Half eaten...

that's what Gabby did to her Valentine candy. I guess cupid got the wrong kind. It was pretty funny watching her taste each one and seeing the expression on her face after the first bite. Needless to say they ended up in the garbage since both Grandma and I gave up sugar for Lent, boy was that dumb. I'm not gonna make it. I'm such a bad Catholic.

knitting books for sale

I am being over come by my knitting books. There is no sense in me keeping them if I won't use them and they are taking up too much room. So here is a list of the books that I have for sale. All are half off the orginal price that I paid for them and in excellent condition. And I will send them media mail to keep the shipping down for you.

Sock books:

Toe-up Techniques for Hand-Knit Socks (by Janet Rehfeldt) - $8.00

Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles (by Cat Bordhi) - $8.00 plus shipping

Getting Started Knitting Socks (by Ann Budd) $9.00 plus shipping

Simple Socks Plain and Fancy (by Priscilla A. Gibson-Roberts) - $8.00 plus shipping

2-at-a-time Socks (Melissa Morgan-Oakes) - $9.00 plus shipping

Knitted Socks (Anna Tillman) - $12.00 plus shipping

Other books:

Bags - a Knitter's dozen - $8.00 plus shipping

Scarf Style (by Pam Allen) - $10.00 plus shipping

Closly Knit (by Hannah Fettig) - $11.00 plus shipping

Crocheted Pursenalities (by Eva Wiechmann) - $10.00 plus shipping

Silk Knits (by Elaine Eskesen) - $12.00 plus shipping

Knitted Flowers (by Nicky Epstein's) - $10.00 plus shipping

I do take Paypal or personal checks. Or if you live near me I can meet you at one of our knitting meets.

Happy Birthday....

to Mr. Bill. Today is my son-in-law, Bill's, birthday. What a great guy he is and a wonderful husband he is to our daughter Heather. She found a keeper. "Happy Birthday, Bill". Hope you have a wonderful day. We love you!

Baby night gowns..

They just don't make things like when my daughter's were babies. I really don't know who the designers are but they are terrible. I use to get these little night gowns that the babies would sleep in. They came in packages and were either Carter's or Gerber brand. But the stores are not carry them, or at least I can not find them. I did find these two at J.C. Penney's. They are by Carter but they are not the light weight ones that they use to make. They do have the little part on the hand that turns over so the baby doesn't scratch themselves. I looked in my hope chest hoping I had kept some newborn stuff but I must of got rid of it all. How sad. So I'm telling you if you love certain things that your baby's are wearing then keep them for when they have children. Because things and styles (the good styles) change. What are my grandbabies suppose to sleep in? I need to find a Carter outlet or something because I need a lot of these with two grandbabies coming.

A few updates...

Well I have decided to stop going on facebook and just concentrate on my blogging and my projects. I was spending way too much time on there playing games and then it started giving me this error message and kept kicking me offline. It was a sign I tell you. Anyway, I am going to try and blog at least a couple times a week to let you know what is going on in the Petsch household. There's always something.

If you look to the left of my page here you will see some "widgets" (that's what they are called you know) that I just added. They are Patricia's and Heather's weekly pregancy updates. I think this is the coolest thing. It let's me know what size the baby is. Isn't that cute. I know Patricia has one on her blog, but I wanted one for Heather, and since she isn't blogging anymore, I decided to put both of them here so my blogger friends can see how big my grandbabies are getting.

Well I am off to making some more fabric bowls. I will post a picture after I am done.

Congratulations Gabby!

I just wanted to stop by and tell Gabby how proud I am that she got her license yesterday. I knew she could do it. She is such a great kid and I know she is growing into a beautiful woman, just like her sisters have. My only regret is that her experience in taking her test for her license was not as great as it should of been. Apparently she had a DMV person who was having a bad day, or life, and felt the need to disrepect, belittle, or whatever you want to call it, my daughter and make her cry. It should of been a great experience for Gabby but it wasn't and I am sure she won't forget it when she gets older. But I know it will make her a stronger person, at least I hope it will. I alway try and tell my girls that you should treat people the same way you would want to be treated, but sometimes that is hard since there are so many "mean" people out there. I guess that is life no matter what you do, I just wish it wasn't that way. I am so blessed to have smart, beautiful daughters and I hope they know how much joy they give me. Just wish they didn't have to grow up so fast.

Fabric bowls....

that's what I have been making the last few days. The only part I don't like doing is wrapping the fabric around the cording. But after it is all wrapped the sewing doesn't take that long. I am trying to work up to making a really big bowl or a basket. The one to the far right is the one Patricia made me for Christmas and I love it. It is the perfect size for your change or keys. The next one I make I want to put handles on.