Floors to scrub, cheese to make and sweaters to put on soap this morning.

I hope to get to use my new carpet scrubber today, we got it for mothers day. I will totally enjoy it. I am not a woman that is offended by home appliances. I am a woman who will enjoy that I don't have to rent the spendy machine, that I can't afford, and I will now have the ability to maybe keep my carpets up and won't want to tear them out and replace them with hardwood. I may still long for the hardwood and may someday get it but for now I am happy, on some level, to be spoiled. I do admit I am hard to buy something for, I don't usually like frivolity and frivolous gifts bug me. My husband knows me well.

I didn't get into the Made Fair coming up in June in Zootown. I was hesitant to apply, one it was 10 dollars just to apply and I had a feeling I would not get in. I prayed to the Lord to do his will on the outcome as it would show me the way I was to proceed with craft shows. I like to go to them and 20 years ago they were the only way for me to sell my art items that made sense. I however in the last few years have learned that, for me atleast, they are a waste of time and money. I make more profit selling my items on the Internet, no over head fees, well there are selling fees but nothing like, travel and lodging. I do like networking at craft shows but I  have now learned how to network on the Internet and I come out ahead there too. I had been hesitant at this show, imparticularly, because I either had items that the established vendor in the show had, which meant they would get first spots or I had items that Zootown would find politically incorrect, namely my antler and tusk items. I admit I did have a defeatist attitude going in, but I did promise God I would take a chance this once. I only regret, at this point, that I didn't follow the little voice in my gut and save my 10 bucks for something I needed. I really don't mind the fees for the shows but the idea that you have to pay to apply does bug me a little. I was asked if I wanted to be on the overflow list and I said yes, but have no real hope that that is in my future either. I am actually developing pages to add to this blog that would allow me to sell on my first non-affiliated web page. I just have to figure it all out and get it going, I have done the mission page and am working on the soap page, upcycled page and more to follow. I have always aspired to the verse, "when God closes a window he opens a door" I hope this will be a door for me. I try to be a half full person whenever I can.

I have to make cheese this morning. Son will be glad that I am making mozzarella. I have aged feta, medium feta and new feta all brining so will have plenty to make foccacia with the girls for the farmers market. I have a blue aging, I hope it works out well. Today it will be mozzarella, I watched a show where the Syrians stretched it in a fun way so will try that for fun.

I have been crocheting little sweaters for my body soaps, so that is fun. I made ones that make them look like little flowers, I may have Mokie makes some roses for some of them. Booboo wants to practice her crocheting so she can make soap sweaters. I told her she can practice up and I will show her how, never damping enthusiasm I say, she will make lovely soap sweaters by summers end I bet.

Yogie is stopping on the way to school to buy her first bag of chicken food, we had paid until today and today she has her first debit in her accounting columns. I won some peafowl eggs, on ebay, for Booboo, she is faithfully marking off her calendar for the guinea eggs and making sure the incubator is running right. I do pray she gets chicks. I haven't won any turkeys eggs yet but working on it.

Off to sterilize my cheese roaster and get my day going....... tomorrow.