Trying Times

I haven't blogged for quite a while. My daughter and I went on a little vacation when school was out. We went to Paducah, KY. Went to Hancock's of Paducah...with only 30 minutes til closing time! There was so much...I couldn't begin to take it all in. The next day we visited the Quilt Museum in downtown Paducah. WOW...some incredible quilts. Everyone of them worthy of being in a museum! After that, we hit the road for Mammoth Cave. The road we took had a 400 mile garage sale!! Mammoth Cave was outstanding! We went on a 2 1/2 hour tour (there are several to choose from) and we walked almost the whole time. IT WAS HUGE!! Our last stop was Springfield IL to see all the Lincoln stuff. A great place to visit.

On the day we came home was the first that we had heard of the flooding in our area. We got back to the Iowa City area 2 days before they closed I-80 because of high water. We were quite fortunate in that we had no high water in our area. So many people were affected, so much damage. My thought and prayers go out to all who where directly affected.

My daughter had some wisdom teeth removed after we returned. She was pretty done-in for the weekend. Then we had my 89 year old mom here with us for a few days while she was on antibiotics. She just needed someone to help her remember to take them. This weekend, my husband is down with the flu. I hope everything settles down soon.

I finished the pink socks. I will add a picture as soon as I recharge the camera batteries. I've started another bag.

A big shout out to Erin! Congadulations on your beautiful baby girl!!

One Pink sock

Well, I finished one pink sock today.

Its my first attempt at a lace pattern in a sock. I'm pretty pleased with it. Now to sock 2! I used Cascade Fixation on #6 needles.

I've started the second sock this afternoon. I'm sitting on my three season room with the windows open and the birds singing. Its very relaxing.

I finished a quilt for a friend in Washington, yesterday. Her mother passed away before she could finish it so I said I could. I hand tied it and put a binding on it. I should have taken a picture but I forgot. Its on its way now...

Well gotta go. Leaving in a couple of days for a vacation! I'll take sock 2 with me.