State testing starts this week. Wacky schedules, gotta cover my walls, deal with the same 30 kids for 3+ hours, 2 days running. Always weird. We used to do all the testing in one week and kids would lose their minds…OK, they lose their minds even when we only do two days. It’s a rough week, but we are rewarded with some time without kids and the chance to go out and get lunch (things teachers don’t get to do). At this time of year, that is a reward. So my kids are starting a poster today that they’ll finish after testing, and I am climbing on the counters and covering my walls. They tell us not to climb on the counters for safety reasons, but I’m not sure how they expect the things to happen if we don’t do some climbing. If I finish my walls early, I can leave school early, because my staff meeting time is for covering walls. I have thought this through.
I also didn’t grade much this weekend, because I have to do something while they’re testing and in the 3 hours after they leave when I’m required to still be here on campus. Plan ahead y’all.
So I finished all the bugs. I’m emailing someone who was interested in two of them…
This is Tiger Beetle 3.
Ladybug 3 (which I believe is sold).
Queen Beetle 3.
Staghorn 3 (also believe it’s sold).
And Beetle 3. The three unsold will go up on Etsy unless someone tells me ahead of time that they want them. They’re $100 plus shipping. They hang easily on the wall with a nail or two. There are others on Etsy already and three at Visions Museum.
Saturday night, I braided a lot of hair. I had bought some yarn locally, not exactly what I wanted, but I only have so much time and patience for yarn purchasing (I know, crazy, right?).
Scribble and Nova were very excited about the braiding process.
Possibly too excited. Here, I had just plopped them on top to see if I had enough. I guess I decided I didn’t, because I braided more last night…
And then sewed the tops down to the quilt. Bowie flat out didn’t care about braiding or sewing.
Apparently tired and wanted to be near me.
Also on Saturday, when he was lying on the books I needed to figure out what materials I needed to order for the summer residency. Cats are so helpful.
I’d rather think about the residency than school. We got this week planned, but none of the other weeks. So we need to do that this week too. Please. And thank you.
Meanwhile, the government are still assholes.
Their lack of understanding of all the things medications can be used for besides the one that gets their panties in a wad. Also, get out of my body.
And Viagra is still out there. Don’t need that, right? Not if it’s just about procreation, y’all. It will take so long to fix all the fuckery they have performed. I guess that’s part of the point, eh? Sigh.
OK. Making kids do posters about homologous structures. And stapling up paper to cover other paper. Testing is a fire hazard. Then ceramics, working on the heart (which I forgot to photograph). Also hoping there’s shelf space so I can start on the head. What are the odds of that? Low. Seriously. Then home and sewing more braids down in an artfully messy way. Without cat assistance. I’m almost done with this one, which is good, because the quilt to-do list just got seriously crazy. I need to get these three photographed and then start a big one that can be finished in 10 weeks? Ish? Crazy time. Maybe NOT the one I wanted to do in January. It might need to wait some more. Sigh. I don’t know why a show that doesn’t open until May needs to be juried in January. I was hoping for a few more months, but no. Not. Uh uh. That’s what I get for joining groups that do shows, right? I know. My choices. Good ones to get my work out there. Not necessarily for having work available for other stuff though. Working on it.
Kathy Nida 