The Ws, wearied, worried, and whining. I'm much better at not whining, but not being wearied of it all and not worrying about it, I make for a lousy Lily of the Field. But that seems to be the lesson we are learning, patience and dependence.
After two weeks of tagging, packaging, making, and preparing I did our first retail show. Children are cute, and made the day. A friend and I spent six plus hours in 90 plus degree heat watching people and sun sparkled crystal. But the only crystal that left the shop was little broken pieces that made children happy, it came no where near covering the costs, and definitely not the pain and suffering. I could have slept through Sunday, and I think my friend did. Hubby ended up burning his finger on a Gazing Ball. Little unintentional science experiment. Crystal Balls left in cardboard boxes in the sun will start a fire and burn anything that touches them. Don't try it at home.
We are two days, day and a half away from the Landlords coming to visit with the animal allergy laden daughter. Last week was so fun that the house has not been cleaned and the lawn has not been trimmed. So in a day and a half I get to clean, trim, weed, set-up beds, make bread, do laundry, put crystal away, find a sales rep (it may wait, though we are in desperate need), and otherwise prepare for company and four active children, one not so active.
Hubby tolerates his job, not well. He had a job he applied for and was not selected call to tell him today that the job had been reposted. Lovely, they liked him, well-qualified, so much they opted to look for more people. Why must this be so challenging? Just when we think we could be headed out of this mess, we get slammed back down again.
Needs for August: New Job, Sales Rep, Less Bills, Less Heat, More Sales, and a New Website. That's not asking too much, is it. Oh ya, and the lights on the truck are sporadic and nobody can figure out why. Yae, Auto Shop again, another bill.
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