28 Feb - Wow, can't believe February is over already

Gosh another Sunday has arrived. I can't believe how quickly 2010 is flying by! So, of course today is grocery shopping and laundry day. We are going to sneak off to a movie today though. We will see the Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan cop movie, it looks pretty funny.

I worked on the Tunic Dress skirt for quite awhile yesterday and had to stop because I didn't want to join in another skein yet. I worked on my homework for a little bit but it was quite boring and was putting me to sleep so I went to bed. I am going to work on it some this morning and then later after the movie. I may not get any crafting in today but we will see.

No snow today so far but I am sure it is quite cold out. The weather says we will get up to 45 sometime this week. Hopefully, that means Spring is around the corner.

I am posting a picture of the monkey blanket material. It is really cute and seems fairly straight forward. I am definitely go to have to move my sewing machine out here though it is so cold in the craft room.

Okay off to work on homework until David gets up to take me shopping.

27 Feb - Saturday Morning!

Enjoying a fire with the puppies this morning. We have a new blanket of white outside. Looks like it is clear at the moment but not sure about the rest of the day.

I posted my progress on the Tunic Dress on the side bar. The band goes at the waist and the knitted piece below that is the skirt. It is hard to show the detail in a picture. I really love this color and it is knitting up very easy.

I am hoping to get the shadow box glued today so it will have plenty of time to dry and cure. I also have to find a gift from the Chief's group. I am not sure I will have it in time for the luncheon but I can give it to him at staff meeting on Friday.

I am posting a few pictures that I took this morning of the snow.

All right off to start knitting. I will also get the monkey quilt out today and take a picture of that.

26 Feb - TGIF Snowing Again!!

Yes, it is snowing yet again but at least it is Friday. A bit of a busy day at work. I set up some financial stuff for my LLC and I sent Rachel some stuff to read since she is going to be my financial person. I've got to get her business Quicken. Had our monthly Chief's conference call seemed like that lasted a long time. I left after that, we were going to go to Sam's Club to order the cake for the retirement but it is snowing and freezing rain so I just picked up the dogs at the vet and came home. Jack helped me pick them up so it was easier than when I dropped them off this morning.

Okay, so pretty much have the shadow box mock up done. Just got to nag David to cut the pins off for me. I would do it but I don't have enough strength in my hands to do it.

I worked on the Tunic Dress last night and got a little ways on the skirt. I will work on it some more tonight and post a picture tomorrow. I will open up that quilt kit for the monkey quilt and see what I need to do for that and get going on it too. I've got some homework to do this weekend too but I don't think it will be too hard so I'll wait until Sunday to do it.

All right, off to turn the heaters up and snuggle down for some knitting.

25 Feb - It is snowing again!

Came home early to work on the shadow box. Stopped by clothing sales to get the medal rack and then went by military toy store to get a large model B-2 because he worked in that SPO earlier in his career. I am still not totally happy with the placement but I will work it out before it gets glued down. I just need David to snip off all the pins so I can glue everything down. I think he will like it because he doesn't know he is getting it.

I am going to work on some knitting now. Going to pick up those stitches on the band and start knitting the skirt for the Tunic Dress.

Yes, it is snowing again today. Supposed to snow on and off through Saturday. I think February is the worst month to live in Dayton!

I will post some pictures later of the knitting and the final shadow box.

Feb 24 - Snowing Again

I went to work for about a half day. My sciatic nerve was making it hard to sit and do any work. Came home and took a flexeril and went to sleep for awhile. I am now going for a massage (which was planned already).

Tonight, I am going to work on the shadow box some and knit on the tunic dress a little. I will at least pick up and knit the stitches to start the back of the skirt. For the shadow box I am going to line it with uniform material. So, I am going to use blue material, green material, BDU material, DCU material, and ABU material. I will take a picture once I have it all laid out. I think he is going to like it a lot.

Okay, I will post later, got to run to the massage.

Feb 23 - Uneventful Tuesday

Okay it was quite a boring day! Work was boring. I had one meeting it was boring. I did some homework, it was really boring.

I went by Michael's and got the other shadow box and the flag fits good. I was going to work on it tonight but I've been having some sciatic nerve issues today so have been laying down for awhile. So, I guess no knitting tonight.

I gave Bunny with a Sweater to Clarissa's mom today and she loved it. She said she would put it on a shelf in her room so Clarissa doesn't tear it apart.

I found the Debbie Bliss forum on Ravelry tonight! I had to pull myself away to come post here. I really love her patterns.

Well, since there isn't much to tell for today. Hopefully, tomorrow will be a little more exciting.

Feb 22 - Tunic Dress Progress

Well, made it through another Monday. Was busy working on retirement plans most of the morning and had lunch with the 4 star General and all the other Chief's. Didn't do much in the afternoon and left at 4 to pick up a shadow box. I've been trying to fold the flag to fit the box but it just isn't going to happen so I will have to go get a deeper box. I will get it tomorrow at Michael's because they have 40% off right now.

Last night I began knitting on the Tunic Dress. The first thing knitted is the band at the back which you work the skirt and back of the top off of. I finished it tonight and will start working the skirt portion tomorrow night.

I also need to open up the quilt kit and see what I have to do to make that up. I'll have to bring my sewing machine into the family room because it is too cold in my crafting room. LOL

All right, time to get ready for Tuesday. We had some rain today so the snow is melting a little but I think David said we were getting some snow Wednesday. At least we finally got the propane guy out to get new tanks so I can have a fire again.

I'll catch up tomorrow night.