Good Grief!! TEN Months??

Yep, 10 long months since I last posted. How embarassing!! I've been quite lax in all this, but now that my life has somewhat settled down, I can get back at this on a regular basis.

I have my Computer Cat here with me at the moment ... Taggy. Short for Tagalong. She rarely leads when the other cats are going anywhere in or out of the house ... she follows. Hence, the name, Tagalong. Usually, she's in my lap when I'm on the computer. This morning was no different. Silly me, I went to get another cup of coffee and when I came back, there she was ... sound asleep on my keyboard!

We have 4 cats - Buttons, Tagalong, Socks & Princess. Love 'em all. Well, most of the time.

I'm finally out of the dratted 'walking boot' and wheelchair. It's been a long haul getting this spiral fracture of my left fibula to heal -- 3 months and 3 weeks! Thankfully I didn't need any surgery. That terrified me, since I'm diabetic and we diabetics don't do well with surgeries and healing. My oldest son knows that all too well. He's also diabetic and has had multiple amputations but is now in his new prosthesis' and there's no more sores. Praise the Lord for that!

I was finally able to go down the stairs to the basement the other day sans boot!! -- we recently moved here last November -- and ALL of my crafting supplies were down there! Had a great time going through boxes and plastic bins, getting much of the stuff organized. Craft-withdrawl is NOT fun.

I'll be 'creating' a regular craft room down there, hopefully by spring or early summer. In the meantime, I'll be working with some of the craft supplies up in the den/computer room. Crafting, here I come!! WOO HOO!

Time to grab more coffee -- uh oh -- Taggy's eyeing the desk again.

{{Hugs}}
Marge in Sparks, NV

Odds & Ends ...

Froggy On The GO! Pattern Currently Available in DAK .pat file OR Hand Knit Graph OR Hobbyware's Cross Stitch .pat file. Check it out at our Etsy Store!

I've been very busy on my main website, MKDesigner, the past couple of weeks. There are now more How To's up on our site and some new patterns. We've revamped the Patterns Pages to make viewing our patterns much easier.

Other projects I'm working on include trying to find the back wall and floor in the walk-in closet. Trouble is, there are 5 huge (48 gallon) tubs of yarns in the way. :-) I've been needing to get to that 'stuff' for quite some time. Now that SPRING is finally here, I can't avoid it any longer.

I'm also going to be expanding items for my Knits 'n' More Gift Shop on Etsy. There was a discussion thread on Etsy a couple of days ago about our monthly goals and how we're doing. My April Goal for Knits 'n More is to have 65 items in stock. Currently, it's at a very modest 37 items so that needs some attention too!

My MKDesigner Etsy Shop is going great! I do need to add more patterns or perhaps some stash items. Maybe a couple of vintage goodies as well. My goal is to have 100 listings. I currently have 78. So that should keep me busy when I'm not knitting ... and it may help reduce the 'stuff' in that darned closet!

~ Marge In Reno ~