Laura's Teddy Bear Picnic

In memory of our dear friend, Laura, who passed away last September we hosted a teddy bear drive the last two weeks of February at the yarn shop. We successfully collected 245 bears - they are being donated to Highline Medical Center's ER were each bear will find a new home.

Today the kids and I went to empty out the window - it took a while but it was lots of fun. We loaded up all the bears into large bags - it took 5!! We plan on hosting a bear drive each February - maybe next year we can get more!!

Thanks to all that helped and supported us during the drive!! Special thanks to the gals Fashion Bug for helping to collect them.

The Crud

YUCK!! I have been down and out with the crud for the past week. My ear is so plugged I can't hear, my sinuses want to explod and I burst a blood vessel in my eye coughing. Neeldless to say I have been about worthless all week. I can't hear the kids, I can't stay awake long enough to knit and I am getting really tired of hearing myself breath. The TV is turned way up and I can hardly hear it. I have an all together new empathy for people who are hard of hearing - I'm going bonkers!!
Thankfully my eye is healing and this morning I seem to have just a smidge or hearing in my right ear - maybe there is a ligh at the end of the tunnel.