Take This Snow and Shovel it....

Well, that isn't exactly true, it is more like sleet here and there, but it is still icky weather. I waited for Jack to get to work and call me and tell me how the streets and such are so I could either go out and walk or do the treadmill. WooHoo! He said the streets were a little wet but not slippery or icy so I should be ok. Unless it gets bad tonight, I have weigh in tomorrow, which I am excited about. Back in a few.... Ok, I got back from my walk and it isn't bad out at all. A little wet, but no slippery or icy spots that I could see. This town sure does panic when there is a threat of any cold precipitation. They had all the possible school closing boxes up last night talking about how school would probably be closed and businesses etc. Sheesh! I walk past a group of junior high kids pretty much every morning and we always say hi to each other. This morning I said to them, "Well, I guess you didn't get to get out of school today, huh? Weather not bad enough." They are nice kids not ugly acting.

I have the back of my dd's sweater finally finished. I think it came out ok.

I have started on front and am about at the end of a skein so I went ahead and rolled it and about 3 feet from where my stitch was is a big area about 4-5 inches long where the yarn didn't spin correctly and it is just lumps of fuzz. Luckily, I was able to finish a row then cut and tie back on again. I would like to get it finished so I can work on my vacation tops. I only got 4 rows done yesterday on the blanket so have to make up for it today. I worked a lot on the sweater to finish the back side. I think I am going to be putting 13 patterns on the blanket to finish. I say that because I counted the horizontal hearts and there are 9 so I am going to go 1 1/2 for the vertical hearts. I really want this more as a crib blanket not one to wrap him in as it is pretty heavy.

We are having Fiesta Steak tonight. I have never made this so we shall see. It has garlic, cumin, cayenne, lime juice and TEQUILA in the marinade...... I will let you know how it tastes! I am going to make some spanish rice to go with it. We should have had fish or chicken tonight, but Jack didn't want either so beef it is.

I had these women at the WW site all ragging on me because I have made myself a lbs goal. I want to lose 60 lbs by the time we go on vacation the end of August. That is only 2 lbs a week plus a smidge more. That is not unreasonable or way out there but they said you shouldn't make weight loss goals just work day to day and I say bologna!!! If you don't make a goal, you won't work hard enough to reach it is my way of thinking. I definitely am not going to post at that thread anymore. Phooey on them!

When you wish upon a star.....you should get all the Malabrigo you want!

Donna (sorry about it all being run together. I can't get it to paragraph again.)