Sunset

I took a picture of this beautiful sunset from our deck.

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. We had a good time eating way too much and visiting with all the family at my mom and dad's house. Our oldest daughter could not come because she had a bad stomach virus. It was sad her not being there. After dinner we decorated our Christmas tree. It is beautiful, lots of ornaments and lots of clear lights. I did not go to the Black Friday sales this year. We had some snow and freezing rain around 9:00 Thursday night. Most of the things I wanted went on sale at midnight and since its a bit of a drive I did not want to take a chance on ending up in a ditch. My daughter did go and she picked up everything I wanted for me. I cooked dinner here on Friday and we had some friends over. It was nice. Today I did laundry and did some more decorating. We put lights on a tree in our yard. We usually put lights all around our roof but I was concerned Joe might fall off the roof. His balance is just not that good anymore. The tree looks very pretty! Tomorrow morning is Mass and then back to work on Monday. We have had a nice holiday.

Updates from Ky

Well, the ice storm taught me to appreciate modern technology, I probaly would not have made a very good pioneer! The dear husband has spent hours cleaning up the broken limbs and trees on our property and that of my parents. He sill has hours left to work. The last of the road crews who came from many states left our area the first of June. The last group was from Alabama, they were awesome. I still have a snowy background...but with the temps. in the 90's and heat index even higher, I might just leave it! No stitching news to report at all except I have it ready to start back on today. I am going to work on my Little House Neighborhood and Through the Woods. Through the Woods will be a Christmas gift so it will have to be finished before Christmas! Since I was last here....I have a new grandson! Isaac was born April 2. Our daughter had some serious problems but she doing better. The little grandson had to have surgery in May but he is doing better also. Growing stronger every day. March 15th I changed to a new career! I really am happy with my new job but had a lot to deal with for the past few months. Things are getting more calm now and I am going to be able to get back into my stitching and blogging. I am having some eye problems but I think I will be able to stitch some most days. I'm hoping its an allergic reaction and will clear up soon.
Happy Stitching!

Link! Happy Halloween pic's

Link the #1 long coat Chihuahua wearing his vampire costume this past Halloween. He was not a happy camper! This is the only time I have ever seen him stand still! All other pictures of him are a blur because he is always on the move, either playing with his toys or teasing the cat. He is so loveable and such a good doggie! He is now 1 year old. Santa brought him and new toy and a new bed! He thought the bed was a large toy. After he had the paper off, he clamped his little teeth on it and started trying to shake it around. We laughed and showed him it was a bed. Its on the end of the couch where he lays while he is watching Spongebob. He loves his new bed! I read somewhere that chihuahuas can not jump on furniture because they are too small. Well, someone forgot to tell that to Link. He runs and Leaps! on to all the furniture including our bed, where he sleeps at night. (His new bed is just for 'day sleeping') He loves it when we have visitors and is the friendliest little doggie I have ever seen. If you are thinking about getting an inside dog, chihuahuas are awesome! He only barks if its 'necessary' lol and he is totally friendly because we let visitors give him a small treat. So he looks forward to company. He was totally easy to paper train and is very aware of everything going on. Another plus is the fact he does not get under my feet when I am walking! He weighs 5-6 lbs. and is just a wonderful little dog.

Happy New Year!!

I want to wish all my friends a Happy New Year! My goal for this year is to finish some of my larger wip's. That might have been a goal in the past that was not accomplished but hopefully I will be successful this year. I want to finish Rocky Mt. Christmas and Caring Wings. The Fortunate Traveler will come after those two. Cross stitching is a peaceful hobby that lets me see a finished project. It is encouraging to have so many friends who cross stitch. My finishes for 2008 were not that many but they were finishes! Wishing you all a healthy, happy new year!

Adding To My Stash!

I have been shopping at www.stitchingbitsandbobs.com They are having a sale and I had to take advantage of the great prices. I bought a couple of Little House Needleworks charts for Christmas gifts and the Wool Needlebook and Fob chart. I also bought the Prairie Schooler Santas -04 thru 08 designs. I also got Prairie Schooler - Decenber, which is a new design and Prairie Schooler- Prairie Birds. I would have bought more Little House Needleworks and Country Cottage Needleworks but my daughter wanted me to make a list for her to choose from so she can get me some charts for Christmas. I worked on my Partridge in a Pear tree ornament last night. Having the time change gave me an extra hour to stitch! Its a beautiful day and we are going to watch the dear teen and her high school band march in the Veteran's Day Parade. Please support our troops and veterans, they have risked their lives for us. I will also take this time to mention...it is very important for each and every one of us to vote in the Presidential Election on Tuesday, Nov. 4th.

Stitching News and More

I have been working on my Partridge in a Pear Tree and my Little House Neighborhood. My rotation stitching has flown out the window so I need to update my blog. I did stick to it some when I first started but I guess I'm just not a rotator. I did buy some fabric and I have the materials I need to turn my Holiday Snapper into a pillow. I have been organizing my charts and fabric and preparing for some snowy stitching weather! Just waiting on snow now! I have not started my Christmas shopping and I don't usually get in the mood to do that until after Thanksgiving. I did buy 2 new snowman potholders. lol My dear grandson has turned 7 last week and lost his first tooth the other day. He looks so cute! Plans for today: Laundry, grocery shopping and then stitching!

Got A 'hall closet'?

Anyone else have a 'hall closet'? Actually, its a small bedroom that holds the Christmas/Halloween/Thanksgiving/Easter/4th of July decorations, several tubs of keepsake toys, all the prom dresses the dear daughters could not bear to part with and their china dolls, books that don't fit on the over stuffed bookshelves, broken lamp, the hugh Bread Box your youngest child will not let you get rid of because that is how she learned to spell B-R-E-A-D, suitcases, tent (still in the box) dear daughter won at a school function, couple of boxes of dust collectors I could not part, extra blankes/quilts, baby clothes, lighted 5' Fig Tree from daughters wedding, old broken stero, etc...You get the picture. Anyway, my question is....How do you clean it out???? I have tired several times, I end up moving things around but thats about it. My GOAL is to try and get some things out and give them to my daughter who is having a yard sale this week. Wish me luck!!!!!!!!

My Poor Neglected Blog...

I have neglected my blog for almost 2 months! Sorry blog!! Its always extremely difficult for me to get back into the 'work' mode after summer vacation. I am lucky though, most people don't even get a summer vacation. I have stitched alittle but not too much. Things are kind of getting into a routine now, so I hope to get started back with my stitching. I have some great fall projects I would love to start and a few UFO's I need to finish! I will try to stay focused on getting in some 'me' time which means computer and stitching!

Stitching Update, This & That

I have worked on my rotation pieces some the past few weeks. I can see progress on all of them and that is encouraging. I am working on the Halloween chart of the Holiday Snapper. When it is finished all I like is the Thanksgiving chart and the boarder. I am having a really hard time not starting another one! I have all my new charts from my last stash shopping at Cross Country Stitching and they are begging me to come play! School has started back so the end of summer vacation has arrived. It has cooled off the past couple of days and the hot, humid weather is taking a break. We could use some rain, the ground is very dry. I have been watching some of the Olympics and the opening ceremony by the host country China was so awesome I could not put it into words! I can not imagine how many total hours were spent working on that ceremony!! It was all very amazing and breath-taking! Thanks China!!!

Kreativ Blogger Award

I was chosen for this award by Dawn B. Thank you Dawn! I am very honored to received this award. I had seen it on other blogs and now I am the honored recipient of the Kreativ Blogger Award! Thank you again Dawn! Also, thanks to everyone who reads my blog and thank you for your comments!

Now I am suppose to choose 5 blogs and pass this award on. This is difficult because I really like all my stitching blogger friends. These are five of my long-time blogger friends and I really enjoy reading their blogs.

1. GoldenAngel

2. Linda

3. Shelleen

4. Kendra

5. Rena

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July to all my American stitching friends!

New layout

I think I like this one. I still want to figure out how to add the third column. I have found a couple of websites that are pretty helpful. I will try that in the next few days. Although I am not sure what I would put on a 3rd column but I will think of something if I get it on here. Stitching news: I got my new magazine from Cross Country Stitching. It is really great. I love their charts.

New Look

I changed the look of my blog...again. I get bored. I also like figuring out how to edit my html. Still not the background I want so I'll keep working. If I 'totally' disappear..I come back..I hope! lol

Frozen Redbud

With the humidity being so high and the air so sticky, I thought a pic of my frozen Redbud would be a nice post. The pic was taken in February. This tree is in my front yard. It has branches low to the ground and the grandkids love to climb on it. My 6 year old grandson has a great time climbing in the tree. So great, both my 3 year old grand daughters have learned to climb onto the lower limbs. They can get up, but need some help down.

Summer Vacation!

School's out for the summer!! Yipee!! I love summer vacation! I finished the Dark Tower series and all I can say is WOW! I will have to read it all again sometime. That is one thing about King's books. I will find something I missed the first time thru. Summer plans-Sitich! lol I have to get back into my stitching. I have still been digging in the flower beds. They are looking good. I have some seeds to plant and some more plants to move around abit. The vegetable gardens are looking awesome! I love cooking vegetables from the garden. Link is still doing great. He is sitting here on the couch beside me watching America's Next Top Model. lol He likes TV. I have also neglected reading my friends blogs these past few months. I am anxious to see what everyone has been working on.

Spring Planting & More

Well, spring is finally here! We have the garden planted and with the high gas prices, we will surely be eating veggies. I have also been working in my flower gardens. They were in the 'after winter' state. There are spring blooms opening up all over the yard. I love flowers. I am still reading the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. I am half way finished with the last book. They have been very good but I seem to have been very busy. I should have finished them before now but I have been outside after I get home from work instead of inside reading. On rainy days, I have been doing my spring cleaning. There is only one week left of school and I am sooooo ready for summer vacation. I plan on getting back into my stitching after I finish these books and get the house in order for summer. The #1 Chihuahua, Link, is doing great. He is the most beautiful dog! His fur is long and there are even a few little curls on his hips, tail and behind his ears. He is the most loving dog and is very smart. The #1 cat, Misty, still does not like him very much but Link is still trying to win her over. How she could resist that winning smile of his is beyond me. lol I guess thats about it for news around here. I have not been very dedicated to my blog or internet stitching friends the past few months. I guess I am just in a slump. Just seems like so much going on. You know the saying, "If it's not one thing, it's another."

Mostly Reading

I have been reading the Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. It is an awesome series! Still no stitching news to report. When I finish with these books I will go back to stitching. I do have my stitching pretty much organized now so it will not be any problem to pick back up.

Ready for Spring!

I am sooooo ready for Spring! Yesterday was sunny and fairly warm. I have several flowers that have broken thru the cold ground. Everything is still pretty muddy from the rain and ice melting. The #1 Chi is going great. He has learned how to fetch his squeeky baseball. He also likes to lay in the floor and repeatedly squeak it...over and over and over... I need to buy quieter toys. I started on the Christmas square of the Bent Creek series. I could finish it today if I get around to stitching. I watched "The Messenger." and it was good and scary. Guess I'll check the guide and see what movies are on today while I stitch. I also went and got a new curly perm...easiest hair style I've ever had. lol Wash and go... my fav. Until later.... look for the sunshine!!

Snow day!

We are out of school again for an ice storm. Some people in our area did not get power until this past Sunday, nearly a week after the last storm. They are predicting 1/4 - 1" of ice before this system is out tomorrow evening. We are staying in and staying warm. I plan on stitching on Bent Creek holiday snapper series again today. I worked on it some the other evening. I have almost finished the Easter square, about 30 more minutes. I think Halloween is next. I am going to watch 'It' while I stitch. I finished reading 'Duma Key' by Stephen King the other day. It was really good. Not sure what I will read next. Link, the #1 Chi is asleep on my right foot. He has played all morning and has decided to nap on my foot so if I get up, he will know. He follows my every step. He's a sweetie.