Five on Friday

This is my first time participating in Amy's Five on Friday's link party and I am pretty excited.  You see I am not feeling myself lately, I am sort of a little down in the dumps.  No real reason, maybe just menopause and life in general.  This Five on Friday post will make me look at things I can be happy about and therefor help bring me out of my doldrums.

Sixteen centers have been made for my new baby blanket.  I was going for 20 but ran out of white yarn, so this will end up being a square baby blanket instead of a rectangle.

I am using the same pattern I made my big green blanket with.  You can find the pattern here.  

Each square will be 10 x 10, with a white inside and a soft green outside. Simple and appropriate for a girl or a boy.

My lovely friend Nicole recently posted this recipe for Sun Butter Honey Oat Bites on last weeks Five of Friday.  I tweaked the recipe a bit using agave nectar instead of honey, and natural no sugar peanut butter instead of sun butter.  Of course I had to top them with a few malt sweetened chocolate chips which melted just a bit.  Can I just tell you how yummy these are?  Nicole, thank you so much for this super easy recipe that is delicious.

My after Christmas bargain amaryllis has finally bit the dust.  It only had a couple of blooms and they were small, but still very pretty, so I decided my kitchen table was in need of some color.  Flowers make me smile.

I have thoughts of a new project.  This is Jordan -sleeveless pineapple top by Vicki Chan.  I have had this baby in my Ravelry library for some time.  This Cascade Ultra Pima yarn has been in my stash for probably six years.  I had already started another sweater with it and never really got very far on that project.  I think it has been waiting for this top all along.  I have 880 yards of unused yarn, which should be about perfect for this top.  I rarely actually buy a pattern on Ravelry, but I think this one is worth the price.  I hope I am up for the challenge, crochet is not as easy for me as knitting.

Oops I have one more thing, can I do six on a Friday?  Mr. 21 comes home tomorrow for a few days.  He was supposed to travel to Mexico with a teammate to this swimmers home.  But unfortunately this young  man's parents were in a car accident this past weekend.  They are both banged up, but okay.  It was quickly decided that this might not be the best time for them to have a house guest, so quick arrangements were made and my boy will be home.  I can't wait to see his beautiful face.

See I feel better already.  Want to join in the fun.  There is a link for Amy's Five on Friday on her blog.

Have a great day.