back to school

After a good spring break I am ready to hit the welder a few more times before school is out in May. I found a local blacksmith who has cut me out some small feather shaped pieces of metal so I can make things faster. I was cutting each one out individually with a plasma cutter. They were each unique but also very time consuming. I want to get a few things made before school is out and this should help me. Be ready for more pictures soon.

Monday morning

Sun again today. Yesterday was warm but overcast. Today I have to work so why not be wonderfully sunny out. I have been busy this morning working on stock car group stuff. It sometimes seems like I dont have a minute to myself then I see my spot on the couch and know that I spend WAYYYY to much time parked there. I was at Kirks on saturday and was eyeing his piles of metal. He may notice some piles get smaller but I promise to make something neat with whatever I find. Have a great day readers.

Sunday afternoon

Wow. First day of spring here and the temp says its 60 something outside. I am excited to have my field cultivator home. its a 3 point that fits on my tractor. I am sure I over paid for it but I wanted it and saved my dimes for it. I is metal so I can fix it if it breaks. It does need some new parts but I can weld the old ones into stuff. I am planning on making a frog for a lady at work when I get back to school. I also plan to make some more flowers. I am excited to have all these ideas in my head and I put them in my notebook so I can try and eventually make them. So have a great day and know pictures of more artwork will be forthcoming.

my owl

Thursday

School tonight. I am going to finish up Pats owl and have pics of it to post later. I love it. I guess my new favorite thing is making feathers.

Samples of metalwork

Friday

Wow this week went fast. Between bible studies, school and some occasional work time is flying by. I am so excited for spring. Cara has her onion plants growing. She could put them in her cold frame now if she wanted to. The chickens are busy and enjoy the scraps I bring them. Caras wont eat them so she gives her scraps to her other chickens. I went to school last night and it was snowing really bad. Many cars in the ditch on 380. I think people forget how to drive in it. My owl for Pat is coming along. School has been sort of productive. Going one night a week doesnt get me alot of time to produce stuff. Snow is nice and pretty this morning. We got about 4 or 5 inches here. Think spring!

Sickness

After seeing Brenna be sick all weekend it is now my turn. Fever chills and headache. I haven't really been sick in awhile so I forget how it feels. I have much to do and as I miss work it always makes me feel guilty. I only work 6 days out of 14 and yet I feel bad. Thanks for all of you out there that cover for me when I am sick. Well its off to the warmness of my blankies on the couch. Be well and think spring.

Fridays

Why is it that Fridays come and go so fast? This morning was coffee with the church ladies. I had 4 shots of espresso. I love it but now I can see the day starting to drag and I have to go to work in a few hours. So I switched to Mt Dew. Yes the devil drink will keep me going. I am going to probably go to bed early tonight. Brenna and Brandon are cooking supper tonight. I am glad as then I can just come home and do nothing. Larry has the day off and that is 2 days this week for him. Plans to go to Mo for the day tomorrow. I would go for the weekend but I am doing a class for church and I am committed to that for the next 4 Sundays.

Owl number 1

Eggs and noodles

I saw on Melissa's blog a picture of the noodles I made. I never thought to take pictures of them. They looked nice in the pot and everyone loved them. I told them Wednesday night I would make a big ol roaster full for potluck on March 6th for baby shower pot luck. It was a split of either chicken or beef. So I may have to do both. It will be like making noodles for family dinners at Lynnette's. Whats another 50 or 60 people?LOL




So today was a beautiful mid winter day. We got our truck back and it seems to work. I shouldn't be afraid to drive it now. Driving it means I can scrounge for metal. Also started up little Red. Second push of the button and it fired right up. I am looking into a small disc to buy so I can tear up some soil. The warm sun felt good on this old vitamin D deficient person.

Fun at welding school

I am special at welding school. I go I do what I want then I get a grade for it. How can you not like that? I get to look through heaps of scrap metal and see if anything inspires me. Evidently I am into making birds. Feathers are cool to make. I spent most of the class cutting feathers out of thin scrap metal. I am making an owl for Pat at work. She needs a bigger better one. The one I made earlier was to small and dangerous. I guess my art work is not for small kids. Lots of sharp pointy things.