It's been awhile........

Since I last posted what I've been up to. That's because for the past couple of weeks things have been busy and active and hectic and along with trying to complete mollys for friends, I've also had to complete an afghan for a wedding present by this past Saturday. Joe had a wedding to officiate at our church and I made this for the couple.




As well as did their programs and a ceremony booklet for Joe to use during the service and then be a keepsake for them after.



Also, have been working on some mollys and mailed out three so far so Kadidid, Overcast and Lezlishae watch your mailboxes!!

Shae!



Kadi


Delana


Have assembled and am working on the trim for Flipendo's and have Hpmommy's waiting to be assembled and trimmed. The body for Hp5freak's is almost done and will be starting another batch of sleeves as I work on more bodies as well.

Taking a break -- well is it a break if you're working on Mollys as you listen? -- Joe and i went back to Sweet Bay Coffee House in Ft. Smith for the celtic music they have on the second Sunday of the month.  It had been a few months since we'd been there so it was a nice way to relax.





Now, back to work on Mollys!

By they way if you are keeping count, that's 9 mollys completed!

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Hogwarts Sock Kit Swap 2

Thanks to Rosemary, I learned about the Hogwarts Sock Kit Swap 2 in time to join in the second round. A pattern, the needles, the yarn and a bag to carry it in and all in your house colors. A nice way to celebrate the summer of Harry Potter!

Looking forward to finding out who I get to surprise with treats!

Hogwarts Sock Swap Questionnaire

Please post this questionnaire on your blog. Your partner will be visiting you in the next couple of days to check out your quiestionnaire. All who have hers posted by Thusday, June 28th, will earn 5 House Points each.

1. What Hogwarts house have you been sorted into? Hufflepuff


2. List your favorite double-point needle brands, including size and length. Or would you prefer circulars? Double-point needles... any brand. Do not use circulars at all.


3. Would you like to try a new brand needle? If so, which brand? Size? Length?
Always willing to try a new brand. So far have used bamboo (Clover I think is the brand name), Boye and Susan Bates


4. If you are a RAVENCLAW, do you prefer the colors in the film or the book? Do you have a strong preference?
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Mugglefest 2007

As Rosemary has mentioned, we had an AWESOME time at Mugglefest 2007. Once again the Norman Public Library (Yay Rebecca!); went all out and with the support of local businesses, provided an great day of Harry Potter fun and magic for area families. Rosemary worked the information table during the afternoon and I was the prefect for the Care of Magical Creatures class. One of the demonstrations involved creatures I cannot stand and am totally terrified of... he went to the FARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR end of the room away from where I would have to watch the door from me. Obviously, as you have guessed by now there will be no photos of that guy in here. However two wonderful officers from the Norman PD brought their partners, Pablo and Lux who were the most pleasant officers I have ever met. Course I wasn't doing anything illegal with them around. Two very beautiful german shepherds.




At the end, each student received their own magical creature, a pygmy puff, to care for. Over 300 pygmy puffs found a home.





Of course Lady Macbeth was with me and did a bit of fangirlin'




However, so did Emily, the Merch lady for HatP! Hp5freak had created some great little cookbooks she gave us at PR. She let me have a few extras and I shared one with Emily who immediately began squeeing and fangirling



However, we did find some unusual looking fans at Mugglefest!



A long but wonderful day!

Oh yea and what did I do between CoMC sessions... well, here's something you don't see every day Molly making Mollys!

...and which lesser Harry Potter character are you?

Deathly Hallows

Continuing to complete to do list for trip

Including completing two more molly sweaters

Why I haven't posted here recently. - Stephen Martin 1924 to 2007.

Just before Easter, my dad, who has had emphysema for over 10 years, was put into hospice. On Monday, April 16th, I was called back to Virginia when he took a particularly bad spell. Left here about 3:15 CST and arrived in Covington about 10 a.m Tuesday. Too early to go over their apartment, I waited at a new coffeeshop in town that had wireless

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During the week, I simply spent time there and helped Mom as best as I could. Dad was eating very little, mostly soft, but you could see how hard he had to work to breathe. If nothing had happened by Saturday, I'd return home and come back May 10th as planned (son gets AAS on 11th). There was nothing more doctors could do for him. Anything would be prolonging and he did not want that. One day there, he did not want to be 'touched'. He let mom brush his hair but 'grumbled'. He would speak one or two words before becoming winded again.

In the evenings, I would just sit with them working on various craft projects I had brought with me.







Come Saturday, I headed back to Oklahoma and stayed the night halfway in Bowling Green KY. I had not been 15 minutes back on the road Sunday morning when my daughter called my cell and told me he was gone. I turned around and returned to Virginia for a few days.

That morning, quietly, peacefully and as painlessly as was possible, my father left this world for one where he can now breathe freely and be active like he once was.

Dad was 82 and if he had lived, he and mom would have been married 58 years in June. He loved his family and we are all the better for his having lived.

It's hard but it was much harder seeing him last week become something he never wanted to be a full invalid. Dad's free now and someday we will see him again.

I love you Dad.

I returned to Oklahoma, arriving here last Thursday around lunch time after managing to stop in Memphis for supper and spend time with Kelly. Thought I would make it all the way home that night but between being more tired then I thought, lightening, sporadic downpours -- I ended up getting a room after all (yea yea yea I know you told me so Kelly :D ROFL) Then woke up 3:30 am sick. and was up and down all night so changed 6:30 wake up call to 9:00 and got home around 12:30 Thursday.

Since then, I have hit the ground running once I got back home last Thursday and in that time,

At work I have
Completed, printed, collated, folded and mailed newsletter (with hubby help last Saturday, thank you Joe :))
Updated info in bulletins through end of May
Printed and folded last Sunday's bulletins
Printed this Sunday's bulletins

On the PR front, I have
swap done
ATC done
Secret Project done
Only about 4 rows left on two sets of molly sleeves. Then assemble and trim.
jewells68's business cards designed just need to print out :D
Advertising cards for the RP site I'm on 1/4 printed out will finish
Still have to plot out my Anne Rice sites on the blown up map of the quarter I made. Can do that while printing out stuff at work
And still have to make signs.
Everything that's ready is packed and stacked to be loaded in car.
Oh and that triangle shawl I started though that and sweater trim can be on the road projects.
Still need to do my piece of the Pontalbon project.

Plus stuff around here that has to be done yet.
Still doing laundry but last load now in dryer (Argh! and will still have to do some before last packing wednesday ^_-)
Trunk of car sorted out from this trip.
Redid obituary for New Jersey paper and waiting for Mom to check it over.
Still need to clean out cars and clean windows
Wash cars
Finish packing for 3 trips in one - graduation, nola, New Jersey for interment service.

*sigh*

I'll be returning to Virginia for my son's graduation May 10th until that Tuesday when I'll head to a conference in New Orleans and then on the 21st, back up to Virginia and travelling to NJ with Mom and my kids for the interment of Dad's cremains.

Will try to update as I can.

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When you are having a bad week, mail like this makes it better... my swap from bradjenn on the Yahoo HP Crafters group



Have I mentioned that I LOVE it? Thanks again Jennifer...SQUUUUUUEEEEEEEE

Productive Few Days

Got some thrift shopping done with some great finds. Jeans hubby needed, two nightgowns for NOLA in house unity colors no less!


and an interesting celtic looking wood plaque and a St Francis for my garden when I get one!



Friday I attempted to get my sewing machine fixed but was told the price would be way more than worth it. So guess I'll consider looking for another one instead. However I did manage to get some craft supplies I needed to finish projects and some yarn in a "lighter shade of pink than I used for Jenn's Molly" to make yet another Molly for quietish!



So will be starting on that in the upcoming weeks.

Spent the weekend crafting and as a result there is another version of "300" below!


In the meantime, started a shawl in fun yarn I found at Dollar Tree for the conference. and here's progress so far:


That's the first ball of yarn so far and the one to the side above is a full ball to give you some idea how far I seem to be getting out of one ball of it.

CRAFTS: Husband's project:: Flying Keys from Sorceror's Stone

Crafty SPS

A crafty sps today as we spent this weekend watching Irish movies and working on crafts together. Colcannon and Corned beef for dinner yesterday and just a very relaxed productive weekend.



Earlier in the week, completed a Gryffindor Dragon for a HPCrafters swap on yahoo. He should be arriving at his new home very shortly :)



Also completed some work on Ofenjen and my secret PR project. A clue :D


And on a drive back from Hartford AR Friday, we saw this sign......yea sounds appetizing and can't wait to eat there can ya? hehehe