Ready? Set? Go!!!!

     Here's a list of all the holidays for 2014 in the U.S.  This year I'm going to be ready.  Since I make everything from scratch (mostly) I need HUGE lead times....plus I'm a slug.  Tune in tomorrow to see what I'm planning on making for Valentine's Day. Yes, I'm skipping Mr. Lincoln and the groundhog unless someone has some ideas out there for them?  But I'm thinking Valentine's Day is the next one to start "baking and making" for.  See you tomorrow!

Maybe we should start a MAL (make along) group so we can help each other be prepared this year.  I am still finishing up Christmas and birthdays from last month!  I know...sad but true.  In my defense, I did not plan to make everything until the last few months before Christmas but this year will be the same different!  I swear!  So please join me as I share projects, ideas, recipes and my own personal progress for a very Handmade 2014.  

Until then............Happy Trails!

 

The most common (Federal) holidays of the United States (USA) in 2014 are listed below.

Date		Holiday	Number of days to go
January 1	Wednesday	New Year's Day 2014	215
January 20	Monday	Martin Luther King Day 2014	234
January 24	Friday	Belly Laugh Day 2014	238
February 2	Sunday	Groundhog Day 2014	247
February 12	Wednesday	Lincoln's Birthday 2014	257
February 14	Friday	Valentine's Day 2014	259
February 17	Monday	Presidents Day and Washington's Birthday 2014	262
March 4	Tuesday	Mardi Gras Carnival (New Orleans) 2014	277
March 9	Sunday	Daylight Saving (Start) 2014	282
March 17	Monday	St. Patrick's Day 2014	290
April 1	Tuesday	April Fool's Day 2014	305
April 18	Friday	Good Friday 2014	322
April 20	Sunday	Easter 2014	324
April 21	Monday	Easter Monday 2014	325
April 22	Tuesday	Earth Day 2014	326
May 5	Monday	Cinco de Mayo 2014	339
May 11	Sunday	Mother's Day 2014	345
May 17	Saturday	Armed Forces Day 2014	351
May 26	Monday	Memorial Day 2014	360
June 8	Sunday	Pentecost 2014	373
June 9	Monday	Pentecost Monday 2014	374
June 14	Saturday	Flag Day 2014	379
June 15	Sunday	Father's Day 2014	380
July 4	Friday	Independence Day 2014	399
July 27	Sunday	Parents' Day 2014	422
September 1	Monday	Labor Day 2014	458
September 7	Sunday	Grandparents' Day 2014	464
September 11	Thursday	Patriot Day or September 11th 2014	468
September 16	Tuesday	Stepfamily Day 2014	473
September 17	Wednesday	Citizenship Day 2014	474
September 26	Friday	Native American Day 2014	483
October 13	Monday	Columbus Day 2014	500
October 16	Thursday	Boss's Day 2014	503
October 18	Saturday	Sweetest Day 2014	505
October 31	Friday	Halloween 2014	518
November 2	Sunday	Daylight Saving (End) 2014	520
November 11	Tuesday	Veterans' Day 2014	529
November 27	Thursday	Thanksgiving 2014	545
November 28	Friday	Black Friday 2014	546
December 1	Monday	Cyber Monday 2014	549
December 7	Sunday	Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2014	555
December 25	Thursday	Christmas Day 2014	573
December 31	Wednesday	New Year's Eve 2014	579

2013 Holidays

2015 Holidays

2014 Calendar

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2014 Calendar

87.152

2014 Month calendar

6.918

See more holidays in other years, click on one of the links below or view the 2014 calendar. 

2013 Holidays   •   2014 Holidays   •   2015 Holidays   •   2016 Holidays

See also the 2014 Calendar.

YOP Sunday

 It has been a cold and rainy and icy week here but there's a warming trend now, 54 today and 60's tomorrow and sunshine!  I need it too.  I have been like a slug; no energy, no motivation but tomorrow I'll go for a nice walk with the girls and hopefully that will jump start my engine again. 
I started this hat for my grandson Grayson.  He was named after the Irish side of the family so I chose this worsted yarn by Knitpicks called Dublin and I named the hat Dubliner.  It is the ear flap pattern from Purl Soho in the child's size. 

This was supposed to be a scarf for my son Benjamin who's birthday is the 18th.  Why do I always try something new for a gift?  It was the Herringbone stitch which I mastered but I struggled with the cable as I think it was too short.  I was literally having to pick up some stitches with my fingernails to get the needle underneath the yarn!  I love wooden needles but they are not very "pointy".

 I finally had to frog it until I get some better needles to work with it and not have a deadline.  I think I'd rather have straight needles to do a scarf anyway.   As soon as I finish Grayson's hat I will cast on a hat for Ben instead.  I do like the Herringbone pattern but if you mess up it REALLY throws off the pattern and it is very obvious and I'm not sure I would know how to "back out" of a mistake on this one.  I'd hate to make a mistake on row 60 of the 61 rows required.

 The cuff is done on the sock and now it's just knit for 6 inches but I haven't had much time with 2 gifts to get done. 

All my other time has been spent setting up Outlook for my organizational tool and projects.  I did organize and get up to date with my Ravelry projects and my list here on my blog....finally.  I also decided not to list my books and reviews here on my blog but instead put a widget to Goodreads where I will list my books, reviews and books I want to read.  No sense duplicating my efforts and Goodreads is so great for keeping track especially for my "series" books. 
I hope you are all doing well, staying healthy and warming up after the "deep freeze" across the country.  Happy Trails until we meet again..........