Wrap Up Friday - Week 19

Good morning!  I'm sorry I skipped last week....I was not feeling well.....

I haven't finished anything this week, have you?

I didn't sleep well and have had a headache since last night......I think I may come home early today...plus it's a full moon and Friday the 13th...the kids will be wild today!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend...I have several choices of things to do, but haven't made a decision yet...

as always, please link back...thank you....

Stitch Along Wednesday - Week 19

I said to the Hubs...It's Tuesday night...and he says, Nope, it's Wednesday...he gets it now....

So hello out there in blog land....how are you?  I am counting down to the end of the school year...well not really...I don't officially start counting until June starts...our last day is June 15...only two snow days this year.....and there is so much to do between now and then....but the kids are feeling it already....today we had the excitement of a house centipede visit....we then had an entomology lesson.....

Yes, I have been knitting....no crocheting, but have been plugging away at a few knit projects....

Willow Fields is on the decreases....I have 53 repeats to do and I've done 7...so it's going to be a bit...although the rows do get shorter...no new picture as it looks the same....

My Reyna has been started....with Artoo yarn....

And my Irish Oak...I finally ripped back the border today...and reknit two rows....so now I'm going to add this yellow border....

I think it's a good match.....

I'm itching to get a shawl completed, because I have so many others to cast on....*sigh*.....think I want a few Age of Brass and Steam or Boneyards, because I tend to wear those two the most....

I went stash diving the other day and look at the pretties I uncovered....now mind you, I do need to do a new Stash Acquisition post....but look at what I can find in the stash....

From Left: Colinette Jitterbug in Ginger Cinnabar, Mountain Colors in Spring Eclipse, Colinette Jitterbug in Mardi Gras and Madelintosh Twist Light in a special limited color CARE. YUM!

As always please link back...and thank you for joining in....

May the Fourth!!!!!

I wasn't really aware of this day until a couple of years ago....

I was introduced to Star Wars via my Dad....My dad loved Star Wars and saw the first movie over 20 times when it first came out....I was 9.   Although we had some patchy times, we always had a love of sci-fi.  He took me to my first sci-fi convention...a Star Trek one when I was a kid....

He paid for me to fly out to Ohio, where he was living at the time, so we could go see The Phantom Menace together....


This is my last birthday card from him....it is not quite working any longer...

And I have been inspired to make several Star Wars things over the years...
an Ewok for a swap partner..

a Yoda hat for a friend's daughter

and recently for my classroom...a yoda...that I don't seem to have a picture handy...

So Star Wars has been an important part of my life....as well as a freaking good bunch of movies (not so much the prequels, don't even think I saw the last one)....but loved...The Force Awakens...

So for all of you out there....May the Fourth be with you.....and listen to Master Yoda

Stitch Along Wednesday - Week 18

Good evening/morning!!!!!  I have been home all day today...nasty cough and irritated throat since Sunday...seems to be subsiding....tomorrow I have PD all day, so I won't actually be teaching, so the talking will be minimum which is good!...

So onto the projects....

I did start my Raspberry Beret....I am a little farther than this picture, having finished the brim...

I also turned a heel on a sock...

I started my Live Long and Prosper socks in April...and finally got to the gold stripe...

The blue is really off in this picture...this is better...although blurry

Since tomorrow is May the Fourth...I also started a Reyna with my Nerd Girl Artoo yarn...

So, maybe that mojo is coming back???  How about you?

Please link back, thanks!!!

Teacher Appeciation Week

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week here in the States...I know I'm biased, but just getting a thank you, we appreciate what you do, is pretty awesome...

I'd like to thank Mr.Leduc, my fourth grade teacher - my first male teacher and a great role model as a teacher..

Mrs. DiMeo, one of my high school teachers....I had her for several subjects and enjoyed every single one of her classes....

also, this is terrible, but I don't remember her name...the teacher who took me for special help in reading when I was in second grade...I was a non-reader before that and a whole world opened to me....I have my Master's in reading and it is my favorite subject to teach...

Thank you to all of my teachers....

Wrap Up Friday - Week17

Good morning!  Several people mentioned they may have a finish....so going to throw this up...I do not have a finish...and I'll probably be starting something new soon...as I've been online shopping again AND tomorrow is the Connecticut Sheep and Wool!  Pictures will be posted....

Stitch Along wednesday - Week 17

Good evening....just told the husband I had to go do the blog post...and he said, because it's Wednesday, but not....see, he's learning!

How was your week of projects?

I started something new....I bought this beautiful Sweet Georgia Cashluxe Raspberry colored yarn last summer for a "raspberry berry." 

 So with Prince's passing, I thought it was high time I cast on....and I did...I have finished the brim and am getting ready to start the lace portion...I am doing the Rustling Leaves Beret from Coastal Knits. 

That's about it...so how about you?  Please join up and join in...and link up....