three girls

My three girls together laughting what a great sight that was.  They don't often all get together but this was for Hopes Birthday tea.  Love you girls

This is a rug I am doing for LAMB little angle memory boxes.  Rugs teddy bears, coloring books, candles scrap books and boxes go to families who have had a miscarriage from 4 months to still born to under 16 year olds who have died.  The rugs ect go to the sibblings  in this case of the child that dies.  I am going to be doing some new born ones and some premmy clothes too, but big rugs are my specialitly.  I am enjoying doing something for a cause.  So far I have knitted dolls for Africa , hats for operation christmas child, and now rugs.  I need a purpose in lifelike most people do and this is mine

tuesday

Today I caught the bus just because I wanted too.  No appiontments to attend.  So I went to lincraft and wondered.  I touched fabric, enjoying the different feelings ,enjoyed looking at the expensive stuff.  I browsed the pattern books just becuase I could.  I bought 2 patterns.  One of a lion that I will make rachael for her birthday , it is made out of circles and material to go with it and a bag pattern.  I need to put my stuff some where in the loungeroom.  The little table is not big enough so I will adventurally make it. I will learn how to do it at my lessons on the 3rd Saturday of the month.
Then I caught the bus home again.  It was most enjoyable time.
Then I went to companion club at eh Salvo's.  I had pumkin soup and apple pie for lunch. Two of the ladies did a demo of what they were cooking.  I talked to a couple of different people.  It was a nice day.Then home again ( 10 min walk) and I was tiding up when Tori rang.  She is in the school units at the moment

sunday in July

Its nice to have a warm house this time of the year.
I have not done much lately.  I went to church yesterday.  IF your frying pan is not big enough get a new one.  If Gods miracles and expectations don't fit my small minded idea expand!
Also that God expects and wants us to ask.  How do we know this, because he said ."ask, seek knock"/

In frustration I have unpulled all of my knitting again.  The wool I got in Broken hill just keeps on stretching.  Some thing small ended ups huge.  I can not knit jumpers with it,  I might try some narrow like a scarf. but at the moment I have decided to knit a ladies beanie in variegated pink.  If I like the pattern  I will make several for next years Christmas boxes.  There also is a toy to knit that look s simple.  I will make a few of them as well.
I am frustrated about the carpet.  We need to replace the bed room carpet but will we be able to get something in similar color.  The carpet upsets me the way it is, it hold memories I don't like, so it needs to go, but how do you do one room only  I would not mind if it was a different color but Glenn does .  Hope to work out the problem soon.

I had another meeting from Specturm today but like so often it is cancelled.  I only Peta twice a month and the last few months it has only worked out to be once a month.  Not good way to get to trust here is it?


But I still have to go to town and get my script, so I might get my sewing foot while I am at it.  Lincraft is 1/2 price this week so I will go and have a look too.


I am off to craft soon, with my knitting.  I enjoy the company of others

sewing lessons

Today I had my first sewing lesson for quilting.  I made a scrap catcher.  It has a lot of idffernt sticthes in brown and orange tones across it. It looks great.  the main part is brown.  The rest a tan color.  In case you can not tell I like brown.

Next month I am going to start on a quilted bag,  It is really two bags quiled then sewn togehter,  /guess what color I am doing it?  Brown and calico.  Should look awesome.  It will take a long time to do it though.  Most of the others have finished theirs.  We all go at our own pace.  It will take me quite a while to do things as it has been years since I last sewed anything.  I am pleased with todays effects.  I like the group of ladies and the teacher is great.

sewing

I have just been and spent all of my money.  I am starting sewing lessons for quilting on Saturday, so I had to buy a pair of good sisors and pair of pinking sheers, an unpicker, pins and needles.
  THat is with out the materials.  It will cost to start up but I am looking forward to it.
I aslo bought a cd/tape/radio player for the study.  My old one died a long time ago so I have been using my ccomputer for back ground music when I am bible studing and praying, but it is not a very good computer and the sound is awful.  I was suprised to get a tape player still.  Old stock i guess  So now I am broke but happy.

Tonight I am going to ladies bible study.  We are doing the last chapter of Esther.  Its been a real great study, on DVD by Beth More.  There is daily home workto do.  Since I have been away I have it all to do today!  I am half way through it .  Now I can play some muscic as well.  With incense a warm blanket and music I am set for the afternoon.
this Teddy Bear is from Michael and Katrina's trip around Europe.  Isn't in beautiful

My 51st Birthday cake from Katie.  It was so pretty and so yum,my.  Thanks Katie

broken Hill

I spent a week with the Schultz's.  My daughter and her family.  It was really great.  We had a great time with out 22 month old grand daughter.  I even attempted to toliot train her.  She is a tiger.  Bytha got a doll and used a syringe full of water to show Addie how wees goes in the pot.  The next time it was time for the potty ( we were putting her on every 20 minutes) she got the doll and put it in the pot and said  "potty doll"  She can hang on to do wees but will not do them in the pot.  She loves her undies and kept looking in the mirror at them. 
One day she tried to get up of grandpas knee.  He had Tiny on his knee and said no to
Addie.  so Addie as cute as ever said "Sorry Grandpa"  She is saying new words every day now.  She is such a grown up girl.

Tiny is 6 mths old.  She can not sit by herself as yet but loves sitting on my knee.  She also loves bging walked around which proved to  be a full time job for grandpa and me.
The week was good.  I really enjoyed it.  I stayed well most of the time.  I had the unit to go for time out by ourselves of a night.  this was needed.  I did night mare most nights, so I would get up and do some knitting, so I did not get much sleep.
Knitting a hat and scarf for myself and started crotehing a another top;  Wore the one I had made and was pleased with it.

Had a great time op shopping, getting real bargings.Like a brand new pair of overalls for Glenn for $10 and I got some craft books.