MARINE CORPS KIDS DONATION

1-QUILT
3-BLANKETS
15 HATS
I WANTED TO MAIL THESE BEFORE CHRISTMAS BUT DIDN'T DO IT. THE NEW PLAN IS MAIL IT IN THE MORNING.

ALLIE'S BUBBLE SCARF

HOOK: SIZE H
YARN: BERNAT SOFTEE BABY  ROSE RUMBA
SIZE:  6 1/4 INCHES WIDE X 62 INCHES LONG WITHOUT FRINGE.
GAUGE: REALLY DOESN'T MATTER

CH23
ROW1: 2DC IN SECOND CH FROM HOOK. SK NEXT 2CH'S, SC 2DC IN NEXT CH. *SK NEXT 2CH'S, SC 2DC IN NEXT CH*. REPEAT FROM * TO * ACROSS ENDING WITH SC IN LAST CH. CH2 TURN.
ROW2: 2DC IN SC. *SC 2DC IN NEXT SC*. REPEAT FROM * TO * ACROSS ENDING WITH SC IN LAST SC. CH2 TURN. REPEAT ROW 2 UNTIL 62 INCHES LONG OR TO DESIRED LENGTH.

FRINGE: I USED A 5 X 5 INCH PIECE OF CARDBOARD AND WRAPPED YARN AROUND IT.
I TIED ON ONE PIECE OF STRING AT A TIME.

KEEPING BUSY

WITH ALL THIS SNOW I COULDN'T WORK OR GO ANYWHERE SO I CROCHETED. I HAD TAKEN A PICTURE OF MY SCRAP BASKET BEFORE THE SNOW BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO MAKE HATS. 27 HATS LATER AND MY BASKET STILL HAS YARN IN IT. I'LL MAKE ONE MORE BLANKET OUT OF THE YARN LEFT IN THE SKEINS THEN ROLL WHAT'S LEFT INTO BALLS FOR  ANOTHER BLANKET. I DID USE SOME YARN FROM THE BASKET ON ONE OF THE BLANKETS.

REMEMBERING

TODAY I FIND COMFORT IN YOUR LIFE NOT YOUR PASSING.
I FIND STRENGTH IN YOUR WILL TO SURVIVE.
YOUR LAUGHTER REMINDS ME TO ENJOY LIFE.
YOUR LOVING HEART REMINDS ME TO BE KIND TO OTHERS.
TODAY I SMILE AT YOUR MEMORY NOT MOURN FOR THE ONES NEVER KNOWN.
I THINK OF YOUR GIVING HEART AND REMEMBER TO SHARE.
YOUR LOVE FOR OTHERS REMINDS ME TO HOLD MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS CLOSE.
YOUR EYES REMIND ME TO LET OTHERS SEE MY LOVE FOR THEM.
 TODAY I REMEMBER TO FORGIVE OTHERS AND MYSELF SO I CAN SEE YOU IN HEAVEN.
YOUR TOUCH REMINDS ME TO BE GENTLE.
MY LONGING TO PLEASE YOU REMINDS ME TO BE THE BEST I CAN BE.
I AM WHO I AM BECAUSE OF YOU.
REMEMBERING!

FOREVER YOUR LOVING DAUGHTER, KATHY

SNOW

 SNOOPY DURING OUR EARLY MORNING WALK. HE LOVED IT. HIS NOSE HAD TO BE FROZEN BECAUSE HE WAS SMELLING DOWN IN THE SNOW. YOU CAN SEE THAT  THE SNOW HAS A CRUST ON TOP BECAUSE OF THE FREEZING RAIN.

 ON OUR NEXT WALK IT WAS FROZEN A LOT MORE. HE HAD A VERY HARD TIME WALKING. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE HE WAS ON TOP, TWO STEPS LATER AND HE FELL THROUGH. AT FIRST HE WAS A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT IT BUT SOON SAW THAT HE WAS SAFE THEN TRIED TO RUN. THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT FOR HIM.

 THIS IS THE MAIN ROAD THAT RUNS IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE. SOME TRUCKS AND 4-WHEELER'S WERE BRAVING THE SNOW.

 THIS IS AT THE CHURCH UP THE ROAD FROM US. I DON'T KNOW IF THE SNOW DID THIS OR NOT. WE WALK TO THE CROSSROAD THEN GO BACK THE WAY WE CAME. TODAY BECAUSE OF THE SNOW WE WENT DOWN THE MAIN ROAD AND SAW THIS. THEY HAVE MEETINGS HERE IN THE WARMER MONTHS.

WHEN I SAW THIS I JUST LOVED IT. SNOOPY AND I DID AS THE SIGN INSTRUCTS, WE STOPPED, ADMIRED THE VIEW THEN TOOK THIS PICTURE. THANK YOU LORD FOR ALL OUR BLESSING.
JUST FOR THE RECORD I'LL BE HAPPY IF THIS IS THE LAST SNOW WE HAVE THIS WINTER. WE DON'T GET SNOW THAT OFTEN AND THIS MAKES TWO TIMES THIS WINTER. I'M DONE WITH IT, BRING ON SPRING.

ALLIE AND BLAKE

 THIS IS ALLIE WITH THE HAT AND SCARF I MADE HER.

 THIS IS BLAKE WITH HIS HAT AND SCARF.

I FORGOT TO PIN THE FLOWER ON RIGHT. YOU CAN SEE THE PIN.
THEY ARE SO ENJOYING THE SNOW. LOOK AT THOSE CUTE LITTLE RED FACES.

PAY IT FORWARD GIFTS

 STELLA'S HEADBAND, SHE'S AROUND 2  MONTHS OLD.

 ALLIE'S SCARF AND HAT. SHE'S 7 YEARS OLD.

BLAKE'S HAT AND SCARF. HE'S 6 YEARS OLD

BABY BLANKET

MY 79 YEAR OLD NEIGHBOR MS. JACKIE ASKED ME IF I COULD MAKE A BLANKET FOR HER FIRST GREAT GRANDSON. THIS IS WHAT I MADE FOR HIM. I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER GET IT DONE. I'M SO USED TO MAKING PREEMIE BLANKETS.