It is Finished...

Finished!!!!  Sorry, it feels so good to actually have finished something that I just had to shout it.

I love how this little baby blanket has turned out. Perfect colors for a little baby boy.

They match the colors of the Jungle themed nursery.

Please ignore the weed filled flower bed in the back ground, just concentrate on the blanket. :-)

Speaking of finished, yesterday was Marandas last day of Kindergarten.

A picture of her on her first day of school in August. Look at all that hair.

And a picture of her on the last day of school.

It is so hard to believe I have a first grader now. Next thing I know she will be starting college.

I Love Spring!

This is one of the reasons I haven't been crocheting as much lately.

Every year I  plan where I want to put flower beds.

And fill pots full of plants.

To fill the side porch,

and the ground.

So this year I decided to quit just planning and start doing!

The walkway going to the side door. The door we use all the time.

My oldest picked out these. She likes the name of them (Snap Dragons), but always calls them Snapping Dragons.

This is me. I promise I have on pants, they are pale pink PJ pants! Ha! That is also a sweater I have on because Mother Nature is so moody this year and decided we needed cooling off.

Now as promised. The progress on the Blue Granny.

Only 15 more squares to go then the rounds of border. I just got to get going on it agian.

Maybe when I finish this. This is a new baby blanket I have started. It is going to my Cousin Heather. Remember her from this post? She is due again around the first of September! Thomas will turn one on September 29th! Two babies less than a year apart. She is having another little boy. This will make 1 girl 4 boys! Lord help her!

The pattern is Sunny Spread by Ellen Gormley, found on Ravelry. I am doing 5 squares by 5 squares and about about 12 rounds of single crochet for the border. Only two more brown squares to make and then just joining and border.

Tomorrow morning Maranda graduates from Kindergarten! So hard to believe, my babies are growing up  so fast. Tomorrow Kindergarten, next week College.

I hope you all are having a great start to the week. TTYS!

Thank You!

I want to take a moment to just thank all of you for sticking around. I lost one follower and gained two during my time away from blogging. I really appreciate all the messages, thoughts, and Prayers. They have really helped me get through this rough time. Things are getting easier, though I know it will never get "better". I am so thankful for 36 years of wonderful memories of my Murry, and all the pictures I insisted I take of her, even when she would protest!

I have a few WIP's going right now. I am still working on the Granny in Blue blanket. I have only 15 more squares to go then the border. The only problem is I have Project ADD! Thanks to Flickr, Ravelry, fellow Bloggers, and many other pattern sites I am always seeing so many other things I have to make! Does anyone else have this issue? Oh and the fact that I have two cousins expecting in August and September, both having boys, and they have to have new little blankets for the babies. I have one blanket started and will show pictures later in the week.

Thank you again for sticking around. You just don't know how much that means to me. TTYS!

Please forgive me.......

I am so sorry I have not posted in a month. My world has been turned upside down in the last month. I lost my Grandmother to Pancreatic Cancer the 16th of this month. She has always been my rock, my voice of reason, and my very best friend my whole life. It's funny how things can change so fast. We had exactly two weeks and one day from the time she was diagnosed until the Lord took her home. I am still in shock, and somewhat in denial.

I promise to be posting again soon. I just need to get my head on straight..........

Smooth Fox's Charity Squares

I have tested a few patterns for Donna over at SmoothFox Crochet and Knit recently. She is always coming up with pretty squares and blanket patterns and asks for testers. I really enjoy doing this. Many of her patterns are available for free on Ravelry, go look them up when you get a chance.

Smooth Fox is asking for volunteers to crochet squares for charity. All squares will go to a group called Online Angels. She will send you the patterns to make the squares with. The picture above is one of the patterns. Please go check out her site and help if you can.

Hope you all are having a lovely weekend. TTYS!

Sunset, Lenses, Flowers, and Progress

I got new toys! I recently purchased a couple of new lenses for my camera, a 70-300mm lens and a macro lens. I haven't been able to play with them like I want to yet, but have tinkered a little bit with them. I love this shot of the moon.

I also love sunset pictures. I call this a cotton candy sky. The shades of pink and purple are just beautiful.

I took a few pics with the macro. These aren't as good as Kate's from the The Garden Bell, but I am learning.

Beautiful color.

Also lovely in black and white.

I can't decide which one of these I like the most.

Progress on the new Granny is going slow. I haven't had much time this week, hopefully later tonight I can work a few more squares.

Twenty six squares finished so far, and a couple more that need borders and hooked into the blanket.

I am still loving this one and the different square combos.

I hope your having a great week! I am looking forward to Saturday, we are expecting temps up to 74. Time to open the windows and let the fresh air flow. I guess thats about it for now so I will TTYS.

My Latest WIP

Hi Ya'll, just stopping in to show off my latest work in progress. I am loving this one, and each new square I make becomes my favorite.

Love it!

Love it!

Love it!

One other good thing about this WIP is I am really filling up my scrap jar so fast! This picture was taken Friday night and today it is well over half full.

I have finished 11 squares so far. I am using the join-as-you-go method and sewing in the ends as I go.

I got the color ideas from this finished afghan I came across on Flickr.

I am using the Grandma All Square from Royal Sisters. I love the tutorials found on The Royal Sisters blog, and the photos from Cottage 45 on Flickr. I will post some progress pictures later in the week.

I hope everyone of you has had a wonderful weekend, they never last long enough, and that the week ahead is a great one! TTYS!