tent.

Dave and I are the king and queen of fun so as long as we had to stop occasionally for Hannah to go to the bathroom, we made a stop at a winery in Naples. I love Naples and the winery for fun. When we got closer to home we ended up stopping at Real Deals, which is my favorite dollar store. Dave had a terrible leg cramp and couldn't drive. I thought it was darned nice of him to have that right there so I was able to shop. He's the best. So I got a chance to spend the rest of the money we had, Dave got a chance to walk off his leg cramp and Hannah got have an accident in the drivers side of the suv. Thank you Hannah for picking Dave's side. Unfortunately lava seeps into all the crevices and we, I mean Dave must not have gotten all of it because we smelled it all the way home. I looked at Dave and he looked a little green and he says," I don't know if I can make it home driving because the smell is making me sick to my stomach and my leg cramp is still there. I offered to drive but he said that he preferred to live rather than have me drive. Oh well, I offered. Thank God he got it all cleaned out of my truck today! I had to take his truck to school today. 

Today was the last day to glaze our pottery so I finished up my pieces and will pick them up from school Thursday, then I'm done. I sure hope I can get in this fall. All of my pieces didn't make it into the kiln and won't be fired until fall. I really love doing the ceramics and think there is a distinct possibility I may end up a famous potter as well as a famous jeweler so it is important for me to get in. I get to go free because they think I am a Sr. Citizen, how ridiculous is that! Anyway all of us old people fight over few openings in the classes.

Well, Dave and Hannah have been sick and now I feel like I'm getting sick. I sure hope Heather doesn't get it.  I feel like crap and I never get sick. Our vet says that we can't catch dog's illnesses and they can't catch them from us. Bull, the chinese crested dogs are very human like and they catch what we have and we caught Hannah's illness this time.
I was going to make more jewelry now and stop blabbing. My feather earrings are really popular! I love the feel of these on. They feel so soft and light, but I am feeling lousy and I hear the couch calling my name!


The saga will continue.....................
Cynthia.