Fur sewing class

Hello readers!
    I have had a pretty great week. I have been taking a fur sewing class at night. Our tribe has come up with a way of managing the growing sea otter population by creating an opportunity for our people. Sea otters are decimating our crab, clam, and muscle populations here around our traditional area of land. So don't feel too bad for them when reading this. They are very much over populated. However, only coastal natives from the area that are 1/4 native are allowed to hunt them or even use them to produce products. Any other ethnicity is not allowed to have anything to do with them until they are made into a product. I have been taking a class to learn to use these pelts to make things that I will be able to sell. As much as many crab fishermen would prefer us to go shoot a ton of them right off the bat, that is not our way. Everything we kill is to be used; as is our culture to not be wasteful. I have been practicing on bootie patterns. So far I have made a women's size 9 and 6 1/2. I have also made a pair of small baby booties...which are probably the cutest things I've seen in a while. I am excited to see what people think of my skills. haha. I will be taking orders soon for things like gloves, mittens, scarves, hats, booties, and I am trying my hand at jackets. I am still figuring out prices, but I'm excited about it.

The bad thing about this class is that I haven't had time to cook. I go to work from 8am-4pm and I try to get to class early around 4:45pm....so we have been eating whatever is available: pizza, sandwiches, fish tacos, and fajitas....all from local eateries. Ugh...It feels yucky. I can't wait to have time to cook again.

sunny days

hello everyone,
   I haven't wrote you in a while. I have to admit, I've been in a bit of a rough patch. After looking at the house last week, we decided it wasn't the one for us. it was very cute, but we want a house that doesn't need much work done to it. I was incredibly bummed. I was hoping that house was it. I had a minor (huge) melt down about how it was taking forever for us to find a house. Later that week, I found out that my boss is planning to move at the end of next month. Ugh..that was a bummer. I have only been working in the accounting dept for a year and I am definitely not able to do it alone. So, we are hiring a new person to replace my boss. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't upset with my boss in the least. I am  really happy for her. She has wanted to get out of here for a while. I am just bummed that I am not able to slip so easily into her position. This week was stressful....and I did not handle it so well.
    It just so happens that this stressful week is at the same time as Mayfest weekend. (a celebration of Norwiegan heritage in our small town). I ate my self sick. I am very afraid to step on that scale tomorrow.
The good news is that we looked at another house and are planning on looking at a final house sometime this week (hopefully). The other house we looked at is nice, but a little on the small side. The other house looks good on the outside, so hopefully we will like the inside. Both of them are in our price range. Wish us luck!...or at least wish my husband luck (in case neither house works out).