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We got a day off today as comp time for a training we endured before work started at the beginning of the school year. This is a big yay! of course, but I wish I could spend it in the studio rather than cooking and cleaning for tomorrow. Still 'tis good. dancing_guru was giant help when she came over Sunday and doing a lot of pre-cooking and tidying up for me. This meant I can do some different things such as making the potatoes and turkey more interesting (due to inspiration from my lj f-list.)

As usual, the whole family won't be here *sigh*. HGS couldn't afford to come home, we'll get him home for Christmas by hook or crook tho. It probably bothers me when they are alone on a holiday more than it does them. The Guadalahara kids are going to visit the ruins of Teotihuacán on t-day and are excited about that. I would be too.

Having some "challenges" here. My oven isn't working right. Argh! What a terrible time to have trouble. I plan to get up several hours earlier to start the bird in the oven. If worse comes to worse I will fire up the old wood cook stove for the cooking.

I am sorry to report Amby's behavior has been terrible. On two occasions he shoved past me and ran outside, then wouldn't come again when called. He circles past me at a dead run with a goofy grin on his face. He comes close enough that I can't quite reach him, I can imagine him saying: "nyah, nyah". When a friend came over to talk pottery he made a complete dork out of himself; he also jumped on the counter and ruined a pie crust when I turned my back for just a second. All of this before 12:00 noon. This is the thanks I get for buying him a new toy today.

Amby goes to the doggie surgeon to get his eye trimmed tomorrow morning. We are assured it isn't dangerous, but his family is standing by.
You may send flowers and cards to Moscow Animal Clinic. But a word to the wise is do it fast, I have to pick him up again by 3:30pm.
Also, covered dishes can be delivered directly to the house. I'll see he gets them.
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Even though there was some light when I got up this morning I am soooo sleepy. Must wake up before I start for work.

Yesterday afternoon dancing_guru, Adam and I burnt some of the dead grass around the place. I bought a weed-burner. And after using it I realized a book of matches would be equally effective to get the weeds started. Still it isn't as authentic to scream "FLAME ON" while trying to strike a match as it is using the flame thrower of might.
The weeds cooled quickly because Amby, for some reason known only to him, chose to walk through the burnt grass and got unbelievably sooty, what a mess. Then I had to defend his intelligence yet again to DG. He doesn't make my job easy.

Kiln is fired, it was too hot to unload yesterday, so I have to wait until this evening to see the results and all our bowls. Difficult to wait.
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Point the first: When Amby has diarrea it is sad on multiple levels.

Point the second: Although I don't live in Eugene, Birkenstocks are my shoe brand of choice, they suit my life. Still, it is very, very difficult to clean poop out of Birkenstock treads.