Just when we thought it was safe to pack away the shovel

We've been given another "snow storm watch" alert.  This means that we may be facing another Nor'easter; but at the moment it is anyone's guess.  In the event we are again snowed under

TLG and I are all set to whip up another batch of these little lovies (look away J2 - there is nothing here you want to see!)

Anyone fancy a run

 through the Yarn Harlot's Knitting Olympics?  Personally I am attempting Tilia using Posh Yarn's Diana, color - Matelot.

It's the Snow That Doesn't End!

It just goes on and on my friends...
(Lampchop anyone?)

These pics are from Monday

 

Here you see our street after it had been plowed.

  

The mound of snow behind TBG is a combo of the 28" that had fallen plus the snow he'd thrown up there while cleaning our cars (our little house is in the background)

 Here we have TLG sitting atop the snow that the plows have pushed onto the corner of our neighbor's front lawn.  TBG has since carved a bobsled run which starts at the top and curves off to the left - all the neighborhood kids love it!

 

- we have another 10-15" due in tonight, if the weather persons are to be believed.   It is almost as if we are unwitting members of a Shackleton expedition.  I fear my sanity is drifting and I am certain that sitting through one more episode of Scooby Doo will confirm my reservation in the coocoo nest :)  TLG and I did have a small outing today when we joined friends at Pump-It-Up to burn some energy before becoming house-bound again.  (School has already been cancelled for the rest of the week.)

Knitting accomplished:

1. Gift bag made of Manos
2. gift bag made of something Berroco silk-ish
3. Scarf made of the lovely yarn WonderWoman sent

Pics will be posted eventually.

xoxo

Snowmageddon 2010

Or, Snowpocalypse if you prefer.

Read all about it!

 And it is STILL snowing...

 

 

Bracing for another one

Mama's got to get her knitting projects planned - we are on the cusp of our second blizzard this winter!

Haiti Relief

Goodness knows that there is not enough day-to-day goodness in this world.  However, when faced with overwhelming tragedy, the "there but for the grace of God go I" feeling resonates and brings out the best in folks. 

If you haven't yet donated to the relief effort, would like to donate more/again, or are looking for a more personal/boots-on-the-ground means of donating, please consider the organizations with which Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Associates are actively involved in and are providing services to people in Haiti. Donation information can be found by clicking on the organization's name.

• Medicines for Humanity  - Sister Betty Scanlon, RSM, serves as Program Director for Medicines for Humanity which provides healthcare support for women and children in impoverished communities worldwide. Sister Betty plans to join the relief effort in Haiti next week.
• Global Health Ministry - Mary Jo McGinley, RSM, Executive Director of Global Health Ministry, has been leading teams of healthcare professionals to Haiti for many years.
• Catholic Relief Services - Mercy Associate Maureen McCullough is Northeast U.S. Regional Director for Catholic Relief Services, which is actively participating in relief efforts.

 In addition, Karen Schneider, RSM, a pediatrician at Johns Hopkins University Hospital, traveled to Haiti on January 14 with six residents from Johns Hopkins. Her team will work at a hospital in the northern section of Haiti. You can send donations to help fund her efforts through the Sisters of Mercy Mid-Atlantic Community Development office. Checks should be made payable to the Sisters of Mercy - Mid-Atlantic Community and can be sent to: Colleen Maher, Director of Development, Merion, Convent of Mercy, 515 Montgomery Avenue, Merion, PA 19066. Questions can be directed to Colleen at 610-664-6650, ext. 525 or cmaher@mercymidatlantic.org. 

Need additional incentive?  Go see Trashy as she is having a Help for Haiti Raffle.

If you want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.

Mother Teresa

Test. Test 1-2-3

...is this thing on?

Ah, well here I sit weeks and weeks after my first post...with lots of time - and many events having flown past us:

1. Major Snow Storn
2. Minor surgery (mid December - all's well, no worries)
3. Christmas
4. New Years
5. TLG's birthdaay
6. Work, work, and more work!

So, to those of you who have actually been looking for me, I apologize for not being here :}