and that is fine with me.
My Aunt called the Children's hospital in the city. She is part of a group that knits for them, so she called to see if they needed mittens or baby outfits. Was told that what they really need is finger puppets. So, the rush is on to get a bunch of finger puppets done for them. I know someone who is going for an appt on March 8th, and will make the delivery for us.
My Mom, sister and I always knit them a bunch each year. This year we had thought about taking it easy and not doing as many. Now we're focused on them. My Mom had made the New Years goal of 200 puppets a month; she's now doing as many as she can. For her, that's pretty good. She was really sick back in November.
So you know what, I'm setting aside the baby blanket to do puppets for a while. And the gold medal will be the one that I have in my heart, knowing that I'm helping to make some little kid feel good.
Thursday, February 23
Wednesday, February 22
Olympic gold? not for me
I've come to the conclusion that I'm not going to finish the baby blanket before the Olympics are over.
I failed.
I'm not surprised
Oh well, it'll still get finished.
I failed.
I'm not surprised
Oh well, it'll still get finished.
Tuesday, February 21
Time to shock the system
Yup, I'm going to shock my system, my family and most of all my hubby! I'm going to try hard to be organized. I am even going to join FlyLady . I decided I'm sick of never knowing what's for supper, what I'm doing each day for housework, the kids rooms being so messy, the house being disorganized. It's got to change.
Besides, my friend Jan has menu's made up for her family for the next couple of months. If she can do that, then so can I!! Sometimes peer pressure is a good thing :)
Mary Anne asked about the baby blanket. It's growing, slowly. Last night I got it up to 80 sts between the corners. Still not finished the first ball of yarn. I'm starting think that when it's done I'll put it away and keep it for my Dan's sister and her hubby get pregnant. It's a lot of work to give away to someone I don't know. I have some baby sweaters in my craft sale stock, I'll give one of them to Elizabeth to send to her friend. Back to the blanket, it's not going to be finished before the Olympics are over I'm afraid.
I cleaned out our fridge freezer this morning. Did an inventory of what's in there for food. It looks much neater now. I know what's in the freezer downstairs, one meat king and a bunch of strawberries. I got 3 flats of strawberries for my b-day last year. Sheri mentions that in 6 years she turns 40, and is feeling a bit old. She's just a baby! 17 months and I turn 40. (in case you are wondering, it was the mention of my b-day that brought that up, but you should go check out her cute little guy with his skates on!)
More laundry on the go today. Not sure what else. Probably some baking. I have the recipes books open to a cranberry muffin recipe and a chocolate chip/nut cookie recipe. And I have raisin bread going in the bread machine. I'm getting very domestic lately ... what's up with that????
Have a good day!
Besides, my friend Jan has menu's made up for her family for the next couple of months. If she can do that, then so can I!! Sometimes peer pressure is a good thing :)
Mary Anne asked about the baby blanket. It's growing, slowly. Last night I got it up to 80 sts between the corners. Still not finished the first ball of yarn. I'm starting think that when it's done I'll put it away and keep it for my Dan's sister and her hubby get pregnant. It's a lot of work to give away to someone I don't know. I have some baby sweaters in my craft sale stock, I'll give one of them to Elizabeth to send to her friend. Back to the blanket, it's not going to be finished before the Olympics are over I'm afraid.
I cleaned out our fridge freezer this morning. Did an inventory of what's in there for food. It looks much neater now. I know what's in the freezer downstairs, one meat king and a bunch of strawberries. I got 3 flats of strawberries for my b-day last year. Sheri mentions that in 6 years she turns 40, and is feeling a bit old. She's just a baby! 17 months and I turn 40. (in case you are wondering, it was the mention of my b-day that brought that up, but you should go check out her cute little guy with his skates on!)
More laundry on the go today. Not sure what else. Probably some baking. I have the recipes books open to a cranberry muffin recipe and a chocolate chip/nut cookie recipe. And I have raisin bread going in the bread machine. I'm getting very domestic lately ... what's up with that????
Have a good day!
Monday, February 20
Monday, again
Funny how the days keep coming and coming. Oh well, guess that is a good thing, right??
Daytona day went well yesterday. Troy and Jan's boys were thrilled to see the race on the big screen. The two guys did all the cooking. I do have to admit though, the race didn't thrill me at all. I'm not into car racing. I did enjoy Bon Jovi before hand though :) We did have the small TV in the kitchen on the race as well, and I did watch parts of it. Mostly the crashes. But how uninterested was I? I missed the end of the race because I was out feeding the horses. I also did the kitchen clean up for the guys.
I also knit. I cast on a Yarn Harlot poncho, and got about 6" of it done. I'm hopefully going to be teaching a knitting class on the poncho at the local craft store, and need to get a sample one done to hang in the store. And before anyone asks, yes, I have Stephanie's permission to use her pattern for the class.
Just called the lady I knit the thrummed mittens for and told her they were done. And they are, I just finished sewing the ends in :)
Yesterday our minister announced that he is leaving our church. He and his family will be moving to the Chester area, where he will have two churches to minister to. We'll miss him. But as they say, chance is good. Now our church has to start looking for a new minister.
Today I'm not doing anything exciting. Laundry. Yippee. Starting to do the housework to get the house all cleaned up and ready for my Epicure party on Friday night. Have 12 ladies who said they are coming. Hopefully the weather will be good, and they will all come. Hey, readers from down the south shore further, want to come to a party??
We may have sold our pony. The lady would like to take her for a month on a trial basis. She owns a half-sister to our horse :)
Have a good day!
Daytona day went well yesterday. Troy and Jan's boys were thrilled to see the race on the big screen. The two guys did all the cooking. I do have to admit though, the race didn't thrill me at all. I'm not into car racing. I did enjoy Bon Jovi before hand though :) We did have the small TV in the kitchen on the race as well, and I did watch parts of it. Mostly the crashes. But how uninterested was I? I missed the end of the race because I was out feeding the horses. I also did the kitchen clean up for the guys.
I also knit. I cast on a Yarn Harlot poncho, and got about 6" of it done. I'm hopefully going to be teaching a knitting class on the poncho at the local craft store, and need to get a sample one done to hang in the store. And before anyone asks, yes, I have Stephanie's permission to use her pattern for the class.
Just called the lady I knit the thrummed mittens for and told her they were done. And they are, I just finished sewing the ends in :)
Yesterday our minister announced that he is leaving our church. He and his family will be moving to the Chester area, where he will have two churches to minister to. We'll miss him. But as they say, chance is good. Now our church has to start looking for a new minister.
Today I'm not doing anything exciting. Laundry. Yippee. Starting to do the housework to get the house all cleaned up and ready for my Epicure party on Friday night. Have 12 ladies who said they are coming. Hopefully the weather will be good, and they will all come. Hey, readers from down the south shore further, want to come to a party??
We may have sold our pony. The lady would like to take her for a month on a trial basis. She owns a half-sister to our horse :)
Have a good day!
Saturday, February 18
Saturday, day before the race
Yup, just like that, I forgot the name of the big car race that is on tomorrow. Daytona! That's it!!
The guys are rigging up the big screen in our living room again. Daytona on a huge (7X11foot) screen, with complete surround sound. Troy and Jan and their two boys are coming up. Just them as far as I know. Deep fried fish, home-made fries, onion rings and pepperoni on the menu. Plus chips, home-made pretzels, broccoli and dip, crackers, red roasted pepper dip and maybe some shrimp dip. And pop to drink. Oh, chocolate cake for dessert. The two guys went and did all the shopping; and they did a good job.
Oh, the best thing the guys bought - both wives got roses. A pre-made bouquet of them; at least 24 of them in mine, maybe more. Jan counted 21 in hers. I got nice pretty red ones, with babys breath in them. I'd love to take a picture to show you; but no camera :(
Today I've made two batches of rice krispie squares. One regular, and one with chocolate chips mixed in. I'm freezing some of them to use for the kids lunches and snacks. I'm trying to be more organized. (which will really shock my hubby)
Had someone come and see our pony today. She's not sure if she wants her or not; but she's thinking. She asked if we would be open to having her take her for a month on a trial basis (at her expense). We'll think about that.
My baby blanket has gone from 4 stitches on each side to 60 stitches on each side. I'm on the round needles now. It's growing, slowly. I'm enjoying it still, which is good. I haven't knit a baby blanket before because I get bored of them before I'm done.
Guess that's it for today.
The guys are rigging up the big screen in our living room again. Daytona on a huge (7X11foot) screen, with complete surround sound. Troy and Jan and their two boys are coming up. Just them as far as I know. Deep fried fish, home-made fries, onion rings and pepperoni on the menu. Plus chips, home-made pretzels, broccoli and dip, crackers, red roasted pepper dip and maybe some shrimp dip. And pop to drink. Oh, chocolate cake for dessert. The two guys went and did all the shopping; and they did a good job.
Oh, the best thing the guys bought - both wives got roses. A pre-made bouquet of them; at least 24 of them in mine, maybe more. Jan counted 21 in hers. I got nice pretty red ones, with babys breath in them. I'd love to take a picture to show you; but no camera :(
Today I've made two batches of rice krispie squares. One regular, and one with chocolate chips mixed in. I'm freezing some of them to use for the kids lunches and snacks. I'm trying to be more organized. (which will really shock my hubby)
Had someone come and see our pony today. She's not sure if she wants her or not; but she's thinking. She asked if we would be open to having her take her for a month on a trial basis (at her expense). We'll think about that.
My baby blanket has gone from 4 stitches on each side to 60 stitches on each side. I'm on the round needles now. It's growing, slowly. I'm enjoying it still, which is good. I haven't knit a baby blanket before because I get bored of them before I'm done.
Guess that's it for today.
Friday, February 17
Done!!!
The thrummed mittens are done! Well, almost done. Still have ends to sew in, but that won't take long to do at all. I'll give the lady they are for a call in the morning and let her know they are ready to be picked up. :)
And the baby blanket is about 4" square. I'll soon be able to put it on the round needles.
I picked up the needle to do the yarn harlot poncho for the store sample for the class I'll be possibly teaching.
And why are there no pictures? Because the digital camera won't work! Grrrr Use your imagination. The mittens are one pair burgandy, the other pair green. The baby blanket is white with specks of pink and blue through it. Very nice. Baby blanket pattern if you want to see what it should look like :)
Mary Anne, took your sock to curling yesterday; turned the heel and have the foot about half done - and enough yarn to finish the sock I think. Hope they will be big enough!
Anyone ever made baked sweet potatoes? I have some in the oven. Never done them before, never ate them before; sure hope I like them! :) Watching these cooking shows on TV has me wanting to try new things.
Ohh... new things... I made chocolate cupcakes with white chocolate chips in them. Yummm. It was a new cupcake recipe, didn't call for the chips; but I added them since I had them.
Tomorrow we have someone supposedly coming to look at the pony we have for sale. If they don't take her we may keep her.
Camera update - we think it's dead. It's showing colored bars on the viewing screen. Wonder what the boy did to it the last time he had his hands on it??
Well, off to do something productive. Oh, and to check to see if Miss Woolly Knits has updated her blog yet
And the baby blanket is about 4" square. I'll soon be able to put it on the round needles.
I picked up the needle to do the yarn harlot poncho for the store sample for the class I'll be possibly teaching.
And why are there no pictures? Because the digital camera won't work! Grrrr Use your imagination. The mittens are one pair burgandy, the other pair green. The baby blanket is white with specks of pink and blue through it. Very nice. Baby blanket pattern if you want to see what it should look like :)
Mary Anne, took your sock to curling yesterday; turned the heel and have the foot about half done - and enough yarn to finish the sock I think. Hope they will be big enough!
Anyone ever made baked sweet potatoes? I have some in the oven. Never done them before, never ate them before; sure hope I like them! :) Watching these cooking shows on TV has me wanting to try new things.
Ohh... new things... I made chocolate cupcakes with white chocolate chips in them. Yummm. It was a new cupcake recipe, didn't call for the chips; but I added them since I had them.
Tomorrow we have someone supposedly coming to look at the pony we have for sale. If they don't take her we may keep her.
Camera update - we think it's dead. It's showing colored bars on the viewing screen. Wonder what the boy did to it the last time he had his hands on it??
Well, off to do something productive. Oh, and to check to see if Miss Woolly Knits has updated her blog yet
Wednesday, February 15
Sunny Day
What a nice day out there! The sun is shining, I have chickadees at my feeders (very rare occurance!), and the snow is melting a bit.
Yesterday afternoon I "played" with Star, and had her join up with me. Which basically means she followed me around without a lead line on her. It builds up trust between her and me. My friend came and did some work with her and rode her as well. This little pony is coming along nicely with her training, and may end up not being sold afterall. Or, being ridden all summer and being sold in the fall for more money than we are asking now.
I am now working on mitten #4. I have the cuff all done. I was working on it last night, but had to stop. I was too tired to focus on what I was doing. I stayed awake long enough to watch American Idol and House, but don't ask me what they were about, because I can't really remember. I have got to do a lot of knitting tonight if I want to be able to start the baby blanket tomorrow. It might not happen until Friday :(
This is my afternoon to volunteer in our school library. I take knitting there to work on, but not thrummed mittens. HEY!! I could start the baby blanket in the library! Up until now I was going to work on a dishcloth. Time for plan B :) (or would that be BB?)
Time for my cooking show to come up. We are getting lots of cable channels free, and I've fallen in love with 30 Minute Meals with Rachel Ray.
Yesterday afternoon I "played" with Star, and had her join up with me. Which basically means she followed me around without a lead line on her. It builds up trust between her and me. My friend came and did some work with her and rode her as well. This little pony is coming along nicely with her training, and may end up not being sold afterall. Or, being ridden all summer and being sold in the fall for more money than we are asking now.
I am now working on mitten #4. I have the cuff all done. I was working on it last night, but had to stop. I was too tired to focus on what I was doing. I stayed awake long enough to watch American Idol and House, but don't ask me what they were about, because I can't really remember. I have got to do a lot of knitting tonight if I want to be able to start the baby blanket tomorrow. It might not happen until Friday :(
This is my afternoon to volunteer in our school library. I take knitting there to work on, but not thrummed mittens. HEY!! I could start the baby blanket in the library! Up until now I was going to work on a dishcloth. Time for plan B :) (or would that be BB?)
Time for my cooking show to come up. We are getting lots of cable channels free, and I've fallen in love with 30 Minute Meals with Rachel Ray.
Tuesday, February 14
Valentine's Day
Valentine's day is here. Kids have gone to school with their valentine's in their backpacks. We made paper pyramids, and put a chocolate kiss in each pyramid. I don't like buying those silly valentine's they make for kids to hand out.
I'm making sweet and sour meatballs for supper - need to buy pineapple tidbits when I go to work. And I'm making jello. I think I may make some heart shaped cakes for supper too.
I don't buy presents, I make special treats.
Yesterday a friend came and worked with Star for a couple of hours. She did some free lunging, and got her to "join up" with her. I don't come close to understanding what was going on; but it was impressive to see Star following her around at the end of an hour. Then she got on and rode her; with no problems! Now Dan is thinking we might keep her. (shaking head)
Katie and her friend got her room re-arranged yesterday, but not totally cleaned up. But, they were busy playing with my friends daughter and niece for a couple of hours. Katie went to bed and discovered that she was scared to sleep in her bed the way that it is now. Grrrrr
I've got just the thumb to do on thrummed mitten #3. That'll be done today, and #4 started. By Thursday I'll be working on my official Olympic project - I hope!
Have a good one!
I'm making sweet and sour meatballs for supper - need to buy pineapple tidbits when I go to work. And I'm making jello. I think I may make some heart shaped cakes for supper too.
I don't buy presents, I make special treats.
Yesterday a friend came and worked with Star for a couple of hours. She did some free lunging, and got her to "join up" with her. I don't come close to understanding what was going on; but it was impressive to see Star following her around at the end of an hour. Then she got on and rode her; with no problems! Now Dan is thinking we might keep her. (shaking head)
Katie and her friend got her room re-arranged yesterday, but not totally cleaned up. But, they were busy playing with my friends daughter and niece for a couple of hours. Katie went to bed and discovered that she was scared to sleep in her bed the way that it is now. Grrrrr
I've got just the thumb to do on thrummed mitten #3. That'll be done today, and #4 started. By Thursday I'll be working on my official Olympic project - I hope!
Have a good one!
Monday, February 13
it's a snow day Monday - YUCK!
Man do I ever wish there was school today!!! The kids are driving me crazy!!
I just looked in Katie's room - big mistake! I'm not sure what they are doing in there, and I'm even less sure that I want to know! I think they are re-arranging it; thing is it only works the way it is now.
Troy and the dog are getting on each others nerves. And thus getting on my nerves.
Our TV has decided to not work; which means I can't watch the cooking shows that I've grown to like in the last 2 weeks. In fact, can't watch anything on it at all. :(
I did manage to get a bit more done on mitten #3 this morning; put the sts for the thumb on a holder, and did a few rows of the hand.
And laundry - I've got more laundry to do.
I HATE MONDAYS!!!!!!! (well, this one anyway)
I just looked in Katie's room - big mistake! I'm not sure what they are doing in there, and I'm even less sure that I want to know! I think they are re-arranging it; thing is it only works the way it is now.
Troy and the dog are getting on each others nerves. And thus getting on my nerves.
Our TV has decided to not work; which means I can't watch the cooking shows that I've grown to like in the last 2 weeks. In fact, can't watch anything on it at all. :(
I did manage to get a bit more done on mitten #3 this morning; put the sts for the thumb on a holder, and did a few rows of the hand.
And laundry - I've got more laundry to do.
I HATE MONDAYS!!!!!!! (well, this one anyway)
Sunday, February 12
Olympic Knitting
My Olympic Knitting is off to a good start. No pictures because camera batteries are dead.
I finished one pair of thrummed mittens. Well, still need to sew in yarn ends, but that won't take me long. Now to go down to the craft room and get the wool for the second pair.
Gotta get those mittens done before I can start my "official" Olympic project - the baby blanket. I won't even let myself swatch for it, because I know I won't want to stop once I start. (and I don't want to knit the mittens!)
I finished one pair of thrummed mittens. Well, still need to sew in yarn ends, but that won't take me long. Now to go down to the craft room and get the wool for the second pair.
Gotta get those mittens done before I can start my "official" Olympic project - the baby blanket. I won't even let myself swatch for it, because I know I won't want to stop once I start. (and I don't want to knit the mittens!)
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