Gasp!!!

I didn't have a very good start to my day.

It rained and then snowed.

The roads were awful.

It took twice as long to

get to work as it normally does.

As in, 90 minutes instead of 45.

I do not like winter.

Coming home, however...

much better.

The road crews must have

worked really hard.

The roads were all great.

Until I got to the last part.

But, that's okay.

The sun was shining.

And, tomorrow is another day.

Remember the sock story?

(click here & here if you don't

know what I'm talking about)

Well.  Seems there is another person

intent on getting me into trouble.

Again.

Sharon.

Yup, that's right...of 'snow days' fame.

It is her fault that I am doing

that quilt, you know.

She, of course, will say that it is my fault.

That, without me, she wouldn't be doing it.

Don't believe her.

Not for one second.

Anyway.

She told me she would send

yarn and a pattern.

Ya know, for me to knit

a pair of socks.

Oh, okay.

Thank you!

Well.

Next thing she told me was that she

had mailed a package...of stuff.

I had absolutely no clue what 'stuff'

she was talking about.

Until today.

The package arrived.

There are simply no words.

Okay...keep reading...I found words.

But, first, let me just say that with

each piece of 'stuff' that I pulled out,

my 'gasp!' got bigger and bigger.

I about swallowed my tongue!!

Seriously.

You might, too!

Ready?

Here goes...

The sock pattern and yarn.

Please note the 'heart & sole'

on the label...cracked me up.

A journal...I would like to 

use it to keep track of my quilts..

A ruler that I could certainly use!

And, the neatest little gadget!

I thought it was a needle threader.

It's to pull your floss through the

back of stitches when you're doing

stitchery/embroidery...how fun is that!

In the instructions, it reads, 

"great for finishing that one last stitch

when the floss is too short."

I needed this!

Thread!  Now, this is really getting exciting!

Thimbleberries thread for machine quilting.

Six yummy colors!

Two spools of Alex Anderson thread

for hand-piecing & hand-quilting.

One spool of variegated thread for

machine quilting.  

 

Micron tracing pen.

One can always use this!

 

Lotion.

Perfect for my skin in the winter.

Now.

This is the absolute icing on the cake...

this fat quarter bundle of 

Whitewash fabric by

Crabapple Hill Studio.

This fabric came out in the time since

Sharon and I started working on our

'snow days' quilts and

we were drooling in anticipation!

I love this! 

Here it is...all together.

Can you believe all this 'stuff'???

So.  

Did you gasp?

I wrote Sharon a long email 

expressing my pleasure & gratitude.

But, one more time...

thank you so very much, Sharon!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."Jeremiah 29:11