Silly Puppy!

Matthew was away for a couple days, so I had to run home at lunch time to let Odin out. It was a sunny day yesterday, and he wanted to roll in the grass and was sticking his tongue out... so I had to take some photos! He is such a silly puppy! We just love him.... He had his first visit with the Veterinarian this past week... she doesn't think he is the breeds they told us he was, she doesn't think he is going to be a big dog... maybe a couple pounds bigger than he is now. That's ok... he might be little, but he has a big bark! I can tell he is feeling better. He has been a bundle of energy (except when he is sleeping)... and has started to play bite and rough house a little bit... I've had to calm him down a few times. I got him a toy that I can put a little peanut butter into which keeps him occupied when we are eating dinner... but I haven't found a toy that he can chew on that he can't rip apart yet... he needs something... I'll have to keep looking.

Welcome Odin

Jeff and I picked up this little guy a few hours ago. He's a very happy and loving puppy... but he has a little cold or something. He's been coughing and gurgling.. I don't know if the shot they gave him and all the excitement of coming home with us is the problem or what... but he's sleeping, so hopefully he will feel better by the time Matthew gets home from work tonight. He's Boston Terrier/Boxer... Almost 6 months old.

My paintings from Wine & Canvas Events.

These are the two painting I did over the weekend at Wine & Canvas Events. I think they turned out pretty good... yes, I could pick them apart and tell you everything I think is wrong with them, that is my nature, but I had fun, and with practice I will get better at it. It's hard to "copy" someone else's work... no matter how hard you try it's going to be different, unless you use a copy machine or lucy. I really hope this opportunity to teach works out... but if not, I had fun and know where to go now when I want to have a fun night out with friends. :)

Edit: Got an email from Wine & Canvas... I am one step closer to being an Artist/Teacher for them... not sure what the next step is, but I am game if they are... happy dance! :)

Update: I had an interview with the office manager a couple days ago. The owner is out of town until Tuesday, so she can't give me any answer until he gets back, but the plan is that they will train me over the summer, and I can teach some of the small classes for the children at first, then by the fall, when they get really busy again, I should be ready to teach the big night classes. I really hope this works out... I really want to do this. :)

Cross your fingers...

I have some exciting news. I have been invited to go and observe a painting event this coming weekend to see if I would be interested in teaching painting lessons for Wine & Canvas. My sister has a patient that teachers at these events, and when Laura saw that they were looking for more artist/instructors, she pretty much bullied me into sending them my resume. I sent my resume and samples of some of the paintings I have done over the past few years, fully expecting a "thank you, but no thank you" letter... instead I was invited to come and observe one of their events and see their teaching methods.

It would be a part time job on weekends, I think it would be a great fit for me. If I do this, I could give up one of my freelance jobs, which are taking up WAY too much of my free time, and still have "art supply money".... doing something I love, that is fun, and is something I have always wanted to do... teach art.

I am really excited about this! It's amazing how things are going for me right now... I have a day-job that I really like, and now this would be like yummy icing on the cake! So please cross your fingers that this works out... I really want it to. :)

A new family member?

We are approved to adopt a puppy from a local rescue ... maybe a week from this coming Sunday.... I'll keep you posted.

Happy Easter

I hope everyone had a blessed and happy day.

I've been very busy with work recently, and haven't hand much time to myself, but I did get these three pre-strung Zentangle Zendala's done this week.

Race to the Finish Trade Show

The 2015 Master Distributors - Race to the Finish Tradeshow is now over! It was a great experience, I'll have some photos to share with you later... sure wish they had it on Thursday and Friday so I would have had the weekend to recover before heading back to work... but gotta get ready for the day! I'll be back later... :)

We had a professional photographer who took more photos than what you will see here, these are just my "reference photos" for next year so that I know what signs and banners I need to make.

Day 1 - Meetings & Customer Appreciation  Cocktail Party & Dinner

Day 2 - The Trade Show