These are our new puppies born yesterday. The females at left and the males at right. Ten puppies! Poor Dot! The kids are so excited and I can barely get them in the house. They each have a favorite already. We decided to give them yummy names: Lollipop, Licorice, Jellybean, Fudge, Butterscotch, Cookie, Brownie, Milkshake, M&M, and Chocolate Chip.

I made these blankets for a Project Linus activity taking place at one of our church buildings last week. Each of the kids had a favorite and I was so tempted to keep most of them. But reason prevailed and I donated them all. I think that Project Linus is something I'd like to get more involved with. They had blanket making "Fun Days" every 3rd Tuesday, so I think that I'll have to go check it out. Also at our activity they had us die some fabric squares for a quilt using shaving cream, paints, and toothpicks. The shaving cream sets the paint so it won't wash out. At any rate, I had fun, I like to sew, and it's nice to feel like I'm doing something to help the community one blanket at a time!