Stuff and Nonsense

I've almost finished a crocheted throw I'm making for
Dad. I found a website that had the thick & quick
chenille on sale for a fantastic price so I bought
bunches of it and just HAD to make something right
away. Does Dad need a new throw? Absolutely not.
But he's getting one anyway. I'll post a pic as soon
as I get it done and can take a pic in daylight. It's
really soft and velvety - it would be cool to have a
whole bedspread or something made out of this stuff.
It's like deep piles of velvet.

Oh, and the colors of the throw are called Peacock and
Seaspray (light and dark greens). It's Lion Brand
Thick and quick Chenille and, if you're fast, you can
still go to Smiley's Yarns and order it for $1.99 per
skein - regularly $8. Color selection is limited and
the sale is only through Feb 15.

Last night I was so impressed with the top Chinese
figure skaing pair (whose names I do not remember)
that I got teary-eyed. After the fall that girl took,
she came back and put on an awesome performance and
won the silver medal. I couldn't believe it - I
thought her knee would give out on her and it never
did, until she was done and she collapsed in her
coach's arms. Man, oh, man. THAT was an Olympics
Moment.