10/3/2020

 

Getting our minecraft tour

Adam's game started at 10:00 and we needed to be there between 9:20 and 9:30.  We stopped for our Sat goodies and headed to the soccer complex.  Adam's team had one sub for the whole game.  They played hard and won.  After Adam's game we went to Eli's which started at noon.  We brought soft pretzels for a snack which we're yummy. Eli's team also played hard but they lost.  After the game we went to Dunhams because Adam needed a new ball.  This afternoon Jared went to Darren's to get the tools we bought from him.  We are also going to be buying his garden lawn mower.  The boys played minecraft and gave us our weekly tour.  Then they went outside to play some soccer until dinner was ready.  

10/2/2020

Wyatt is begging for some apple

 

Still begging

                                                                 Homecoming parade.  

                                                Marching band performing before the game.  

                                               Jacob is the second in on the right side. 

 

10/1/2020

 

Watching a lego stop motion video

 

Jacob trying to get taller than Adam

Shelf is full.  The other shelves are full of bisque pottery.  New elements are ordered - yay!

Today I did a bunch of trimming on the wheel.  Later I scrubbed the pottery room.  I also took towels, aprons, tools, and buckets outside to hose off.  Jared and I had chili for lunch.  When I got home from school I looked for Jared but he was gone.  I was going out to the barn to see if the car was in there.  Then I noticed he tried to call and messaged me that he was at Darren's house.  Darren is moving and selling some tools.  Jared went to look at what he is selling.  I took a walk in the woods with Wyatt and I noticed some dark cloud coming.  It hailed for a couple minutes and then it rained.   Eli and Adam had soccer practice this evening.  I took Eli to his at the soccer complex.  Adam’s was at a park.  It sprinkled off and on during practice.  We warmed up chil for dinner when we got home.  The boys watched some tv before bed. 

9/30/2020

 

Here come Jacob

Jared here...  We were sitting inside and all of a sudden a huge thunder clap happened.  We saw some small hail falling -Adam stepped outside and said something about the small dark cloud overhead.  We all stepped outside to see.  There was a small dark cloud overhead and the thunder was constant -it never stopped.  just constant constant thunder for more than 5 minutes. -  just constant.  Well we were outside and then a few small hail started to fall and then one large quarter size piece fell.  We were standing there just wondering what was about to happen… then we heard it.  Coming in from the north this sound.  A sound of something coming through the trees.   and then it hit.  Huge huge hail and lots of it.  size of a quarter but flat.  We scrambled for the cars and quickly drove them into the barn.  Then stood there going deaf at the sound of the hail on the metal barn roof.  Large quarter size pieces that were more flat than round.  Adam of course was out in it just enjoying himself.  Jacob was in the house but came running out to join us in the barn.  Huge pieces of hail… it went on for a  long time.  To the south it was clear - could see blue sky in amongst the clouds.  over head it was dark.  So we needed to go to soccer practice and the hail had stopped.  South was where soccer was and it looked clear.  We started to drive east and caught up with the hail.  Parked under a tree but the hail didn't stop.  So we headed south towards day light and got out of the hail.  Then jogged back and forth east and south till we made it to the soccer field.  On the way there, close to town, the clouds to the north were so black.  I mean black black.  Never have seen clouds so black.  It was really amazing.  We made it to the soccer fields and the lightening was going on there and the storm was growing in size and moving south towards us.  We decided to wait to see if we could get on the fields.  Well the storm was growing behind us and heading our way.  I had the window down and once again this sound started—I’d just heard this sound earlier.  then it hit- more hail.  lots of hail… smaller pea size hail but lot and lots of it.  it was over quick but we decided to head home around the back of the storm that had mostly passed now.  quite the adventure.  quite the small storm that grew quickly.  

9/29/2020

 

Getting birch logs for Aunt Bippi

This morning I pulled handles for my mugs.  I had 11 big mugs and 1 small mug.  I trimmed pots and then took pictures of the few pieces of pottery that turned out in the firing. We posted those on etsy.  I put handles on my mugs and was almost finished when I had to go get the boys.  I was talking to Vikki on the phone and she said she really wanted to find some birch logs.  She wanted to put them in her wood holder by her fireplace.  Adam said we had some that consumers had cut down by the ditch down our road.  We drove down there and to look for them.  Eli climbed up the steep other side of the ditch through picker bushes.  He threw them down in the ditch to Adam and Adam threw them up to me.  I loaded them in the van.  At home I washed the mud off them.  Later Jared cut them up with the chain saw.  They look so cute.  We made chili for dinner which was yummy.  Adam ate turkey chili with me.  The boys loved the chili.  We went outside to play a game of soccer.  Read to the boys and tucked them in bed. 

9/28/2020

 

The kiln finally shut off before we went to bed last night.  It ran for way too long!  We opened it up today and found out that the kiln didn't fire hot enough.  The top shelf fired to between cone 5 and 6 so some things looked ok on that shelf.  The other 3 shelves didn't even fire to cone 5.  Glazes didn't look good.  It was such a bummer!  We are going to be replacing the elements.  It was a very rainy day today.   I made some large mugs.  Adam had soccer practice this evening from 5:30 to 7:00. The rain stopped soon after practice started.  We kicked around the ball with the boys on an empty field.