new afghan for me from my daughter!!
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Rachel just finished her first year of college. She's not the partying type (whew), so when she wasn't studying (she did a LOT of that--Bio/Chem major--3.86 GPA :D ) she was often crocheting or knitting. She needed to keep busy, so decided to make one for her dear old mama. I picked the colors and the design, but she decided which colors went where. I LOVE the edging.
And it matches my chair so perfectly. :wink:
And it matches my chair so perfectly. :wink:
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That's pretty! And what a nice comfy afghan to curl up with, huh?
What a great kid you have!!
My mom knitted and crocheted (that word just doesn't look right).
For wedding gifts, she would make everyone an afghan. They loved it. She made one for me, it's a cream color and the girls call it the "Vanilla Blanket". It's 21 years old and still looks like brand new. It travels in the suitcases when we move and if something were to happen to it, I wouldn't know what to do. I just wish I could do that. I can knit, but not crochet, my oldest can......
What a great kid you have!!
My mom knitted and crocheted (that word just doesn't look right).
For wedding gifts, she would make everyone an afghan. They loved it. She made one for me, it's a cream color and the girls call it the "Vanilla Blanket". It's 21 years old and still looks like brand new. It travels in the suitcases when we move and if something were to happen to it, I wouldn't know what to do. I just wish I could do that. I can knit, but not crochet, my oldest can......
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Jackie--we are good friends. She had a hard time with homesickness when she first started college so we talked on the phone every single day. The hard part were weekends--there was NOTHING at this college to do, which made it so hard. Plus she graduated from high school a year early so she was only 17. So we spent a LOT of time talking to help her work it through. Plus she came home every other weekend. It was about a 2 hour ride to get her--but my husband has been out of work since July, so he was able to get her. Once she gained some friends, everything changed. I was lucky if I got an email every other day. :wink: She's transferring to a college that has all kinds of weekend activities next semester--AND it's only an hour away.
I spent a day with her when I had a week off of school and it felt so nice to have my 18 year old girl so excited about spending the day with her mother. We went horseback riding. :D
I spent a day with her when I had a week off of school and it felt so nice to have my 18 year old girl so excited about spending the day with her mother. We went horseback riding. :D
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Originally Posted by barnbum
Jackie--we are good friends. She had a hard time with homesickness when she first started college so we talked on the phone every single day. The hard part were weekends--there was NOTHING at this college to do, which made it so hard. Plus she graduated from high school a year early so she was only 17. So we spent a LOT of time talking to help her work it through. Plus she came home every other weekend. It was about a 2 hour ride to get her--but my husband has been out of work since July, so he was able to get her. Once she gained some friends, everything changed. I was lucky if I got an email every other day. :wink: She's transferring to a college that has all kinds of weekend activities next semester--AND it's only an hour away.
I spent a day with her when I had a week off of school and it felt so nice to have my 18 year old girl so excited about spending the day with her mother. We went horseback riding. :D
I spent a day with her when I had a week off of school and it felt so nice to have my 18 year old girl so excited about spending the day with her mother. We went horseback riding. :D
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