Random this week

We laid low this weekend since we were in Bend the previous weekend and leave for Kauai this weekend. Four days till we leave, woo hoo!

Started packing, cleaned, caught up around the house and worked on some crafty projects on Saturday:

I've started needle felting with the fleece we got from Dave and Nora's alpacas.
Here's a little mouse and an owl (that only has one eye so far). Am going to make a group of little woodland animals as a baby shower gift for our friend Jami who is due in June.

This one will be a nest with three little eggs - thought I'd make a bunny and chick to go with it as a springy/Easter decoration. Heather - it reminds me of your nest necklace : ) 

Bottled a batch of limoncello from Fritz and Susanne's lemons.

Found this jadeite butter dish at a resale shop. I've been looking for an antique jadeite piece that I like for a while, so excited.

Embroidered a tea towel as part of a wedding shower gift for our friends Bryce and Heather (he's from CA, Heather is from AK. You all probably met Bryce at our wedding - he's a childhood friend of Ashley's that lives near us). Needs a wash to get the wrinkles out, but its pretty much done. Can't wait to see some of the embroidery Mom has been doing!

Sunday a.m. I went for a hike with girlfriends (we go the last Sunday of every month) and out for dim sum afterwards.

So much good food! This is the dumplings course (this is Haylie in the picture - Mom and Dad - you've probably met her at a kickball game or Dad, she was at my bday party last year).