Report Card ~

 ~ Welcome Friends ~

Our weather did not end up nearly as bad as predicted and I believe the bulk of the snow has fallen.  The temperatures are now falling and I believe we are in for a couple of frigid days, but we fared so much better than many other parts of the country.

I guess it is time for my January report card.

• finish taking down the Christmas decorations and get it all hauled to the attic. I started at the beginning of the week and I am tired of living amidst chaos.   DONE
• cross stitch a little Valentine pin keep   The stitching is done but it is not assembled.
• learn how to make a toothbrush rug  I learned the technique but stopped working on my project because the beginning tension was all wrong and it would never be square or flat!
• bind the little cat mat I hooked  The only thing left to do is add the label.
• finish the hit and miss mat I am working on  The hooking is done and the binding is half done.
• hook a little mat I was asked to hook 1+ years ago  It is hooked but needs to be bound.
• hook a small Valentine mat as a gift  It is hooked but still needs to be bound.  Do you detect a pattern here?
• hook a minimum of one hour on my horse rug ~ for some unknown reason I can't make myself finish it, so maybe if I spend an hour hooking on it, I will be inspired and can continue on.  I failed miserably at this one :(  I didn't even get it out of the basket to even think about hooking on it.
• HAVE A GIVE~AWAY  DONE!  I just need to mail off the third item.

I also hooked two other little mats and made a number of the woven wool hearts.  I am VERY happy with all that I accomplished!

Now on to my February goals ~

• go through my mound of paperwork that needs to be filed
• start on my taxes (I always put this off until the last minute)
• clean the basement (now my idea of a clean basement and your idea may be totally different!)
• clean the bottom of my closet (how does it end up looking like that?)
• bind and label the little mats that are hooked
• construct the Valentine pin keep (hopefully before Valentine's day...lol!)
• hook a little mat for a friend
• make a birthday gift for a friend (what to make???)
• have another give~away
• FINISH MY HORSE RUG!!!  (at least the hooking part)

Well friends.  There you have it.  I hope I am as productive in February as I was in January.  For me, it really helps to write things down and all of you can hold me accountable :)

Thank you so much for stopping by.
Stay safe and warm!
Pug hugs :)
Lauren