Happy Easter, Happy Spring...

This promises to be a hectic weekend. My daughter was flying to Chicago this morning, until we got word that her flight was cancelled...it's snowing in Chicago. So much for Spring! She's booked on a flight tomorrow morning at 7:30, so we'll be up early and headed to the airport...at 5am. We'll pick up a truck on the way home and spend the day moving our son into his new place.

Up early again for 7:45 service on Easter morning, then breakfast and hopefully I'll be able to give blood. I tried yesterday, but my iron was a trifle low...it had to be 12.5 and mine was 12.3. Hopefully with a few days of iron supplements and lots of spinach, I'll be able to donate on Easter. We'll be heading to my sister's for dinner in the afternoon.

I hope all of you have a happy, blessed Easter.

And I have the t-shirt to prove it!

I have fulfilled my one New Year's Resolution and I have the shirt to prove it! I didn't chicken out and made it through the donation. We were at the donation site for 3 hours and I still didn't leave! Yeah, now that it's over, I don't know why I made such a fuss...and I'll be doing it again, probably every 8 weeks. Especially if they have Tastykakes every time I go!

I also finished a sock today...here's a picture for the color of the yarn, whose band I don't have handy and I can't remember what it was....

And this one is to show the pattern...Lacy Mock Cable Socks. Now on to the second sock, even though I really want to cast on something different using this!

Stash Sunday

I've been doing much more thinking about quilting than actual quilting in the last week. I did finish embroidering this little guy, which took a 12" square of backing and one of muslin out of my stash. I also quilted a quilt that my mother made and used about two yards of 108" muslin for the backing. I have a few things planned for this afternoon, so will post those if I actually do them!

I've been thinking about the new year and what I would like to accomplish. I'm not one for making resolutions, I usually make new plans in September, rather than January. My life has revolved around a school calendar since I was young and to me that is the start of the new year. So, what would I like to do in 2008? I think I'd like to focus on making some baby quilts for Project Linus this year, using some of my stash. I'd like to knit some more socks, I certainly have the yarn for it. But my big goal is to give blood. I've had blood taken for testing, but I've always been too chicken to actually donate blood. My two kids who are old enough to donate have done it, so I decided it is time. I'd even like to give blood regularly if the first time goes well! So, I've done it. There is a blood drive at a local firehouse next Saturday and the boss and I have 11:00 appointments to give blood. I'll try to be brave...