stix and a ball of string....

Well.....April is gone and.... just like Min I am exhausted! It has been a very busy month for our household.
New puppies.......spring planting in the garden.....revivals at church......birthday parties......and our charity work - whew, it is hard on us old folks. But we have loved every minute of it!
New puppies...we have two litters left at the house, Min's three and Rosie's two - the rest have been sold so hopefully things will begin to quiet down on the doggie front.
Spring planting....we have most of the garden planted now. The tomatoes are looking pretty good, the squash, cucumbers and green beans are peeking through the warm earth so things are looking good!
We had an excellent speaker for our revival - outstanding services, what a blessing. Nephews and neices birthday parties were a blast - I love kiddie parties
And the charity - oh, how God has blessed TTT this past month - so many lovely donations. I washed, packaged and shipped some of the most beautiful little hats, sweaters, etc. Our totals were over 1,000 again this month - woo hoo He is good!
And speaking of charity work - if you are a loomer, love to knit without needles, and like to share your handiwork with others - Dusty has started a wonderful group called Looming Angels. Each quarter the mods choose a charity or two and the members loom knit items for that charity. It is new group but growing very quickly - and everyone in the group is just like family. So, if these ideas and thoughts touch your heart check out Dusty's group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LoomingAngels/
Lynn Markman of Markman Looms has come up with the most wonderful new loom - an adjustable 8" - just perfect to drop in your knitting bag, purse, pocket, etc. and take it along with you for those loom-on-the-go days. I have one and just love it!
Lynn is also doing the Newbie KAL - so if you are new to loom knitting and would love to have some tips, help, advice etc. check out Lynn's group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Markman_Looms/
Update on my projects.....I finished my MD knit bibs, they turned out very nice - I was quite pleased with them. I plan to package them with a stuffed animal and send them to the hospitals. I have some fleece blankets and lap robes cut out, ready to serge for the nursing home and I plan to finish those this week. I still have a sweater on the needles for the OB unit at Pine Ridge...I need to get that finished. Took one prayer shawl off the loom and need to start another one this week (unfortunately there has been several needs for prayer shawls in our community the past month). And I have one shawl for a friend on the needles - almost completed.
The yarn companies are coming out with the new Spring patterns and there are so many that I would like to try but I really do need to finish some of the WIP that I have now. But......one can always look and drool over the new patterns and yarns without purchasing them - Not! well, at least not me anyways - hee hee!
So....enjoy all - happy looming....lovely fibers....smooth spinning....and His Blessings,
*GB2G*
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms - may your day be extra special