Make-ahead oatmeal mix

Now that I'm carpooling, I need to be ready on time in the morning.  Every minute saved is another I can spend on the exercise bike.

Last weekend, I packed a couple of sandwich bags with oatmeal and the fixings when we went out of town.  We ended up going to breakfast both mornings, so I was able to use them this week to shave a couple minutes off my morning routine.  So today, I "packed" my breakfast for the week.

Each container has:

• Heaping 1/2 cup regular oatmeal
• Dried fruit (prunes, raisins and strawberries I dried last spring)
• 2 tsp. sesame seeds
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon

This week when I stumble out of bed, all I have to do is put it in a Corningware container, add slightly less than 1 cup water, cover and microwave on high for 3 minutes.  (If you don't add fruit, use even less water; if the ratio is off, the oatmeal will overflow.)  By the time I'm off the exercise bike, it's cool enough to eat without milk.  

Seahawks scarves

My husband asked me to make him a Seahawks scarf, so I made him this one out of Red Heart Super Saver yarn.  I used this pattern by Heather, but I made it a little wider by starting with chain 27.  Colors for hubby's scarf are:

• Soft Navy
• Spring Green
• Grey Heather

(I think if I had to do his over again, I would use Country Blue instead of Grey Heather.)

Mine is a simple granny square, with a single crochet border.  In addition to the colors in Hubby's scarf, I used:

• Country Blue
• Blue Suede
• White

My scarf turned out so large I could use it as a table runner! 

I was able to find the yarn on sale at JoAnn's for $2.50 a skein.  So far, I've made two scarves, with enough to make several more (though I'm running low on Spring Green; it sold out quickly in the Seattle area in the lead up to the Super Bowl).  I already have an order from my daughter.

For the cost to buy a scarf, I'll be able to make scarves for half the family.  And will be able to think how much I love my 'Hawks with every stitch.

#GoHawks