I got invited to do a mall in "Bay City, Michigan" yesterday. It's the biggest mall there. I know my spot will be "right in the center, by the food court". I would make money, but nothing like these fairs. That's this weekend, and I don't have a show.

Not sure if I want to do it. I really want to stay home and build up stock for the busy festivals. Plus I want to get alot more done on this garden. With shows, I can cut while I am there. But you got "packing", driving and all that other stuff. I won't make any money sitting home, but I would way more "productive".. so it may be worth it more to just stay here. I don't know, I am thinking about it.

Well I got up early today, to start cutting coins. I want to do between 30 and 50 a day before the KCQ fest. I went out there to my tool box "where I keep all my change", and it was all "stolen". Now of course both "Jeremy and Stephen" (Her kids) say they didn't do it. It's the same situation EVERY SINGLE time. And this has been happening alot. I think it was the 14 (almost 15) year old Jeremy. The reason, yesterday Stehen and I were here. My van is broke, and I wanted to ride my bicycle to the store for a beer. It had a flat. Ok, so I gave Roxann all the money for bills. So I had nothing on me. I decided to just grab a little change out of my box. I grabbed a little, and looked and thought. Ok, there are about 30 dimes left, a few dollars in Quarters. I can cut all day tomorrow. Well Stephen left his bike at the school. So he went to get it for me. I then rode to the store. Stephen hasn't left this house. The money got missing, and Jeremy took off somewhere on his bike. From the time I noticed it missing, Stephen hasn't gone anywhere. Jeremy was in and out, heading wherever on his bike. The only logical thing to me, is HE is the culprit! Again, it's one of those things I can't prove 100%. I know they BOTH do whatever they think they can get away with. Roxann needs complete "proof" before she does much besides "yell" a bit. I tell you what, if it was in my hands, everytime something like this happens.. they'd both be grounded from EVERYTHING. They they would "turn on eachother" and prove who did and didn't do it.

Guess what Stephen did the other day? He lit a pile of leaves on fire. Right next to the house. I showed the burnt leaves and plastic drain. She thought, well since I have been smoking some cigars lately (just a few) it could've been a loose ash. I said NO.. look at it. That was "intentional". Look at the burn pattern. She wasn't gonna do anything, because she had no proof. Steven finally admitted he did it. He said, because Gary and Mom both have been smoking a little.. I decided to rebel. Since he fessed up, she did absolutely nothing! That pisses me off, it really does. Sebastian is here. What if he started the place on fire?

So now, her parents are coming in the morning. She plans to hide all evidence of that. I say, let them see it. It's their grandkids. I don't know, some things just don't make sense.

Anyway, I'm off here for now. She will be home soon. We'll see how she deals with the "stealing".

Laterz all, Gary