new blanket, fireplace

I have a friend who is expecting a baby later this year. I thought I'd make her a car seat blanket.


Her baby is due in the fall, so hopefully this will be useful.


We have a fireplace in our family room that is rarely used...until now...Many nights this week, David and I have enjoyed a fire.


Yes, still wearing the toasts I made. I'm addicted.

Credit Card Freedom

So, I cancelled my credit card today. Yippee! I have been meaning to do this for awhile. I was just scared. However, I feel I will use the "Bank of Jen" instead of Capital One if an emergency comes up. I have enough packed away in different places to make up the amount I had on my credit limit. So I looked up how to cancel my credit card and thought "So easy!" (see below). However, when I called that 800-number, I didn't have a choice to enter in the (*) button. I had to speak with a person and tell them "yes, I want to cancel" about 5 times. What liars those credit card companies are! Another reason I cancelled my card? I had an outstanding APR. I pay off my card every month and in return Capital One raised my APR by almost 10 percentage points. Oh, I'm sorry, are you not making enough billions of dollars in profit? jerks!


Still Want to Close Your Account?
If you wish to close your account, please call 1-800-955-7070 and use the following directions for prompt service:
1. Enter your account information when it's requested.
2. Press the star key (*) at any time to reach the Main Menu.
3. At Main Menu, press 5 to reach the Account Actions menu.
4. At Account Actions, press 5 to reach the Other Options menu.
5. At Other Options, press 4 to Close Your Account.

Toast is tasty!

I'm done!!

Waiting for my toast to finish

Half way done with my "toast" project! I'm wearing one around the house quite a bit this weekend. Can't wait to finish the other one!


Jack loves to sit in his "johnny jumper" seat upside down.


I was never allowed to do this as a child.


Yes, it is still winter in Colorado - but at least she can dress herself now!


I got my hair cut and colored on Friday!!

Toast

My newest project on my needles is this. They are called "toast". I thought this would be nice to have on those cold days when you need a bit more warmth and still need the use of your fingers. This is a very easy project for those of you still learning to knit.
Right now I'm working on knitting faster. I still knit in the "English fashion". My hands feel awkward knitting Continental style. I am practicing a row here and a row there with Continental. Continental is known as a faster method and I hope to master it soon.

I thought I was done with my big cozy couch blanket, but my husband informed me he would like it larger - so still crocheting away on the blanket. This is a great project while watching the Olympics!