Mothers Day-Ziplining!

My Mothers Day gift from my daughter Kristen was to go Ziplining. It turned out to be a beautiful day. We had such a great time. What a fantastic Mothers Day gift!

I hope your Mothers Day was equally as fun as mine!

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This Week

It's been quite a week. My son tripped at our soccer game last Thursday and injured his wrist. We spent several hours at Children's Hospital waiting for the Radiologist to read the X-rays.

Thursday we went back to see the Orthopedist at Children's. A long wait just to get in a room, let alone get another X-ray. Several hours later we left to get an MRI.

The X-ray showed a fracture but he wasn't experiencing pain on the bone that had the supposed fracture. Pain was on the opposite side of the wrist. Getting an MRI would settle the debate as to whether he had a fracture. Hours later the result was there was no fracture. But where he was having pain on the opposite side there was a bone bruise. That shows up really well on an MRI. The tech let us look. My technical son had to see what the result of laying in an awkward position for very long time in a VERY loud MRI machine. Amazing what it shows. This was my entire day.

The beginning of my week consisted of carving 4 new prototypes of 4 new button designs for a wholesale client. Now I need to make a mold and samples. 

Soccer practice this week also for this coach, who is happy that her main defensive player can play in the game today! Yeah for MRI's!

Grandma Lady

I'm a grandma again! Way too young to be a grandma at 48, even though I love it! I was in Minneapolis last week for the birth of Alexander Jack. A beautiful, healthy 8lb8oz baby boy. This is my daughter Kristen and Artem's (husband), second child. Shown also is big sister Anastasia who calls me "Grandma Lady." It's been quite an adjustment for her especially at 2 1/2. Kristen is my oldest child. Kali, in the second picture, who is beaming as she holds Alexander, she is my youngest child. There is a sixteen year difference between she and Kristen. It's insane, I know. We have yours, mine and ours. Kali is ours, Kristen is mine, with 4 more in between of mine(2) and yours(2).
My life revolves around my family. I have weeks where I don't seem to accomplish much at all in the studio. It's really tough when there are orders to fill. I have a family with 3 still at home, they have to come first.
Don't get me wrong I have many days where I want to lock myself in my studio and ignore everything so I can get work done. It's tough to ignore the banging on the door :) and the what's for dinner question!

Time is not on my side

My daughter Kristen is pregnant and due with her second child. Her due date is February 25th.
I am racing to get as much done, orders filled, shipped etc. She was going to be induced next week so it could be planned and I would be there to take care of Anastasia, but she changed her mind. Since babies don't come when you want them to I wait for the call so I can drive like a mad person from Cincinnati to Minneapolis. No, I don't like road trips but financially a plane ticket is not in the cards. My 13 hour trek could potentially be any day.
Kristen, Artem and Anastasia moved from Cincy to Minneapolis last year for Artem's job. They really don't know anyone in Minnie.
It's the end of the pregnancy and she is miserable. I totally understand.
We sit and wait...
I need more time to get work done so I'm hoping she doesn't go into labor till the week of the 25th. Crossing my fingers.
February in Minnesota...sign me up! Not really.