Stuff I am working on now.

Hello. I have been busy all week. Don's father passed away last Friday morning and I am making angel pins for hospice staff and also some red/white/blue ones for the Memorial at Fort Logan this Tuesday March 30th. I also made a few cloths and will be posting them as well. I am super sad and miss my father in law alot. He was such a nice guy and so funny as well. I can't believe he has been gone for a week. Sorry for all the sad things. I will post pics. The snowman is from Rachel's Knit Group on yahoo, and the angels are from web archive. The Christmas Story cloth is available on Kris Knits site.

My first Knit shawl.

I was asked to make this shawl by a friend who has thyroid cancer. It was a quick pattern off the Lionbrand site, and I did it in about 2 days. I chose the color way of Fiesta, and this is the result. Of course it is super soft, and my doggie is a ham and wanted to be in the pics.

What I have been working on the last while

Hello. I just thought I would add some pics of things I have been working on. Right now on the needles I have a shawl for a dear friend. She asked if I could make it, and I am actually having a great time working on my first knit shawl. It will be done either later today or tomorrow. I am going to Red Lobster for dinner tonight with Don, as it is my Birthday. UGG, getting old sucks. But I need to have my Lobster dinner. Let me add some pics and stuff I have done so I can get ready to go and work more on this shawl. The slipper sox are for a friend, and the washcloths are from a KAL on Rachel's Knitting and another group.

Today in the life

well, I am in the process of a baby blanket that I am knitting, one that I am crocheting and also knitting some kitchen stuff. I did a hanging towel with matching dishcloth and tribbles, and also working on a mystery cloth too. I am bummed out as Don's dad is really confused, but the doc decided today that it is the pain patches. So they took one off and are going to do the same with the other since he doesn't seem to be in so much pain like before. I have to get some things mailed as my niece is stalking the mailperson waiting for her jacket to come. It is still here, but I think it will go out tomorrow as I have to get up to take the car so that Travis can get to school. They have one of those late starts again. i wish they would of had those back in the day when I was in school.

My Dear Father in Law

tom, Don Sr., Lonnie and Don

Don Sr. on Christmas Eve

Don Sr. at Christmas Eve party 2009 at Michelle's house.

This post is to ask for prayers for my Father in Law. Well, Don and I aren't married, but I still count him as my father in law. He is such a sweetheart and is going thru some really tough times with cancer. He started out with Prostate cancer a few years ago, and that is all gone, but in December a few days before Christmas we found out that he has a new cancer and it spread like wild fires thru all his body. It is in his hips, spine, kidneys, liver and skull. In his bones as well. He started Chemo, but it is killing him faster I think. He has had two treatments and the last one he had an allergic reaction to. He had to have a blood transfusion the week before the second treatment, and they believe that is what caused the allergic reaction. He is stubborn and set in his ways and tired of the poking and prodding that they do at the hospital. he is in pain and not really able to sleep well. the medications make him goofy at times and we are just trying to spend as much time as possible with him. it is very hard to see him this way when 2 months ago he was still working as a handy man at an apt. complex at the age of 80. he will be 81 in March. We are not sure if he will make it to his birthday. Hopeful though. Please keep him in your prayers.

New things I have been working on.

Good morning all. I have been working on lots of things, just haven't posted in a while. I have made a few more jackets, some knit cloths and I am also working on a baby blanket from a kit I bought last summer from Herreschner's. I have been spending time with my father in law, as his cancer is really bad now. Please keep him in your prayers. Hope you like the new pictures. This is Katelynn and Hailey. Don's two great nieces. I made them their jackets and got them to model.

Elena's sweater

I finished all the adjustments to make Elena her sweater. It should fit her, and may be a little big, but I tried my best. I took a pic with the last sweater on top to show the difference in size. The sweater will fit my sister in law who is 58, but tiny. Just was short in the sleeves for her. It was funny when she tried it on, cause she was sure it wouldn't fit her.

Now two of Don's great nieces want one too, they want the same color, that is the only part that make it a little boring. But I will get them done when I can. I kind of want to do something else for a little break, I hope they are not in a super hurry. They are so cute and tiny too.