Crazy Day!

Day 41
Today on the way home from church, I was starting to stress a little because I had a gig at 2 and with one thing and another, it was already 1:20 and the gig is about a 15 minute drive away! So I was looking at about 15 minutes to throw my kit in the car and change clothes, before heading to the gig! We stopped for gas... and after Tim filled up my car, it would not start up again. It just died! (he suspects spark plugs or something like that). Grr. And we only have one car. We had to walk the remaining four blocks home, then I had to totally re-pack my kit so that it would all fit in a backpack, so my husband could take me to my gig on his motorcycle! It was rather crazy. I had never had to use such a small kit before! I had to call them and explain the situation and let them know I'd be about 15 minutes late. I managed to fit all the important stuff, somehow.
It was a very fun birthday party, very chaotic but a good time. Freezing cold but sunny, out in a park. I got to try out several faces I hadn't done before, including the full-face Spongebob someone posted on the online face painting forum (facepainthq@googlegroups.com) a while ago! I didn't have a picture of it, but I remembered it. I hate doing the Spongebob cheek art, so when a boy asked for the cheek art version, I suggested the full face and he went for it! He and everyone else loved it, though it is such a face-transforming design (with the big eyes and wide smile and all) that several people said it was kind of scary looking... and the other kids started calling him "SpongeBob CreepyPants"! He loved it. I also did several masks and eye designs and fun stuff... but not one butterfly, princess, Spiderman, or batman!
It was a great time. I ended up having to stay late to finish everyone, and I was just going to count it as my fault for taking my time and making the faces really nice and elaborate... but the family insisted on paying me for an extra half hour. I agreed because the uncle really wanted to pay, as a way of chipping in for the birthday gift for his niece! He even drove to the bank to get cash for me!
It was a very fun time, very memorable especially since the birthday girl was one of my most faithful customers all summer at the farmer's market, and she's been talking all summer about how much she wanted me to come to her party!
Here's two pictures...
One of SpongeBob CreepyPants (he slobbered a little and messed up his lips... but you get the idea)
and my very first skull ever, painted at the farmer's market last week. I suggested a more "girly" skull, but nope, she wanted to go for scary. I wasn't entirely happy with it and will change it a bit next time (i.e. eye sockets not quite so round, and make the cracks more subtle), but she was delighted.
I love this business!