Iced In

Hello!  How is your week going?  We've been homebound due to the ice storm here - the boys have gotten 3 more days of vacation, their mother is less than thrilled.  :-)  I have enjoyed more of the "homey" time.  I started a pair of cotton booties in blue for my son's friend at work whose wife gave birth to their first child, a boy.  Then I will be closing the "bootie factory" for a while  :-)

My DIL Kristi asked if I had any yarn that I wanted to part with - her best friend crochets and knits and she was hoping to give her some of my un-used yarn.  So, we went through some of the bins in my organized office and I selected a bag of yarn to give her, and in doing so found 2 skeins of the red yarn I used on my red shawl.  I had made my red hat in haste and it's so simple that it really doesn't "go" with my lacy red shawl.  While it was lost I had the notion to make one that is a bit more "fancy".  Hooray in finding the yarn for this idea.. in my own yarn shop! :-)

Here is the pattern I found, free, on the internet.  I think this is a wonderfully pretty crocheted beret.  I wish they'd made it in red! :-)  So, this is a future project for me.  I am getting a bit too many WIPS.  (works in process) 

When I arose this morning and went into the kitchen to make my coffee and toast my bagel.. this is what I found.  Kristi decided our spice and food cabinet needed organizing.  :-)  Can you believe all that stuff came out of that one open cabinet behind her?  She tossed all out of date items and put things back in a neater fashion.  And no, you may not have her.  :-)

Well.. the roads are clear enough today for me to go swimming with Gracie so I will be packing up the old swim bag and heading out soon.  I hope you're having a wonderful week.  And thanks for all the nice comments you left on my last post.  I really do appreciate your support.  ((hugs)), Teresa :-)