I've been up to doing all kinds of things lately. How about you?

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I kept loosing my clothes pins. So I made a clothes pins holder for my clothes line. I took a large plastic cottage cheese container (after I used it for four meals, a scoup plus a different canned fruit per day), washed it out, and put the clothes pins in. Then I poked a hole in each side, cut and braided a plastic bag for a handle, and then brought it outdoors. I put one side of the handle in, tied a note inside, threw the handle over the clothes line and then put the other side of the handle threw and tied a knot. Now I have a clothes pin container that's at the point of usage. Also unlike cloth bags, I shouldn't have to replace it every time I turn around. It's very windy here and the weather can be quite severe. So I'd have to go find it in the woods in the spring at the worst and at the least keep making a new cloth bag because it would be all torn and clothespins would be on the ground. That was a few weeks ago and so far, it's staying on the clothesline and keeping all my clothes pins safe and right where I need them. Trying to clean my house. Both my husband and I are. Terrible how behind things get when people get sick. Now my cats' are sneezing. I think they caught it from us! My birthday is coming. I want to have people come over, so the place needs to be clean. My husband's mom is in her 70s. She was born in February, too, but at the opposite end of the month. She has no teeth and she loves soft cookies, so as I make some cookies, I put a few away for her in the freezer. Before we go visit her, I will defrost them. I'm hoping the weather is great for the parade in Saranac Lake. February 12th, they will have their winter parade. The weather has been too terrible the last few years to go. I'm hoping it's better this year. The theme is Midevil times this year. That could be great! Staying by the phone, hoping someone will call either my husband or I for work. I've gotten some, but not very much. Carved a very anemic looking mushroom for carving class. Glad I'm not being graded. The pinecone I tried to carve looked like one after a squirrel has eaten half of it. I'm not quite getting some of the concepts. You'd be amazed at how long it takes me to carve the simplest things and they stil aren't coming out very well. I find the lady who carves golf balls very interesting. I didn't even know you could carve a golf ball. The inside rubber ball part. I saw a few of hers. She told me to Google golf ball carving and you'd be amazed at all the different carvings people make with golf ball insides. Bought underwear, socks, and medicine since I wrote last. I won 50-50 drawing at carving class. The $13 I won helped me buy another carving tool. I hope I'm better at carving with a gouge than I am a knife. Wish me luck. I learn how to use that tool in February, 2nd Tuesday. I made a couple of key fobs that were pre-cut out, all I had to do was stamp them and dye them. Gave them as gifts. Resting, trying to get my strength back. Guess I'm not the only one. Seems like many people are complaining that this last illness has been rough to come back from and many are on inhalers, too. So what have you been up to?