Knitting Back on Track. Finally. And GOOD eats

 

What a good morning!  I learned how to bind off, fix dropped stitches, and start a new skein of yarn with the assistance of U tube!!!!!  Now, I'm back on track and knitting my hands off to get this finished because I have SOOOOOOOOOO many cross stitching things going on and to get started. I project to be finished with this by monday. XXXXXX my stitchy fingers.

 

I love this brown and green tween yarn. I'm half way done. Mr. Darcy is loving it. He has a brown leather jacket and a green jacket too. I will have him "model" it for you when it's done. He's quite easy on the eyes......LOL

 

Then I read "Blocking my project???"  do I have to block this?????  Well, I  sure have all the resources now to go figure. It may be a little wobbly here and there but he knows it's made with all my love.

 

Still to do this week:

 

take the tree down

pack the village up and put the village people in their yearly home where they learn YMCA over again.

vacuum and dust

cook, clean, freeze leftovers

plan this week's meals

freshen up the guest bedroom ok, clean up the guests bedrooms

plan for welcoming in the year 2013 with a good time

finish Abe and Mary Lincoln models and frame

do about 25 loads of laundry---no kidding

get ready to watch Downton Abbey's new episode for this season

have a birthday party

 

I'm tired looking at the list. WHEW!

 

This is what Mr. Darcy cooked in the slow cooker last night.

It is scrumptious today for lunch.

 

He soaked the dried Navy beans for 24 hours

He cut all the good meat off the big bone and I froze sections of it for later in baggies

He added seasonings and 2 big hambones

I cooked it on LO in the crockpot all night.

 

This morning all the meat had fallen off the bone (which by the way went to Abbie)

And left this yummy, tummy-filling feast of ham and bean soup.

 

 

 

 

Yup, it was sooo good.

 

so if you have a leftover hambone this is a great way to make many bowls for freezing and good lunches for the winter.

 

Of course, Abbie was in HOG HEAVEN (no pun intended) when she got the part of the bone that was cooked all the meat off of.

 

She is not spoiled at all though. Really.  :0

 

 

She has eaten and knawed all she can and hid the rest of the bone under the sofa, like I didn't notice, for later treats.

 

She is certainly a hoot. Now, if I could only train her to help me clean the house or do laundry.......

 

I hope this finds you learning something new and a good full, warm tummy.

 

Till later from our house to yours,

Jennifer