Thursday, October 2, 2008

LAURA checks in


(Laura with a ducky mug)
Ever had one of those brief moments where you come home from walking the dog and the ALARM on your stinking kiln is going off which is a nightmare but I reset it and it fired fine but then you throw a teapot and you're rattled and it falls down (that never happens!) but then you make another and that's fine but then you notice a glaze flaw on an item you're about to ship out and it has been a TERRIBLE 20 minutes with these 3 things, but you know? You deal with it. And your cold and stuffy nose? You drink a lot of grape juice and you deal with it.
BECAUSE this is why you keep trying when things get tricky: Laura was pretty excited when she received her ducky mug. THAT SMILE is why you keep on going until you get it right.
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10 comments:

  1. Farmer*swife a/k/a Glass_Half_FullOctober 2, 2008 at 7:19 AM

    Too Cute!

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  2. HilaryOctober 2, 2008 at 7:32 AM

    You just described parenthood. That smile is what keeps us all going. She sure is a cutie. :)

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  3. UnknownOctober 2, 2008 at 8:12 AM

    Rough morning - Eh, Gary??? ;)

    kate&jim

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  4. AnonymousOctober 2, 2008 at 8:34 AM

    What Hilary said :)

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  5. Gary's third pottery blogOctober 2, 2008 at 8:47 AM

    Laura cracks me up, or should I say, Laura QUACKS me up?
    (Kate--it was yesterday, today is lovely...)

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  6. ttOctober 2, 2008 at 9:40 AM

    Simply put...you're awesome!
    keep on keeping on.

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  7. WepOctober 2, 2008 at 10:49 AM

    SOOO cute :)

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  8. Patricia Griffin CeramicsOctober 2, 2008 at 11:05 AM

    Glad you're feeling better! You're kinda the poster boy for optimism and good humor, so you gotta keep keepin' on!... I had my first full day in the studio yesterday after my long bout with work -- and right in the middle of throwing a large piece (on a piece of tar paper), it flew off the wheel, hit me on the side of the stomach and landed on the floor! I was ready to cry but, hell, it was pretty funny in the end. I was the only one around to enjoy the scene, so just had to laugh.

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  9. AnonymousOctober 2, 2008 at 1:13 PM

    WhaddayahXpect? Mercury Retrograde and a New Moon, Both!!! Plus the Cosmic Muffin or somebody like that babbled something about Mars turning a bad angle with something-or-other. It's hardly worth getting outta bed.

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  10. fiwaOctober 2, 2008 at 1:45 PM

    Aww... I hope tomorrow is a better day for you. Maybe you just had to get all three of the bad things over at once so you could move on.

    I love that picture - it's darling! I can't help but smile just looking at it. :)

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