Parade

http://www.necn.com/Boston/Arts-Entertainment/2009/01/20/Sanford-Maine-marching-band/1232492124.html

You can see the parade here.

Explanation

Yes this was originally a blog just for me to show off my created stuff.

Some folks have contacted me on why there was so much other stuff (mainly the stuff on the trip). So here it is.

I was asked by some other friends if I would keep an journal or update as to what was going on with the kids down in Washington. I still post some to my groups, but I also write the majority of stuff here so anyone who isn't interested doesn't have to read it. Anyone who is knows where they can find the information easily.

Make sense??

So for anyone looking for pictures of the stuff I made.. just skip the writing and keep looking. For those interested in seeing what is going on with the kids read on...

Live Radio .. 3

Ok. My son texted me after I went to bed last night and let me know that the show wasn't happening last night. I have found out that they are planning to do one tonight around 7pm.

It is titled "A Day of Reflection" http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lobstertalk/2009/01/20/A-Day-of-Reflection

I don't know if my son will be on there or not, but my fiance and I plan to listen in. I'm hoping he will be one of the "guests" as he didn't get to be last night.

Live Radio ... 2

Well, Matt was supposed to be on live radio last night.

However, it was just about 9pm when I gave up and headed to bed. There was a broadcast from the night before on there, but I couldn't get the one to play that was supposed to be live.

The title was "Memorials, Monuments, and National Treasures". I can't find the replay for it either. The one that was on the night before.. something about Making History, was on their and I downloaded that to listen to.

I hope I can at least find the recording from last night if it did kick off.

One friend did say she had it playing.. but I can't find the links. My Daughter couldn't get it to work either and she is more computer literate about some stuff than I am.

Anyway, I e-mailed the company hoping they can point me in the direction of the link.

Live Radio

Matt sent me a text. He is supposed to be on the radio live tonight. The link is http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lobstertalk

We can actually call their number and say hi or whatever.

SHS Band -- Inauguration Parade...Video

Here is a link to the article and the video that Channel 6 did yesterday before the band left.

http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=99113&catid=2

Picture

OK this was Matt in 2007 in uniform. Steven wouldn't have his picture done the day they were doing it. Usually the blouse is buttoned and not hanging over the baldric (red thing). And there is usually a chicken (feather thing) ont he hat.

SHS Band -- Inauguration Parade...Step Three

Well I didn't hear from Matt again. However, my Daughter's Boyfriend's Parents are driving the equiptment trailer down as their daughter is in the color guard. According to her they got down to yesterday's destination at approximately 4:40pm. Which is just a little later than the planned time, so I'd say they did well. I tried to get a text off to him again, but it wouldn't go through. He may be to far away, I'm not sure.

SHS Band -- Inauguration Parade...Step Two

12pm -- Matt send me a text. They were in New York. I asked him if everything was ok, he said it was, but the bus ride was a bit boring... LOL. I figured once they initial excitement of the day wore off and the drive wore on there would be some boredom there. No worries, the Band Director has pleanty for them to do once they get to the hotel and for the next 2 days.

SHS Band -- Inauguration Parade...

6:20 am – Saturday, January 17, 2009

They are off. Well not off, they are at the High School still waiting for the K-9 Units to show up and go through everything. They have to sniff all suitcases, carry-on’s, instruments, etc. Everything has to be gone through. We don’t expect any problems, but they want to find any issues in Sanford instead of in Washington DC. They are supposed to roll out at 7am. They still have to get everything on the busses and trailer also once they are inspected. They would have had all the instruments on the trailers yesterday but the weather is to cold and it would have damaged them.

They are all excited. Matt has been bouncing off the walls all week. I didn’t know the boy could talk so much. Steven hasn’t been as talkative, but you can tell he is excited also.

So we were up at 4am. I made eggs for the kids and myself, Steve wasn’t up and out of bed yet. We got cleaned up, got the cats fed, and out the door we went a little after 5am. Steve went with us to drop the boys. We hung around there about 30 to 40 minutes. Once we were sure we were pretty much only in the way and needed to head home where it’s warmer, although the kids didn’t seem to notice the weather, I got hugs and left. It was a bit hard, they are still our kids and I miss them (as much as I am looking forward to a no-kid, no-commitment, no-work weekend.

I plan to get out of work on Tuesday and head directly home so I can watch the end of the Inauguration stuff and then see the parade.

Last night was chaotic. I made turkey and gravy and potatoes, I washed all the laundry so the kids had all their clean clothes, I did haircuts, they both got showers, I went to Dad’s to get another memory card for Matt’s camera ( well it was one of Dad’s that he let him use). I got everything cleaned up, we went through suitcases, I hope they remembered long shirts to wear under the uniform tops for Tuesday.

I didn’t sleep much last night and I don’t think Matt did either. I’m not sure about Steven, but he was up and dressed before 4am.

It’s been a long haul to get here. It is -13* without the wind, its -22* with the wind. The kids should be warm enough on the busses.

Ok this wasn’t a great description but its as good as my mind is working.

Teddy Bear in Red

Ok here is that bear again. Didn't realize I had a picture of him done in Red.

Niece's Afghans

Ok these were for two more of my Fiance's Nieces. They are twins. One always liked pink and the other liked purple. These are knitted with a double strand of yarn to make them much warmer than the average afghan. I love this pattern and have used it several times. One was done with pink and white yarn the other with purple and white yarn.

Niece

This afghan was a crochet ripple I did for one of my fiance's nieces. She liked the color pink. The first picture is a close up so you can see better.

Round Ripple

This was my first attempt at a round ripple. I think it came out pretty well. It was around 42" in Diameter. I have made a few more since then.

Cross - Stitch Best Friend's Anniversary

I made this for my best friend and her hubby. They had been married 20 years (doesn't seem possible). It's a counted cross stitch. I bought the frame and did that myself also.

Baby Blanket

My Boss's daughter was expecting her first child / his first grandchild. So I made her a Teddy Bear (which I don't have a picture of) and this afghan. She loved it and wound up having a boy. My boss of course is thrilled. This was done in individual Granny Squares with the different colors inside and the white for the last 2 rounds and boarder. I used the the center colors to do the boarder, I think it was one row of each if I remember correctly.

Teddy Bear's Face

Ok here is the same bear but a bit closer look at his face so you can get an idea. The face is personalized. You could use buttons if you chose to or felt, but I like cross-stitching him.

Teddy Bear

Here is a Teddy Bear I have made for a long time. I cross stitch the eyes, nose and mouth, so he is kid friendly. The tie around his neck is also stitched on in the back so it doesn't come off (not supposed to anyway). Can be adapted by changing colors for a boy, girl, or if you aren't sure. Can be one solid color or can have the white front.

Jr's 12" Square Afghan

Ok you get the picture (LOL) by now. This is the 12" square afghan for my fiance's son (Jr.) His was also done from an exchange gone wrong, so I did probably half of the squares. He has white and blues. There is one square in there that had a varigation which contained some yellow too (someone wasn't paying attention to the color requirements), but it came out good and he seems to like it.

Son's 12" Afghan

Here is the afghan I did for my son. It worked on the same premise as my daughters. I had to make more of the 12" squares myself (one of those exchanges that didn't work the way it should), but he has a great afghan made of white and greens (his favorite color).

Again the picture really does not do it justice.

Snowman

Here is the first snowman I made. I made several more for this Christmas (2008). I may make a few more for 2009 as there are a few more people I wanted to make them for. I change the color of the buttons, scarf, and mittens as per what color(s) the person I'm making him for likes. He should have some sort of bean pouch at the bottom so he stands better but he seems to do well. I got him from a website but I adapted him from a pattern and the pattern for the scarf I change each time and the hat pattern I had to create as the pattern called for a hat that was purchased at a craft store. If I can find the link for the original pattern I will post it, but my guy is a bit different.

He came from http://www.freepatterns.com/

He is in the crochet section under "Special Occasions"/ Christmas / Frosty the Snowman... As I said I have adapted him some.

Daughter's 12" Square Afghan

This is an afghan I put together for my daughter for Christmas this year (2008). It is made from a variety of White, Pink, and Maroon(ish), 12" squares. Many I received as part of an exchange from a craft group, but some I had to do myself. The picture really doesn't do it justice but she loved it.

New Blog

Hi Folks.

I made this as a place where I could post pictures of things I have made. I have posted some pictures on some of my crafting groups, but I thought this would be easier and I can just add the link to my signature so folks can look if they choose to. I had all my pictures on Yahoo at one time, until they did away with that feature.

I appreciate any comments.

**Footnote: Most if not all of the pictures were taken by my fiance.