remember my sneak peak?

 Here is the finished project.
A 16x16 pillow that makes me feel like spring will not be far away.
 100% cotton yarn, not sure how it would work for a pillow,but its soft and the colors are bright.

I also made a couple sunny yellow dish cloths. I hate doing dishes, but pretty towels and clothes make it a little more bearable, LOL.

an Easter classic

trolls

If you are fun and nice like the trolls over here
< you are welcome to look around and comment. 

If you are a spammer or a jerk, move along. I will delete you and your idiot comments.

where is spring?

I hear Jimmy the Groundhog is 

trying to get into the 

witness protection program...

:o)

sneak peak

A before picture of my next project

Tom's afghan

The last two weeks I have been working on this.

I knew I would give it to my co-worker, Tom. We have been working together for 13 years now. He is like an uncle I never knew I had until I was 35. He will be 80 this summer, works a few hours a day - he will never retire. I wasn't sure when I would give it to him. Too late for Christmas and not a good gift for  July birthday. 

He had a little "bump in the road" last weekend. So Tuesday when I left work, I left it on his chair with a little note: To Tom from Linda, too keep you warm while you nap in your recliner
Wednesday morning he gave me a hug, a kiss on the cheek, and told me I was a special lady. Of course we were both all teary. 

Its made from Caron simply soft yarn, simple double crochet, three rows then one row, lots of colors. 

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Water

I have always been a big diet Pepsi and diet Mt Dew drinker. I was drinking 2 or 3 cans a day, and knew that couldn't be good for me. 

I am down to 2 or 3 cans a week now. I even lost a few pounds :)

To reward myself, this sweet Hello Kitty cup. She goes to work with me everyday. 

Mitzi

Our dog is so weird.
She uses the snow as a pillow.

March to do list

Oh March. I am looking forward to you bringing some spring weather.
I was tired if winter in January. And February has been extremely snowy.

On my list of things to do

• T shirt quilt. Really. This thing has been on my to-do list since Aaron was a sophomore in high school. (He graduated from college last year. Oops)  I have about half of them squared up. When I cut one crooked, I set it aside... won't get it done this month, I just need to work on it. 
• Finish afghan for Tom. Tom is my co-worker and a sweetheart, he will be 80 this summer and has no desire to retire.
• Declutter.  I am not quite to the "Hoarders" stage...but getting close. 
• Start going through pictures to display at Jill's graduation party. I asked her if she had any ideas of what she wanted at her party. Cupcakes and goldfish crackers. I think she had the same menu when she was 5!
• Exercise!  Tendinitis is stupid. 
• Prom dress shopping with Jill. I keep hoping she wears one she already has. She is not a shopper and it would be so much easier, not to mention cheaper. 
• Start a quilt for Jill. She has finally made a decision about college. Going to Luther. (Yay!) 

Snow day

Jill had a snow day today, so I took one too :)

Last time I went to work when school was cancelled the roads were awful. I was thankful to get to work that day.
And I have a finish! This will be the Christmas present for my secret pal. She loves red and I have been wanting to make one of these for a long time. I love how it turned out.  

dish cloth

I made these dish cloths for a fundraiser last weekend.
But I couldn't get a hold of the lady in charge. So they are put aside for the next one. One thing about living in a small town - there is always someone raising money for something. 

The photo is a little wonky, the top one looks big, they are actually all the same size.