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Well, I think all I did so far this weekend is some of Middle's knitting on one of those frames that makes a tube. I worked on it while we watched the old 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Go Giant Squid! Not sure if that hour or so counts or not.

Anyhow, here are pictures of the pj's and a work-in-progress of the birthday cross stitch. I'll be working on that shortly.

Margie

A Quiet Day

Well, not as much stitching as I was anticipating.

We did flu shots this morning, then play dates and before I knew it, it was lunchtime. I did manage two hours after lunch, and another 30 minutes this evening. I finished two of the three mice. A nice day off from school.

You know, it would make the project take even longer, but it would be cool to see a cross stitch done as time lapse, so you would see each stitch appear. That would be fun.

A rare slow weekend day tomorrow. That should be fun. Not sure what we'll be up to!

2.5 hours today, 56.5 hours total.

Margie

No, You're Awesome!

How long is the subway ride?

Our internet was out last night, so I couldn't post. I finished up the pj's. I think it was about 30 minutes, there was some pressing, some sewing, some buttonhole creation. 30 min. sounds about right.

Today I had an hour in the morning, an hour after lunch and an hour while the girls were at choir. I know there is still time to work tonight, but Darling is here and he's sad because The Boy's undefeated soccer team (of which he was coach until this month) suffered a 3-2 loss tonight in part because 4 boys who play offense were at a school dance. This team, which has had mostly the same players for three indoor seasons and two outdoor seasons, has only had two or three losses ever, so it's always rough when it happens.

No school tomorrow. Some playdates for the girls, flu shots in the morning (Shh! Don't tell them!) and that's about it. Should be a nice long day for me to work! Heh heh heh!

3.5 hours yesterday/today, 54 hours total.

Margie

My sister is awesome

This was day 2 of 'crocheting on the subway'. Yesterday the two women next to me kept watching me intently with spurts of talking to each other in an unknown language. This morning I had a lovely chat with the woman next to me, which ended with her telling me that I inspired her to pick up some needles of her own in the spirit of her grandmother. On the way home, no one would even sit next to me. Interesting! Crochet and psychology at once.

Well, clearly my amazing seester has pulled ahead, but not too much, as I've clocked 3 hours of my own today (all on the baby blanket).

47 hours for me!

Catherine

Another One Bites the Dust

Well... I can't rotate the picture to make it look like it should, but there is the quilt with the finished binding. I took a break from pajama-fest this morning to finish it up. The backing has cute bugs and frogs and creatures on it. It will be delivered to the baby (only 4 months old!) Friday. Yay!

I finished most of the pjs. Middle's arms are long, so I had to add a cuff (because I didn't measure her ahead of time) and I don't want to wake her up to determine the final length. She's wearing the pants right now. I finished Smallest's pants, except for the elastic and hem, and am mostly done with the top. Just the side seams, the hem and the buttonholes/buttons left. I think I can finish that in the morning. Good stuff. I'll take a picture of the girls ready for bed tomorrow.

After that, it's back to the birthday cross stitch. Perhaps I'll take a picture of that too, so I can actually show some progress. I have to finish it by the middle of March so there's enough time to get it framed before Middle's birthday in April.

6 hours today, 50.5 hours total.

(That was 1.5 hours this morning, 2.5 hours while Smallest had a playdate after school, and then two hours after bedtime)

Margie

Pajama Time!

(Philadelphia Chickens, anyone?)

Perhaps inspired by Catherine and the shark pjs, and in part because my girls are growing and need warm, but not super warm, pjs, I am also making sleeping apparel. Toasty flannel for both girls. I cut out Middle's tonight, in fits and starts, but at least it's done. I can cut out Smallest's tomorrow morning and then sew as much as I can before dance classes and soccer games in the afternoon/evening. Darling returns Wednesday evening, so the sewing machine must be put away before then. And I'll need to do a quick clean up too!

You know, I'm the one turning 40 this year, you would think I'd be the one thinking deep thoughts instead of the mere babe, Catherine. Perhaps I should have more lofty goals than trying not to lose my temper, or just getting through the day in the way I think I should. Actually, a friend of mine had a lovely post about resolutions, which I think applies in this case.

Anyhow, I have found that I watch less TV since starting TPP, which is a good think. I still read a bit before bed, so that's good too. I could probably get some audiobooks to listen to while I work, that could be fun.

Now I'll have to think about needing to have deep thoughts, but I can't really think about that while I'm working, unless it's mindless stuff. Otherwise I'll mess up.

1.5 hours today, 44.5 hours total. It's the Zombie Tortoise by a nose!

Margie

On the road again...

Well, I have had a really crazy week, including 4 hours driving through an ice storm last night, so it was nice to sit in my big comfy chair today and work on my baby blanket. I got in three hours, and also decided to make the blanket 43" instead of 48" (I'm at 22", and it seems about halfway done). So, I'm making good progress. I've also wrapped everything up so I can take it on the subway tomorrow - hopefully that will give a few people something to talk about.

I've been thinking a lot recently about big questions - where is my life going, what are my goals, etc. My deep thought for the day is that sometimes the hardest part about reaching your goals is setting them in the first place. It is fun to be working on all these projects instead of just letting everything sit around. I hope James likes his blanket.

44 hours for me.

Catherine