I finished the Tuck Away Tote yesterday! Not only do I think that my plan to make the 2 pocket/bottom pieces first next time & attach them to each other while I start the sides, but I also think when I do, that I will make sure the extra piece will be in the inside then the bag is in use. I turned mine inside out today & I think I like that better. I showed it to my oldest daughter D. and she said except for the fact that the grandkids undies would show through, it would make a great bag for them to use on weekend visits without taking up a lot of space otherwise as well, so maybe we have an idea for another gift.
I had to drop by my son's last night to pick up the registrations & insurance cards to be able to go to the courthouse today & get my dh's name taken off our son's 2 vehicles. While I did, since I had just found a 40% off coupon for Hobby Lobby on 1 item, I went ahead and picked up a jumbo ball of Aunt Lydia's Classic 10 crochet thread. My niece J., had mentioned last year that she wanted something lacy. I misunderstood her comment & thought she was talking about the shawls that I have been making, so I decided to make the next one for her. But what she really wanted was a crocheted tablecloth to use for when the family isn't eating at the table. So I had started looking for patterns for a rectangle tablecloth. I found one that I loved, but it calls for 68 balls of #30 crochet cotton and at $2.89 a ball, that would be almost $200 just for the materials. Since it is also able to be used as a bedspread, that might be part of it, but it does give 2 different totals for thread depending on the brand you buy, so even if I bought the 56 balls for the 2nd brand, that is still $162. I didn't want to chance it & I certainly can't afford to spend that much myself right now with no job. So I kept looking. I found one that I think she will like that says it needs 1,750 yards of #10 crochet cotton. The jumbo ball has over 2,700 yards, so I should be good. Even if I decide to add a bit to the edging. And the 40% off coupon brought it down to just $11.01 with tax. A much better figure for my budget. And even though I told J. that I needed to get my Christmas knitting done before I could start, yesterday was her birthday, so I pulled out my hook & at least started on the tablecloth. But now, back to the Christmas knitting!
This weekend I will have my oldest granddaughter A. for the weekend. She is the one who knits with me. The last time she was here, she took her knitting home with her because I had mentioned that she needed more practice to really get better. I hear she made a mistake & we haven't gotten around to getting that corrected. At least she knows that she made a mistake! We had also talked about going to Yarn, our LYS (local yarn store). I thought they had told me that they held an open knitting on Saturdays now. So I called the other day & found out that either it has changed or I misunderstood. They do hold a spinning group on Saturdays, but open knit is Tuesday mornings, Tuesday evenings & Wednesday afternoons. But when I said why I was asking, I was told to bring our knitting on down, that they have people drop by to craft all the time & the coffee is always on. So will need to see what A. wants to do. We are definitely trying to keep things to free activities. Friday Grandpa is supposed to be working about 15 hours, so not supposed to be home until after midnight, which gives us the evening for just us girls!
We had a thunderstorm the night before last come through our area. I have known that my male Pom has always been afraid of loud noises -fireworks, thunder, etc. I was really taken by surprise though to hear a noise & looked over and he was trying to drag himself across the floor by his elbows. He was so scared this time that he started having a seizure! So I got him, petted him, reassuring him, etc.until he started coming out of it pretty good. After a bit, he turned his head to look at me & I could tell he was starting to relax. The female Pom had joined us. She knew something was wrong and so was trying to comfort him as well. When he finally wanted free, he was still stumbling a bit, but he has been fine ever since. This is the 1st time that he has ever had this kind of an issue with his fear! We used to have a chihuahua that would have seizures and we used to do the same thing for her - just comfort her until it was over.
Went to the courthouse this morning and it only took me about 45 minutes total today - I was the 3rd in line when I got there, which was a good way to start! It didn't take very long to get to a clerk and $41 later the 2 vehicles are only in my son's name! I hope that means it's at least 10 months before I have to go down there again! Maybe by then they will have the issues fixed finally with their system.
Have fun & Happy Crafting until the next time!
I had to drop by my son's last night to pick up the registrations & insurance cards to be able to go to the courthouse today & get my dh's name taken off our son's 2 vehicles. While I did, since I had just found a 40% off coupon for Hobby Lobby on 1 item, I went ahead and picked up a jumbo ball of Aunt Lydia's Classic 10 crochet thread. My niece J., had mentioned last year that she wanted something lacy. I misunderstood her comment & thought she was talking about the shawls that I have been making, so I decided to make the next one for her. But what she really wanted was a crocheted tablecloth to use for when the family isn't eating at the table. So I had started looking for patterns for a rectangle tablecloth. I found one that I loved, but it calls for 68 balls of #30 crochet cotton and at $2.89 a ball, that would be almost $200 just for the materials. Since it is also able to be used as a bedspread, that might be part of it, but it does give 2 different totals for thread depending on the brand you buy, so even if I bought the 56 balls for the 2nd brand, that is still $162. I didn't want to chance it & I certainly can't afford to spend that much myself right now with no job. So I kept looking. I found one that I think she will like that says it needs 1,750 yards of #10 crochet cotton. The jumbo ball has over 2,700 yards, so I should be good. Even if I decide to add a bit to the edging. And the 40% off coupon brought it down to just $11.01 with tax. A much better figure for my budget. And even though I told J. that I needed to get my Christmas knitting done before I could start, yesterday was her birthday, so I pulled out my hook & at least started on the tablecloth. But now, back to the Christmas knitting!
This weekend I will have my oldest granddaughter A. for the weekend. She is the one who knits with me. The last time she was here, she took her knitting home with her because I had mentioned that she needed more practice to really get better. I hear she made a mistake & we haven't gotten around to getting that corrected. At least she knows that she made a mistake! We had also talked about going to Yarn, our LYS (local yarn store). I thought they had told me that they held an open knitting on Saturdays now. So I called the other day & found out that either it has changed or I misunderstood. They do hold a spinning group on Saturdays, but open knit is Tuesday mornings, Tuesday evenings & Wednesday afternoons. But when I said why I was asking, I was told to bring our knitting on down, that they have people drop by to craft all the time & the coffee is always on. So will need to see what A. wants to do. We are definitely trying to keep things to free activities. Friday Grandpa is supposed to be working about 15 hours, so not supposed to be home until after midnight, which gives us the evening for just us girls!
We had a thunderstorm the night before last come through our area. I have known that my male Pom has always been afraid of loud noises -fireworks, thunder, etc. I was really taken by surprise though to hear a noise & looked over and he was trying to drag himself across the floor by his elbows. He was so scared this time that he started having a seizure! So I got him, petted him, reassuring him, etc.until he started coming out of it pretty good. After a bit, he turned his head to look at me & I could tell he was starting to relax. The female Pom had joined us. She knew something was wrong and so was trying to comfort him as well. When he finally wanted free, he was still stumbling a bit, but he has been fine ever since. This is the 1st time that he has ever had this kind of an issue with his fear! We used to have a chihuahua that would have seizures and we used to do the same thing for her - just comfort her until it was over.
Went to the courthouse this morning and it only took me about 45 minutes total today - I was the 3rd in line when I got there, which was a good way to start! It didn't take very long to get to a clerk and $41 later the 2 vehicles are only in my son's name! I hope that means it's at least 10 months before I have to go down there again! Maybe by then they will have the issues fixed finally with their system.
Have fun & Happy Crafting until the next time!
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