Tolentreasures

Well really, the first one is not really even good.  I found this pattern for crocheted mittens.  It didn't turn out so good.  The second one was knitted last night with lots of help from my local knitting guru friend, Carol.  Always good to have a knitting guru friend that understands the directions and can SHOW you what they mean.  Not perfect, but I somewhat got the concept.  Then last night when the caffeine from the delicious coffee that went with the delicious pumpkin cranberry dessert (you see my knitting guru friend can also do other amazing things like bake and cook) kicked in, I started another one and figured out the mistakes that I made on the first knitted one. I am starting to think that it might be easier to buy those dollar store gloves and mittens to go with the hats and scarves, but really....I know that I can master this and how much warmer these will be on little hands. And the most amazing purchase of the week.  Mon...

What fun they had!  Kendall was probably the most excited of all and who would have thought she would even understand the concept of Trick or Treat?  At every house where they held the candy low enough, her chubby little hand would try to grab as much as she could.  She even had the "stuffing it in the bag" part down pat. Rest!  That was what was called for on Sunday.  A day of rest!  What a unique concept.  I sat and knitted and sat and knitted and sat and knitted some more.  Donation hats were just flying off the needles. 

Really, can the days get any more bizarre.  I have threatened to call them many days.  I have watched the reality shows.  Truthfully...we are living one.  Self employed, small town characters, crazy family life, cute babies, near disasters, remodeling, throw in a little bit of art that I do and even some heated moments that would rival the best of them....we have it all..  Yesterday would have supplied wonderful trailers, those little teasers that you see fifteen times that make you want to watch and see what happens.  Tune in at 9 and see why Jennifer is rolling across the bank lawn in town.  Camera pans to Jennifer rolling out of the bank.  Sound funny?  Well it wasn't at the time.  Because we (I) miscounted an order and had to reorder shirts quickly and because John had to drive his mom to dialysis and because I had Kendall for the day and she doesn't always want to stay with someone else, I sent Jennifer to meet the UPS man for ear...

Did you ever get money that you didn't ask for?  Payment for a job that you didn't want paid for? Well I did this weekend.  I enjoyed the job that I did, enjoyed the time spent with an old friend, catching up and talking, and then...I got paid.  What to do with that money?  So... I bought yarn! Not yarn for myself, but yarn to make hats and scarves to donate. Last year, I had lots of them made, I sent them to several places.  This year, I have done nothing.  Since I need some rest anyway, the next few weeks of evenings will be spent in the recliner... KNITTING! Well that and whatever else needs done in the 90,000 projects that jump up around here. The other thing that I didn't ask for... Last night was the annual Stockholder's Meeting for our local fair.  John was running for manager of that fair.  I was willing to help, but really didn't need a job.  Now I am the Librarian.  I didn't even know what the Librarian did.  I guess I t...

This was the night before.  There was actually no other place to sit in the chaos of set-up.  They had been working on the house next door and mistakenly thought that there was room for them here. Unfortunately, we forgot to take pictures on Friday right before customers started coming, so all these pics are from Saturday AM and we had sold quite a bit by then. I am not sure that Jenn understands my camera any better than I do.  Some of these pics are pretty fuzzy! And another year is done! Now on to the clean-up.  This morning I tackle the sewing room.  I am going armed with a garbage bag and the vacuum for starters.  I am thinking a scoop shovel would work better!

This little shed was built by the mission team at a local church.  It is on our neighbor's property.  She is an older woman that only had a barn that was falling down and had nowhere to store anything for the yard or garden.  It was so nice to see neighbors helping neighbors and what a testimony to the community.  And then tonight.... The local fire company showed up to burn the old barn. And John worked right through the confusion.  He said it kept him warm and acted as a light to work by! The little house next door is about 1/2 sided.  Work is progressing. I have been working on getting ready for my Open House this weekend.  It is keeping me very busy!  

To be fair, many of these have been sitting on the work table..and the freezer....and the floor in the basement, just needing a little finishing. Tried a different lining inside of this. And a little bit of TV work.