Big plans for this weekend… I’m a co-hostess for a wedding shower tomorrow, and then I’m planning on going to a yarn social on Sunday at a local yarn store. Plus, I’ve got some freelance design work to finish up in addition to yard work that is loooonnngg overdue!

Jack went to see Dr. Kelton this week… yep, we thought we were done, but one of the spots on his wound decided to reopen. So we’re battling that. Fun. (yes, that’s sarcastic!) Dr. Kelton basically said that Jack will most likely battle this for the rest of his life. Real fun. (Can you just smell the sarcasm?)

On a happier note… Jack and I are talking about going on a cruise this fall! Woo hoo! We’ll finally get the honeymoon we never had! lol I’m looking into renting a scooter for the duration of the cruise so it will be easier for him to get around. It would just be a short cruise (relatively)… 5 nights with two ports in the Western Caribbean, and we’d port out of Galveston. I think it will be a nice treat after all the crap we’ve gone through. When we go it will be just short of the 2 year anniversary of Jack’s accident – and our 6th wedding anniversary!

Everything I earn through ScrappyKnits will go towards our cruise, so if you’re looking for a gift for someone you love, check it out! :o)
~Heather

We haven’t had a lot going on lately… just hanging out. We went and saw the new Spiderman movie today. I haven’t seen the others, this was my first. Not bad. I didn’t care for the ending, but they don’t pay me to make the movies! :o)

I do have to say one thing though… shame on those mothers and fathers who brought their 4 year olds to this PG-13 movie!! It was graphic, scary, and there were all kinds of pre-schoolers in the theater! I was SHOCKED! I’ll get off my soap box, but it just made me sick!

Oh, I finally opened an Etsy shop. I’ll put handmade items there for sale, so check it out sometime! http://www.scrappyknits.etsy.com

~Heather

The other thing I did tonight was make my planner. I’d been tossing around the idea of what I wanted to do. I’ve been using a blackberry, but it’s just not working for me, so I’m going back to a paper planner. I downloaded some printable forms from DIY Planner, modified them a little bit, and printed them out for a 9×7 3-ring binder (the pages are a 1/2 sheet – 8.5×5.5). I covered the binder with some of my favorite Chatterbox paper and ribbon. Then I used the Fiskars Craft drill to drill a hole in both sides of the cover, and threaded a ribbon to tie it closed. The section dividers are Chatterbox cardstock, again in patterns I love (and match the cover of course!). Again, just like the needle holder above, I was looking and looking for a planner that was perfect, but couldn’t find it… and what I did find was incredibly pricey! So… I made my own! I wanted it to be something beautiful, and something that I loved. And yes, I can say that I love this binder! I need to find a solution for the spine (hopefully my coolio friend will have some ideas), and I need to die cut some tabs for the dividers, and then it will be absolutely perfect! :o)

In other news, just about the time we think we’ve cut the strings, they get tied back together. Yes, we… well, Jack, really… was back at Dr. Kelton’s office this week. If you remember, he released Jack back in March or April. Well, the one part of the wound that is still open, started getting deeper last week. Not wanting to risk anything, Jack called and made the appointment. Dr. Kelton doesn’t seem to concerned about it, at first, but wants to see it again in 2 weeks. And Jack has strict orders to stay off of it as much as possible, and to leave it uncovered when he’s at home. He had been keeping the bandage on until bedtime. So we’ll see where that goes. And here we were celebrating last time when we left the hospital, not expecting to be going back!

I think that’s about it around here. Happy Cinco de Mayo, National Scrapbook Day, etc.
~Heather

I finished a fun project this week. A new bag! :o) Jack and I were in a yarn store recently and they’d just gotten in some new yarn… so new it was still in the manufacturer’s shipping bag!

I wanted to make a medium size bag for me to use as a purse or whatever. It’s a knock off of the booga bag pattern. The straps are I-cord. I made the I-cord long enough for shoulder straps. I really like how it turned out, but I did learn that making I-cord, while easy, is very boring!! lol

Nothing really new to report this week. I participated in The Scrapbook Pad’s garage sale yesterday. I did ok money-wise, but more importantly, I got rid of a TON of stuff! I took five boxes full and came home with one partially full. Woo hoo!!! Have to move out some scrapbooking stuff to make room for new yarn stuff! lol Definitely not giving up scrapbooking though!

Have a wonderful week!
~Heather

P.S. The answer to the question in the last post…. 33. 34 if you include the T-shirt she had on yesterday that said… of course… “Seriously.”

In the meantime I’ve been knitting! I finally finished knitting the small pink bag tonight. Tomorrow I’ll attempt my first felting… I’m a wee bit nervous! :o) Here are the “before felting” pics. I’ll post the “after felting” pics… well… after it’s felted! lol

The whole color blocked thing happened completely on it’s own. Crazy, huh?

Tomorrow… felting. Tonight… sleep!
~Heather