Pre-Vacation Slide

My brain can't wait for vacation.  I'm having a bitch of a time keeping her on task today.  She just wants to pack and go.  So do I.  So, I blog to pass some time.

I got a corrected copy of one of the manuals I wrote sent back to me yesterday.  It had minimal red marks in it, and on the cover my manager had written "Nice job!" with a little smiley face in the dot of the exclamation point.  That makes me giggle every time I see it.

My dad has happily agreed to watch the bunnies and house for us while we're away.  That's a huge weight off my shoulders, though I'm still nervous about leaving my old girls for a whole week.  ...It's just a week.

I'm still undecided on what to invest in next as far as my glass addiction is concerned.  I was doing some research yesterday and realized that any major fuel/torch purchases will affect my home owners' insurance.  People report that insurance will go up at least $500/yr, and that's if they don't try to just drop you all together.  argh.  I'm wondering if a natural gas torch will be such a big issue, since I already have gas appliances.  And I could get an oxygen concentrator ($500) rather than tanks if that's considered a safer option. ...  So much to consider, not even taking into account all the various choices as far as what kind of torch I'd like to try next...  The more I think about it, the more I think I should invest in a kiln next and just get really good with my current torch.  Eventually we'll either move or rebuild the garage, and I can put my more potentially 'splody workshop out away from the house.

I told Craig last night that it's really a shame my biggest hobby obsession is so expensive, that it would be nice if I could obsess about finger painting instead.  He just laughed and told me even if I was into finger painting, I'd probably want to use the most expensive paints and some rare paper that costs a fortune.  *sigh*  'Tis true.

I actually dreamt about using a nice torch last night.  :)  It was a really good dream.

Well, I have a house to clean and laundry to do and things to pack and manuals to finish... and lunch would be good to.  I really need to convince my brain to tough it out just another day or so.  I have so much to do!