Progress

I don't have any new pictures yet.  I am working away on my sweater.  I got the right front piece done and then had to frog it.  So I counted more carefully and started over on that.  Finished that during the Super Bowl.  Today I started the left front piece and am working away on that.

I also am still at work on the pillow covers.  I have the front of one at least 1/2 way done.  The yarn is so soft and such a rich color.  Loving that.  The yarn doesn't hold together super tight which makes knitting it a little more difficult.  I keep getting the needle stuck through the yarn or I leave a little piece of it somewhere it ought not be.  But the overall look is fine.  I won't know if I'm keeping it or frogging it until I get done basically, so...

I haven't worked any more on either pink doily.  So 1 out of the 6 projects is done and 2 more are making progress.  Not too bad.

It's my week off from teaching my boys.  I had a lovely lazy day of reading a book and watching My Fair Lady.  I did also dust my living room.  My wonderful husband helping me do the shopping this evening.  I found my youngest son a new coat for $5 and a hat for $.50!

My primary goal this week is to relax.  My other goal is to get my house clean by doing 1 or 2 rooms per day.  This allows me to get it done without actually overworking.  Hopefully I can stick to my plan.  I'm always happier going back to school if the house has an overall cleaner feel to it.

PK Ta-dah!

Here she is,

PINEAPPLE ROUND

in all her glory:

As you can see, ironing does help!

And here are a few pictures from our winter storm:

We got around 18" yesterday.

Thank You, Lord, for no power outage

and for a warm home.

We are blessed.

Knitting with Yarn - Me?

Well Ladies, not only did I NOT reform,

I BOUGHT NEW YARN

(yes, I said YARN)

AND

I'm not even crocheting with it.

(Lion Brand Homespun acrylic yarn is SO soft!)

I'm ATTEMPTING to KNIT!

(yes, I said KNIT)

I am way out of my element here!!!

And I guess it is better to have

yet ANOTHER new project

sitting here on my doily than this:

Grrr!!!

And yet, I don't kick her off.

Why is that?

Anyway, I want to make a cover for some of my sofa pillows, and I wanted the weave to be close.  So, I decided to blow the dust off my knitting needles.  I reviewed the basic steps, picked a simple pattern called 'seed and stockinette stitch ribs', and dove right in.  I didn't let my rudimentary skills stop me.  ;)  (I figure that if I don't do it well enough, I can always frog it and start over again in crochet.

W.I.P.s are Multiplying

Friends, LOOK WHAT HAPPENED!

KA-POW!!!  W.I.P. Explosion!

I know you remember this:

And, as I told you,

I'M STUCK!

I can't decide what to do next

color-wise or if I should just start over.

So what do I do when I don't know what to do

on one project?  I start on a different one.  :)

(I also do that when I get bored with a project.)

(The stitches on this sweater can get A LITTLE monotonous!)

OR

I remember that I have to make a gift for someone:

And before you know it,

KA-BLAM!!!

I have too many projects going at once!!!

(I just remembered this one.  Oops!)

Does this ever happen to you?

Eleanor's Booties

Well, you might remember these from months past. 
(See posts here and here and here.) 

And they finally have an owner!

 Plus, I finally made the shoelaces!

I had a very fun time helping to host Eleanor's shower yesterday.  

She is a sweet, pretty girl!

Congratulations Mama!

Let's Blog Hop

I was over at AnneMarie's and decided it would be fun to participate in her blog hop. It is so great to see everyone's projects!

JOIN IN THE FUN!!!

My Favorite Movies

My husband is making a list of his 50 favorite movies and reviewing them on his blog,  http://www.retrohound.com

I thought, "What a good idea!"  But I'm not going to all that trouble. 

So I thought I'd just make a list of my favorites so far.  I'm no 'movie critic'.  So these are just movies that I think are really good.

These make my Top Ten:


The Lord of the Rings series
Knight and Day (Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz)
Blind Side (Sandra Bullock)
While You were Sleeping (Sandra Bullock)
The Family Man (Nicolas Cage)
My Fair Lady (Rex Harrison, Audrey Hepburn)
The Incredibles
Anne of Green Gables (Meghan Follows)
Anne of Avonlea (Meghan Follows)
The Court Jester (Danny Kaye)


Then these are the others I could think of off the top of my head:

What's Up Doc? (Barbara Streisand)
Singing in the Rain (Gene Kelly)
Jane Eyre (BBC w/ Timothy Dalton)
Robin Hood (Errol Flynn)
Lady Hawke (Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer)
The Journey of Natty Gann
Maltese Falcon (Humphrey Bogart)
Casablanca (Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman)
Sound of Music (Julie Andrews)
The Grinch (animated)
The Last of the Mohicans (Daniel Day-Lewis)
Raising Arizona (Nicolas Cage)
The Princess Bride (Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright)
Driving Miss Daisy (Jessica Tandy)
Fried Green Tomatoes (Jessica, Tandy, Mary-Louise Parker, Mary Stuart Masterson)
The Lake House (Sandra Bullock)
Raising Helen (Kate Hudson)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (Nia Vardalos)
The Reluctant Debutante (Rex Harrison)
The Philadelphia Story (Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart)
The Hunt for Red October (Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin)
The Quiet Man (John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara)
McClintock (John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara)
Parent Trap (Brian Keith, Maureen O'Hara, Haley Mills)
Somewhere in Time (Christopher Reeves,
You've Got Mail (Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks)
Return to Me (Minnie Driver, Bonnie Hunt)
Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews, Dick VanDyke)
National Treasure (Nicholas Cage)
Gone in 60 Seconds (Nicholas Cage)
A Few Good Men (Tom Cruise, Demi Moore)
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (Don Knotts)
Sahara (Matthew McConaughey)
The Master and the Commander (Russell Crowe)
The Holiday (Queen Latifah)
Kate & Leopold (Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman)
Sleepless in Seattle (Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks)
50 First Dates (Drew Barrymore)
Legally Blond (Reese Witherspoon)
Mighty Joe Young (Charlize Theron)
The Gods Must Be Crazy 2
Toy Story 2

WHAT MAKES YOUR TOP TEN???