http://tabboren.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:22:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I got to go back to work this week--felt like I had been gone a year(sick for 16 days--yes 16 and still counting) I hardly ever get sick but boy when I do I make up for lost time!  I am still having ear trouble-can't hear out of one ear--a ... http://tabboren.com/blog/2010/02/12/33/ My clay arrived today. I hope to make lots of pots tomorrow. Hope I feel better tomorrow. My kids were sick with a cold--they kicked it pretty quick--Me --that's a different story--I'm on day 4 and feel like I swallowed a razor blade--I don't care for coffee but it is ... http://tabboren.com/blog/2010/01/28/clay-has-arrived/ It"s Thursday-I have 1 box of clay left that I will use today, Can't stretch it any more. I guess I will start glazing this afternoon or tomorrow. We have alot of wholesale orders to fill right off the bat. So I will have to kick it into high gear ... http://tabboren.com/blog/2010/01/21/no-clay-i-can-make-it/ So we ordered clay on Monday(1st day back at work) only to find out we wouldn't get it till next week about Wednesday. I looked at my husband-looked at my 3 boxes of clay that I had left from last year-looked back at my husband-looked at my 1 bag of  ... http://tabboren.com/blog/2010/01/21/no-clay/ Monday I am back at it. Can't wait! I have been off work for a month. Enjoying the holidays and some family time. I am brimming with new ideas and can't wait to  get some clay in my hands. Everytime I open a bag of clay I have to smell ... http://tabboren.com/blog/2010/01/18/back-to-work/ I am fairly new to blogging. My husband set up the blog thing months ago and I do stress MONTHS ago-said it would be a good thing. I was thinking the whole time he was talking ya ya ya when will I have time. Between loading the kiln-laundry-glazing-cooking supper-making pottery-bathing ... http://tabboren.com/blog/2009/12/30/potter-mother-wife-part-1/ I always look forward to vacation and I'm good the first week. I cook and clean. Do fun things with the kids. For those of you who don't know we adopted 4 kids and we finalized it on DEC.7th. 2 boys age 5&7 and twin girls age 6. It is ... http://tabboren.com/blog/2009/12/29/vacation/ I love love love Mondays. A fresh start to the new week except I was at the shop yesterday lol! Clarksdale, Mississippi store drove up - over - down yesterday. They bought out ALL CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS. I just loaded my kiln with-yes you guessed it Christmas ornaments and my new ... http://tabboren.com/blog/2009/11/02/christmas-ornaments/ It's Friday. Just loaded 1 bisque fire and 2 glaze loads. Glazing that jewelery sure is tedious. The agenda for today is snowmen ornaments and tree ornaments . Tonight I am watching Ice Age 3 with my kids. Gotta love those kid movies especially since you get to watch them ... http://tabboren.com/blog/2009/10/30/its-friday/ Nothing makes me happier than seeing my shelves full of work. Today was a very productive day. I made some new flower designs and finally got those bowls thrown on the wheel that one of my stores needs.[gallery link="file"] My husband Ken took some pics of the new work. He will ... http://tabboren.com/blog/2009/10/29/having-fun-in-clay/