Fabulous Blog Award!!!

What a wonderful surprise from http://acozylittleplaceforstitching.blogspot.com/">Lynda/a>>

Lynda has tagged me with this Fabulous Blog Award and now I get a turn to pass this on to 5 of my favorite Blogs! 5? Wow, this will be a tough choice! But here goes and I am supposed to list 5 of my favorite things to do too! So pass this award on to five of your favorite blogs if you'd like too!

1.Paulette http://plumstreetsamplers.typepad.com/plum_street_samplers/">Plum Street Samplers/a>>

2.Bronny http://bronnysbits.blogspot.com/">Bronnys Bits/a>>

3.http://stitchintimesfive.blogspot.com/">Lori/a>>

4.http://crossroadsofmymind.blogspot.com/">Pam/a>>

5.http://marysstitchingworld.blogspot.com/">Mary/a>>

Now for the 5 favorite things to do:
1. Kissing and hugging my grandbabies!
2. Stitching of course!
3. Taking an afternoon nap!
4. Play with dying my own fabby & floss!
5. Thrift Store shopping for gems!

Ok I really need to go to bed now!!! LOL Good thing I get to sleep in!

Alot has happened

I don't even know where to start, it's been so long since I posted! Well I should start on a happy Note, I am a Nana....again! This time to a baby girl, born February 16th, weighing 7lbs 6 oz, 20 1/2 inches long, just BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! Her name is Baylie Joline( the line in her middle name is supposed to be from my first name). She is a happy baby and my daughter is so much more relaxed with this second baby, but she is so very busy and overwhelmed at times with a new baby and an almost 2 yr old, my grandson Ricki, who now has to learn to share mommy & daddy with baby sister. Ricki is getting better about it though which is good! It's funny, I have 3 daughters and from the time I brought home the middle daughter when my eldest(the mommy above) was just 13 months old, and she was my little mommy, always wanting to be a part of what I was doing with the new baby then, and then 3 years later when I had my youngest daughter, my eldest was a pro little mommy! LOL But I see now that boys, well at least my grandson, could care less when Baylie cries or fusses, he just continues playing, paying no mind to the extra "noise" in the house! And one good thing is that from the time they brought Baylie home, she has never known "quiet", and probably even sensed that while still in the womb! LOL Boys are so much louder, rougher and animated that my girls ever were! And now that he is talking more and more, though hasn't really formed true sentences yet, his favorite words are "dyno", "batman" and "spider man". He is so entertaining!!!
Here is Baylie when she came home, 3 days old!

And of course my adorable grandson Ricki!

Well, I am off to Hopefully get a good nights sleep for a change! I will try to post more about whats going on with me and my chronic pain and fibromyalgia meds! I have a doctors appt today(omg its 1:45 am right now!
Happy stitching everyone!

Thank you Mary!

I feel so bad for not posting this earlier, but like I mentioned in my previous post, its been a busy time! No baby yet, she is now 3 days late, and when my dd went to her last appt on Monday, the doctor told her is she hadnt had the baby by the 18th(her next appt) then he would induce her. If I remember right, that is what he told her for the first one, but she went into labor the day before inducement date! I told her that Bailey(my dgd name)can hear her big brother play wildly and is afraid to come out! LOL I will keep you posted as I am taking the phone to bed with me now at my dd's request!
So I wanted to share with everyone the cutest little gift I received from my stitchy friend Mary. She is so talented in her stitching, I hope to be able to make one of these one day! It was such a surprize to get mail with goodies in it! So I am sharing a pic of this adorable scissor fob Mary made for me! Thank you Mary! xoxoxox

Long time no blog!

Well, I am not posting as much as I'd like too and now have some catching up to do!
I was blessed with a surprize visit by my very pregnant daughter and my 21 month old grandson last week. Her hubby has been very protective about keeping her close by as I live about an hours drive from them, but with strict rules to call him the minute she shows any signs of labor, and he was ok to leave them here for 3 days! Yay! Now that my eldest has married and now almost a mommy of 2 of the most beautiful grandbabies ever! LOL I am a lil' bias! We now get along so well, compared to her teenage years of H E double hockeysticks! HA! And even better is that I have finally hooked her on cross stitching so we have that love to share as well, and she always tells her hubby...."I need to go stitchy shopping at Mom's house" LOL She likes most of the charts I do, so it works out! And when I tell her there is now way I could ever stitch everything I have....her reply is..."Thats ok Mom, I will get it when you're gone" LOL Hello...am I going someplace! Hehehehe She was joking of course....this is the daughter who fought me every minute of the day for 17 years! And now she calls me 2-5 times a day! Sometimes just to tell me something funny my DGS did or even sometimes the gross things he does! I laugh and tell her its only going to get worse now with the second one almost here, My DGD is one day late now, due date was the 10th of Febuary, but then she was a week late with her first! I think shes staying where its safe from her wild big brother! LOL
So I have had 4 more finishes since my last post, though they are smaller finishes, they still count! LOL
This first one is #4 finish of 2009 and is by Midnight Stitching called Faith Hope Love-stitched on 25ct over 2 with sampler threads called for. This chart,fabby & thread was a Secret Sister Gift this last round! I just Love it!

My # 5 finish is a freebie called Love Letters you can find Here



My # 6 finish is also a freebie by Erica Michael, but cannot for the life of me find it again! LOL


And ta da, my # 7 finish is also a freebie called French Inspired Hearts you can find
Here
and there a few more freebies listed there too!

This last finish was my very fist time using Vikki Clayton silks-color is Old Blue Eyes, and it was such a treat to stitch with. My previous hatred of silk in general is now gone, because this silk slides so easilly and rarely tangles, made stitching this so fun and quick, and I totally love the results of the color variations! Looks like I just might have found a new thread to use! LOL Like I needed it! Hehehehe
Well now that I have caught up on sharing my finishes, I am off to make more to share! How fun is this? Until next time, hugs and stitches to you!

A finish & a start!!

Last night was a good night as I finally finished up PSS Morning Bird

This is my #3 finish for 2009! Wow even I am impressed with myself! But then I don't have much of a life, so I stitch with all my free time! And of course as much as I can when my pain is under control for the time! I stitched this PSS design over 2 threads on 28ct mushroom colored evenweave, with DMC floss! I can't wait to get this framed and up for everyone to see, I really should start framing my finishes, if I did I could probably fill a couple of walls! Yeah, its been awhile since I framed , I just keep adding the finishes to my very full tub I have just for them!
I had enough fabby left over from Morning Bird, so I started Midnight Stitching Quaker Faith Hope Love design

I received this chart, fabby and Sampler Threads from my secret sister Donna)thank you again!) I hope she sees my blog so she can see my stitching!
I also wanted to share a few pictures of my kitties, as they lounge and nap, only to be disturbed by me trying to snap a picture of them! LOL I want to come back as a cat in my next life! I think I already have the napping part down! :)
Here is Jinx, she was actually sleeping in the "cat bed" , go figure! LOL

And here is Peek-a-Boo, I bothered him while lounging in "My" bed?? Or is it his bed? LOL

And last but not least, is Samantha, who unless she opens her eyes, she is just a blob of black! The picture makes her look like an alien cat! Wonder what happened while I wasn't here? LOL

Ok, well I am off to stitch a bit more before bed, and I may just have another finish to show off tomorrow, as this quaker is stitching up quickly!

Oh So Close.......

Yay! I finally stopped and took a pic of my PSS Morning Bird progress! This pic is from last night, and I am oh so close to being done! I have'nt stitched on it today as of yet, so maybe if I can get my act together today with my errands and such, I will be able to finish this up and have another finish for 2009!!

I just added a Sales/Trade album link here on my blog, so if you are looking for something to stitch have a look! I am trying to collect 123 GC to buy hand dyed floss for a couple of LHN&CCN charts I have!!
So off to start another week. I have a doctors appt tomorrow and will hopefully then have a new doctor to take over my pain management! The in between visits to non supporting docs who dont take my insurance and a trip to the ER are not fun, and I just want to be back on a regular pain management schedule, and not run out of medicines!!!
I hope everyone had a great weekend, it is actually sunny here today, though still chilly. The sunshine goes a long way to lift peoples spirits and makes happier people!! Ok so I am off to get stuff done around here so I can sit and stitch this evening and hopefully will have a finish to show you tomorrow!!

My Morning Bird Progress

Well, its been 2 days since I last posted a wip of PSS Morning Bird, and now that I am feeling better, I have made lots of progress on it and I finally made it down to the trees part! I am so enjoying this, and it really is hard to put down, like a good book, up til the wee hours of the morning, losing track of time!








I am looking forward to Friday, when I can either post to the Friday "Wip's" or "finishes" thread at 123 Stitch



If you have never been to this MB or cross stitch site, you really should check it out! I have met the nicest people there and made some really good friendships too! Maybe I will see you over there!


Well I am off to stitch a bit more, though not sure how long I can stay awake tonight as I didn't get a nap today!


Happy Stitching!