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I’d had the penguin family done for this otedama (Japanese juggling and jacks game) set for quite a while.  But just sat down today to finish up the set by making the bag for it and posting on Etsy.  Thought I should share the cuteness.

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Decided to break up the Wii Fit routine and do some different exercizes.  Normally in the morning I do Yoga (Sun Salutation and Half Moon) to stretch my back, then Aerobics (Super Hula Hoop 6 min, Advanced Step, and 10 min Free Run).  Afternoon 10 min Free Step.  Evening 10 min Free Run again.

But today I skiped the hula hoop and did boxing.  Combined several of the run excercises to get 18 minutes of running (because I wanted to hear the end of Twin Stars Episode 3).  (I want more Twin Stars!)  Then in the afternoon did the longest boxing exercise.  Nice to have a break from the routine.

BMI: 28.64

Weight: 167.8

Work out time:(TBD)

Calorie intake in yesterday: 2011

Calories burned (approximate): 604

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Saturday is the fleece to shawl competition in Watertown.  Most teams spin the yarn and make a shawl by weaving, knitting or crocheting.  The head of our team received permission to felt a shawl this year.  So while the other teams are sweating it out all day, we will be playing in water and soap.  Though, we’ll be scrubbing and mashing wool like mad and I suspect it will be more physical work than carding wool, spinning yarn and weaving was last year.

I’m a bit nervous about taking my camera with our group playing in the water.  But I may wrap my camera in a plastic bag and just take it.   We’ll see…

I’ll be teaching an Image Editing Basics Class and the first of the three sessions is Tuesday. Predictably, I have pre-class jitters. Thought I’d try to write some of it out while I wait for the handouts to print. The camera club has had some nay saying about Photoshop and image editing. But I think it’s starting to turn around. My hope is to help the editing newbies to not feel lost and enjoy learning about it. Thus putting the kibosh on the nay saying. (Crossing my fingers.) There’s a fair amount of legistics with most everyone bringing a laptop, and me brining 2 desktops.

Anyway - what in the world else has been going on?

Had a photo shoot with another friend’s kiddo last Friday. Haven’t finished editing the pictures. Will put one up when I can think past the class.

Got to take a sock class to learn toe up socks and catch up with several of my “crafters anonymous” friends. Will try to finish my doll sized sock before the next session on Wed. (Need to figure out this “wrap stitch” thing. The directions I have make NO sense.)

Today was such a fabulously warm day, I begged hubby to take my son sledding. Has new sled for Christmas that just got used today. The boy loved it.

Not long after my last post, I finished sewing 22 sets of otedama bean bags for the kiddos in my boy’s class (good portion of that was by hand - thus I showed my “love” to each little kid with all the pin pokes in my hands). Valentine’s day and otedama (Japanese bean bag game)? They go together because I say they do. Get it? Good.

Found some incredibly cute fabrics for easter to make an Easter dress for my daughter.  Not sure which I’ll use for her Easter dress.