Doily toily...

Been working on doilies for two of my sisters and my Mom- who will start coming in tomorrow. I can hardly wait! Funny thing about that, though... while my Mom is really my mom... neither of these sisters are really my sisters!! But I love them like they were my very own!

• Lisa- the one for whom this doily was made(who talks like that, anyway? I do, I guess.) is married to my baby brother. She and I were friends in high school- we were in chorus, together. And band. I never played an instrument, but they ran out of classes for me- long story. Lisa sings beautiful alto and played lots of brass horns. Yes, she has really big lungs. She's rolling, laughing, at that one. At any rate, Lisa was a year younger than I, and Craig was a year younger than her... but they were highschool sweethearts and have been married...18 years. Easy to remember because I went into labor with Joe, my oldest, at their wedding.
• Steph- is a dear, dear friend. One of those people that you love on sight. You see her and you love her. Yes, she's gorgeous, but she has the sweetest spirit. I'll post a picture and you'll see what I mean. She was married to a guy that worked with my Dad. That's how we met her. The guy turned out to be... well, a pig, and so we got rid of the guy and we kept Steph. A very good trade on our part. I can't imagine any family gathering without her and this will be her first trip to Indiana, so I am excited beyond belief. She works so hard and I really want to try and spoil her a little. A lot. A lofty goal, but I'm gonna dedicate myself to it.

So... doily-wise. I like this one- there are things I would do differently. It was harder than it looks and it took me a while to get it done. Almost 4 days! OK, only working a couple hours a day, but still... The champagne color I love and I will definitely use that again. I am determined to use a smaller hook on the next project- I have been using a size 7- and that seemed so small when I first started making doilies a couple weeks ago. But I bought me a size 8 and some pretty pink thread.... wonder what trouble I can get into....