Scarfette

Here is what I did while riding back from Southern Illinois, Thanks to my sister Jean for this pattern, it is a quick knit!  I have 3 done now, even got one finished this morning to and from church!  I have an hour round trip drive so see it truly is a quick knit!

The pattern is super easy! 

Use bulky yarn, I used Lion Brand Wool Ease Quick and Thick

 Use size 13 needles, cast on 9 stitches,

row one: knit one, purl one (seed stitch)  all the way through the row!

row two: same as row one!  knit one purl one!

In each row you start with a knit and end with a knit! Depending on how bulky your yarn is it will end up about 4 inches wide but it is ok if it is not as wide!  Knit about 21-23 inches and put a button or buttons about anywhere you want because the big stitches make it easy for a button to go through!  I made another while I had my morning coffee! 

I just entered this on the Boardwalk!

Dining Room Chandelier!

For those of you that I have kept in suspense as to what I was putting up for a chandelier..... a) buy a new one ...  b)  paint and redo the old one.....




I went with b.... painted the old one silver and ooollllllaaaaa lllllaaaaaa  it looks great!

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day has come and gone and you are seeing the only pictures I took that day!  The little ones all had so much fun playing, somehow their Great Uncle David became a human roller coaster ride and the kids were squealing.... although I bet he had trouble walking the next day....

Thankfullness

There is always so much to be thankful for!  I am thankful for my family, for good health and a warm home!  I am thankful that Jala's gall bladder surgery went so well, I called it a drive by surgery!  My granddog CoCo was spade the same day and they kept the dog longer than the hospital kept Jala!  Now something is wrong with that picture!  I am thankful that she is doing so well and pray she heals quickly (with 3 little ones under the age of 3, she has a demanding life!)  but thankfully she has a helpful husband!

I am thankful for God putting Mark into my life!  I am thankful that our kids and grandkids are healthy, thankful for the new additions to our families this year.... Megan married Kevin.... Amber and Dan had their 3rd child but first son, John and Jala had their third child and second son... So I am ever grateful for our families near and far away! I am Thankful for God's Amazing Grace and for sending his Son Jesus....

Thanksgiving to me is a state of mind and heart, not just a day!

Have a blessed day tomorrow with your family and friends!

I was featured on a blog!

I was featured on the Boardwalk for my kitchen!

I cannot get her button to come up but here is Jan's link.....  Thanks Jan!

http://www.bobbypinsboardwalk.com/

Week in Review

Last week I took a vacation from painting.... went to visit the Birthday girl and her family.... it was a good week, also got some more things out of my garage!  Came home on Saturday and had a housefull of people for Thanksgiving Supper Sunday evening.... Monday my oldest daughter was having her gall bladder removed and thankfully that went well, now just praying for a speedy recovery!  She has 3 small children that need their mamma!!

Somehow in the collage I am posting I realized I had taken none of baby Otto!!! 

Birthday Wreath

Because I am taking a break from painting for a few days....  while visiting at the Ramsey household someone had a birthday and turned 3!  I saw this somewhere and decided that each of our kids families needed a Birthday Wreath to help make Birthdays even more special!  I better get busy cause "C" has a December birthday and "J" has a January birthday!  So here is the wreath I made it took 15 packages of size 9" balloons (so that is like 375 balloons of course if I hadn't gotten the biggest stinkin straw wreath I could find it wouldn't have taken so many!).  I also used floral picks to attach the balloons to the wreath!

Have an awesome Friday everyone!  I am heading home in the morning!