This is what is finished for Ammon and Melinda.  The silver jar lid turned out black.  So did the part that was supposed to be silver on the bottom of the ruffled desert dishes.  The application on what did turn out silver (clock edge, little creamer, the bottom of the jar) was exactly the same as the part that turned out black. The only difference is they were fired in a different kiln load.  The silver in a very full load and the black in a mostly empty load.  The black may have had a more oxygen rich firing.  I'll ask Zech to comment.  He may have some insight.

Ninja Dad is cleaning the carpets today.  They look amazing.  (So does he.  ;)   )

Kathy Judy made some amazing paper flowers for Pat Decker's birthday celebration. Whatcha think?

 The first picture is of my lunch at my desk. Roasted red pepper humas and celery.  The next is my new glasses.  And I'm not telling Janell what is in the box.

I was in my car in the parking lot and looked up at the second story and this is what I saw.  Ok it is in the heath care education building.

After this first week it looks like it's going to be a fun semester.  I teach 5 classes at my full time job at EITC and  two extra class for ISU.  Tonight will be the last first class.  My statistics class is 3 hours on Thursday night.  Those poor people!

I got one of my pet peeve emails today.  Just an FYI to students: Never ask your instructor if they are going to miss anything important that night.  This implies that we are just filling up the time and that what we do in class has marginal bearing on the topic.

Love you Janell

Gotta a Love a Sweet Munsoon!!! ; D

This is just one of my Favorite things: The rare, yet EPIC & Awestriking FLOODING of The UNDERPASS!!! I've experienced this seasonal phenomena but twice in my 20+ years as a Poky-ite!!! I do consider it a great Rite-of-Passage (you honestly haven't experienced Pocatello until you've experienced the chaos and spectacle that is the time honored fording of of the "river" Center!!! That's right, as promised a couple crazed Yahoos (no disrespect to the fine search engine) always attempt to be that ONE Last Car/Truck to make it; and inevitably 1 or 2 cars/ trucks are harmed in the making of this experience. Thankfully, however, the general populace is rarely harmed.

I think it one of the pivotal Life Lessons: Life's greatest joys and challenges are born from chaos and from seeking the innate human desire to thrive, experience and compete! BUT the bigger lesson remains: when Life brings great storms and thunderous clouds you can duck inside and shiver under the covers; or, you can throw open the shutters (possibly proclaim that you speak to God and she communes with you ;) and Venture to find the rare, the Fun and the radiance that will carry you through all Storms!

I am only sorry that AJ & I moved before AJ had the opportunity to become a fully initiated Pocatellian... (sigh)...

The upside is my family managed to capture and send photos that I am happily able to share with My Family too. Hope all is well, here, there, and in Unterland!!!

Love & Misses,
Mel xoxoxo

Jon.

Jon purposefully making the picture blurry.

These are a much deeper color than they appear here. Darker brick red.

 We ate a pumpkin from my garden for dinner tonight.

David and Amanda waiting for dinner.

Jon and Liz went on a hike to lower and upper Palisads.  But it was the same day as the worst rain storm in a long time.  Homer is miserable.  Jon was able to get a fire going even in the rain.

These are some test plates for Ammon and Melinda.  Even the bottom left has some black, just a very tiny around around the edge. My favorite is the upper right. The color isn't quite what it looks like in person.  This looks to orange.

I spent last evening folding paper flowers.  Two more nights and I should have enough for all the tables at Mom's birthday party.  I'll post a pic for you when I have them all done.

Well Janell, this blog will get very boring from here 'till the holidays.  It will be mostly just work.  I did finish the invites for my mom's party.  I also started my Christmas shopping.  I ran into a friend  at a craft store and she pointed out an excellent deal that was to good to pass up.