KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

Monday, September 29, 2008

DONATIONS

THIS SEWING MACHINE WAS DONATED TO ME BY MY SISTER-IN-LAW VICKI. SHE HAS TO BE ON OXYGEN AT ALL TIMES, SHE ALSO HAS A LOT OF OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS. SHE SAID SHE REALLY CAN'T USE IT ANYMORE AND WANTED ME TO HAVE IT BECAUSE OF ALL THE CHARITY WORK I DO. SHE SAID SHE GOT IT AROUND 4 YEARS AGO AND REALLY HASN'T USED IT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH VICKIE.


33 SKEINS OF BERNAT BABY YARN

14 SKEINS OF SIMPLY SOFT YARN

ALL OF THESE WERE BOUGHT WITH MONEY NINA, RODNEY AND FRIENDS DONATED. THE S.S. YARN WILL BE USED TO MAKE HATS FOR ST. JUDE THIS WINTER AND THE BABY YARN WILL BE USED TO MAKE THINGS FOR EGF. I SAVED A LITTLE OVER 33.00 BECAUSE IT WAS ALL ON SALE. THAT'S WHY I GOT SO MUCH AT ONCE. THANKS TO FRIENDS I HAD THE MONEY TO BUY WHAT I NEEDED INSTEAD OF WISHING I COULD BUY MORE BECAUSE OF THE PRICE. THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE, I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH.

EGF DONATION


BURIAL GOWNS
BRACELETS
BEREAVEMENT CARDS
THESE THINGS WERE DONATED TO EGF. THE CARDS AND BRACELETS WERE MADE BY AUNT JANELLE. ALL OF THE MATERIALS WERE DONATED BY NINA, RODNEY AND FRIENDS

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

OH HOW SWEET


I'VE RECEIVED TWO AWARDS LATELY BUT I'VE NOT FOUND TIME TO POST THEM. I KNEW I'D HAVE TROUBLE GETTING IT RIGHT AND I DID, IT TOOK A COUPLE OF HOURS TO FIGURE IT OUT. IT JUST DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK FOR ME TODAY.

I LOVE YOUR BLOG AWARD IS FROM WORMIE AT MARINE CORPS KIDS AND NAN AT NANNYBIRD KNITS.THANK YOU BOTH SO VERY MUCH.
IF YOU HAVE TIME CHECK OUT BOTH BLOGS.
WORMIE IS CO-FOUNDER OF MARINE CORPS KIDS . THEY TAKE DONATIONS OF HANDMADE ITEMS TO GIVE TO THE SOLDIERS FAMILY'S, IF YOUR LOOKING FOR ANOTHER PLACE TO DONATE TO WORMIE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

I LOVE NAN'S BLOG. SHE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. SHE MAKES BEAUTIFUL PURSES OUT OF PLASTIC BAGS,QUILTS,BAKES, KNITS AND I LOVE HER STORIES ABOUT HER LIFE.


THIS AWARD IS FROM CANDY AND NAN. THANK YOU BOTH.
CANDY IS FOUNDER OF EMMAZING GRACE FOUNDATION. THIS IS WHERE I DONATE MOST OF MY WORK TO. IF YOU NEED ANOTHER PLACE TO DONATE PREEMIE ITEMS CANDY WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THIS IS HER BLOG.

THE RULES:

1) Add the logo of the award to your blog.
2) Add a link to the person who awarded it to you (as shown above).
3) Nominate at least seven other blogs.
4) Add links to those blogs on your blog.
5) Leave a message for your nominees on their blog.

I LOVE YOUR BLOG AWARD:
1) EMMAZING GRACE FOUNDATION- THIS IS WHERE I DONATE MOST OF MY THINGS TO. THIS IS A WONDERFUL CHARITY.
2) INCASEWING BLOG
3) THE CITY OF CROCHET
4) WYOMING BREEZES
5) WOOL WINDING
6) HOOKED ON CROCHET
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO AWARD THIS TO EVERYONE WHO READS MY BLOG. I THANK YOU ALL FOR DROPPING BY.

BRILLANTE WEBLOG AWARD:
SAME RULES AS ABOVE.
1) THE CITY OF CROCHET
2) WYOMING BREEZES
3) MARINE CORPS KIDS
4) WOOL WINDING
5) HOOKED ON CROCHET
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO AWARD THIS AWARD TO EVERYONE THAT READS MY BLOG. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Monday, September 15, 2008

OUR BOAT TRIP

WE WENT TO HALE TOWN TENN. TO PUT THE BOAT IN AND WENT PAST THE TENN. AQUARIUM.(HALE TOWN IS JUST ABOVE THE NICKAJACK DAMN.) WE HAD A GREAT TIME. THERE WERE SIX OF US ON THE TRIP, TIM'S AUNT JANELLE,UNCLE CHARLES,HIS BROTHER JIMMY DALE, HIS WIFE PATSY AND TIM AND I. I'M NOT SURE BUT I THINK WE WERE GONE OVER SIX HOURS. I'LL ASK JIMMY DALE FOR SURE.

WELL I PUT THE LAST PICTURES FIRST THIS TIME. SORRY.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF A BUILDING ON TOP OF A CLIFF WITH THE OLD BRIDGE AND THE NEW BRIDGE IN THE BACKGROUND.


THIS IS THE BACK OF THE TENN. AQUARIUM. I LIKE THE WATER TAXI IN THE PICTURE.


THIS IS THE TENN. AQUARIUM TOUR BOAT. I THINK IT HOLDS 50 PEOPLE. IT GOES THE SAME WAY WE DID ONLY THE OTHER WAY. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GO AGAIN WHEN THE LEAVES CHANGE COLORS.




JUST SOME PICTURES OF UNDEVELOPED LAND. THIS WAS MY FAVORITE PART OF THE TRIP. I LIKE THE FEEL OF HAVING NO ONE ELSE AROUND, IT'S JUST SO PEACEFUL. IT'S LIKE SITTING ON GOD'S FRONT PORCH.



THIS IS A HUGE ROCK QUARRY JUST A LITTLE AFTER WE STARTED. WE PASSED BARGES TAKING THE ROCK TO CHATTANOOGA TENN. I DIDN'T TAKE A PICTURE OF THEM BEING UNLOADED. MAYBE AUNT JANELLE DID.