daily yarns 'n more

menu plan monday

I haven't done this in a while.

I'm cleaning out the freezer of all the leftover meat that just doesn't seem to be the first ones used.  Especially the neck bones.  I had to search online for a recipe.

• Monday-Pork Neck-bones
  
• Tuesday- Chili w/ French Bread
• Wednesday- Coconut Chicken Tenders w/ Salsa, Green Bean Casserole
• Thursday-Barbecue Round Steak over rice.
• Friday-Ribs, Baked Potatoes and Orange Sherbet Jello.
• Saturday-Herbed Shepherd's Pie.
• Sunday-OFF-We're going to see our son and dil.
  

Head on over to I'm an Organizing Junkie to see more menu plans.

i'm ready for the next project

Before I actually started taking out the mop yarn I finished the edge with a straight stitch and a zig-zag stitch.

The mop yarn is taken out and it's all ready to have the fringe cut off.

I decided to leave a bit of a fringe on the edge.  It's washed and dried.  The yarn closed nice and tight almost like felting but not quite that tight.  It feels soft like a baby blanket.

 

Even tho it's just a sampler it's found a home on my table.

Now I can't wait to start the next project.

it's friday already

Where did the week go?  I can't wait to show you the finished weaving product when it's done.  But first I need to get some Shout color catcher sheets to wash with it.

No pictures on the camera lately.  I've been so busy that I don't seem to be taking pictures anymore.  I can't seem to find time to even work on my knitting WIPs.

The count down is 23 days until we are on the plane to warmth.

We are getting eggs and I'm not really sure how to clean them without washing them.  I've read that you really shouldn't.  We try using a soft cloth but it doesn't always do the trick. 

Sorry for more egg pictures it was the only thing on my camera. But, look past the junk on them, don't they look like Easter eggs?

Suzanne over at Chickens in the Road had a post today about freezing eggs.  Which I did not know you could do (shows you how much I know).  The photos of her eggs are always so nice and clean.  So, I asked her how she cleans them and YES you can wash them.

Tonight is anything night for the ones who live in this house.  Anything night means that you can have anything you want for dinner because I'm not cooking.  We are heading up to Milwaukee to have dinner with some friends.  There's nothing like having wonderful friends to visit with.

I've made a couple of new dishes this week but of course I didn't take any pictures so you'll just have to take my word that they were good.

Nothing else to blog about right now.  So, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

i knew if i did this i would be hooked

I'm telling you it's addicting.

This is what we worked on starting with the first class.

 

We learned to weave many different weaving patterns.  Here you can see the different patterns that are really in no particular order to resemble any type of pattern.

 

The instructor is teaching us pretty much everything in a compact sort of way.  How much can we really learn in 10 weeks other than the really important things right? She taught us what to do if we break a thread or warp as they are really called.  So to demonstrate that she reached over to the back of my loom and snipped a thread.  You should have heard the gasps from all of us.

This is the added thread and when it's all finished you will not know which warp thread had broke.  At least I hope you won't be able to.

To finish off this piece I have to do a wet finish on it and those white mop threads that you see on the ends in the top photo will not be there when I'm done.  Let's just hope I do it right and the finished edges will look how they are supposed to look.  If I do a fringe edge you'll know I chickened out and picked an easy way to finish them :)

did i tell you we went bowling in minnesota?

We had a blast, and after bowling we went for pizza.  I can't tell you the last time that I went bowling.

It's not the easiest taking pictures of people bowling...You tend to get their backsides...Which doesn't always look the best in photos :)

Today turned out to be a great day. 

I managed to get some laundry done,

go up to the office and work,

run some errands

and

do the 30 day Shred by Jillian Michaels.

I have been working out on the elliptical but I also want to do a little more.  I'll be honest and say that I couldn't even get through it the first day I started it.  The second time I did it I got a little bit farther through it.  But, today I finished the whole workout. 

I am totally pumped!

We'll see just how much I shred by the end of the month when Jim and I head to Florida for a week.