adam and becky frus

sounds like Nick has done a fantastic job! We are so happy for his success!

We here in Phoenix are also having some crazy busy times, especially for Adam. He has been working from 7am to 11pm every day trying to get ready for the holiday rush. His business the Highway Hotshop, the mobile glassblowing studio has been very busy. Last weekend was a big show at the Heard museum where they demonstrated, taught classes and sold product for 3 days.

This weekend is another Highway Hotshop demonstration and sales weekend. The Tempe Center for the Arts museum is having its 3year anniversary celebration where they are featuring local glass artists. Adam had two of his pieces selected to be featured in the show, including having one of his pieces on the cover of the catalog and on the two banners that will be placed at the doors entrance. That is a REALLY big deal. On top of that he and Josh (his business/glass blowing partner) will be demonstrating all weekend.

Next week is the due date for his new line of art to be completed and photographed. He has been featured in the Paul Scott Gallery in Scottsdale for the last 6 months, just on a temporary basis. But as of this December, the gallery has asked him to be a permanent artist for their patrons. They are including his work in the catalog and requested he get 5-10 pictures of his work for the catalog. Another huge step in the right direction for his glass career. We hope that with this gallery catalog we will get some exposure and possibly get picked up by other galleries in the southwest (Santa Fe and Park City are the two cities we would like to focus on next).

After next week, he still have two more shows with the Highway Hotshop before Christmas as well as doing two art shows and teaching classes 2-3 times a week. He is very busy and working so hard. I can tell that he is trying to put in the hours now so that when the baby comes he can sit for a couple of days and help, but then he is back up. The baby is due on Nov 20 and his biggest art show of the year is on Dec 3,4,5. but of course we are so ambitious that while I man the art show booth that weekend, he is going to be doing glassblowing demonstrations at another location. We will see how that all works out...hopefully the baby will either come before or after this weekend, it will be very hard to have it come on that weekend. Luckily we have Uncle Rick and Cheryl who will be willing to help man the booth at the art show, so that I won't have to be there for the full 10 hours each day. We could use everyone's prayers during that weekend.

I am doing really great! It is amazing that we are not 25 days away from the due date. I have started to retain water in the feet, legs and hands, but still feel really good. Both Adam and I agree that I am showing very little for the 9th month. We are in a centering pregnancy group with 15 other couple who are expecting and I am due the earliest and still show less than everyone else. It is kind of sad because I want to shout out that I am pregnant, but it is good because it lets me be so mobile.

I am still teaching on ASU campus and at the Desert Botanical Gardens. I have two more classes at the gardens before the baby is born. It has been really fun to come up with the curriculum for these classes. I have had to do a lot of reading and understanding of the topics that I choose to teach about. Volocanology of Arizona and Paleontology of Arizona....it has been fun to further my understanding on these topics.

anyway, we are excited to hear about everyone else. love you all
becky