Been a while

Life has had a lot of unexpected turns and twits in the past couple of years. My husband lost his job and I had to go back to work. He finally got a new job but that job left us struggleing just to survive. He started a new job this week and he seems to enjoy it. I have gone back to school full time to get an Associates Degree. When I graduate in December I will have a degree in Billing & Coding. Right now the homework takes up what little free time I have.

My daugther has started a new program in Kentucky where she attends a local college and receives both college and high school credits. When she graduates this year she will have a high school diploma and a year and a half of college under her belt.

My son transfered last year from Reidland High School to Marshall County High School. The drive is a killer every day (20 mins as oppesed to 20 seconds.) but it has been the best move for him. His grades and his attitude have improved 100%!

With all that has been going on in our lives, I have had time for little to no stitching. However, I have figured out that my stress level is so high right now that I may soon blow a gasket. So tonight for at least an hour before bedtime I have decided to pull out some stitching and see if that will help me to lower the stress. It always has helped in the past. I get lost in my stitching and hope that I can again now.

I will post a pic tomorrow of whatever I decide to start with tonight and hope that this will once again become a daily part of my life.

Have a blessed day!

Deb

Life has thrown us some curve balls

over the past few months. My husband lost his job, I have had to go back to work, and I just can't seem to find my stitching mojo. I seemed to have lost it in August and I just can't seem to get back into stitching. I am having problems adjusting to working and keeping the house up again so maybe once that is settled things will be better.

Yesterday I went to get my fall things out to decorate my den with. All of my cross stitch pieces and 90% of my fall decorations were ruined. That was the straw that broke the camels back. I have no time to restitch before the season and no money to buy. Oh well, maybe by next year I will have some of my stuff replinished.

Guess I better get ready for work. Remember even when you have in the valley (like we are), God is still right beside you holding your hand. Have a blessed day.

Debs

Bathroom/Kitchen remodel

Not a lot of stitching going on but we have been working on the remodel of the house. Here is a slideshow of some of the work we have been doing. DH will start next week with building the vaniety for the bathroom. We will probably put the radient heat down this week and then start with the tiling of the floor. I can't wait.

Oh and by the way I LOVE my new kitchen sink.



debs

Finaly some stitching

The Name of God 7/10/09
Originally uploaded by debstorm

Got a lot of stitching in this week. Finished up page three on this sampler. I love the whole design but working on that border is a PITA. But it adds so much to the design. Have already moved the fabric up on the scrolls and will be starting page four later today.

Have a blessed day.

deb

The Name of God 6/19/09

The Name of God 6/19/09
Originally uploaded by debstorm

Finally an updated pic. I have been working on that crazy border. Finally decided to finish up the word days to make it look like I had made some progress. I really love this design. Not sure if I will get some time in on it this weekend. Hope to. Not any next week as our youth pastors son will be with us for the week. He is only 22 months and into EVERYTHING!

Have a blessed day.

debs

Finally some stitching

I was able to work a little last night on The Name of God. Of course if I was to post a pic today you wouldn't be able to tell what little I had done so I will wait a day or two. I am hoping to get more stitching time in this evening. Our VBS is this week during the evenings. My kiddos are to old for VBS and we took the summer off since we work AWANAS during the school year. Anyway because of VBS there will be no prayer meeting tonight. What better way to spend my prayer time at home than stitching on The Name of God.

Well today is shaping up to be another hot and humid day with chances of more severe storms. Yea for us. DS has a friend over and they are locked in the bedroom watching movies, playing video games or just goofing around in general. DD and I need to clean her bedroom. It looks like a tornado went through it. Right now she is pouting on the front porch because she is grounded and thinks we should unground her and let her do whatever she wants. Ahhhhhhhh............the joy of raising teens.

Gotta get to work on the room. Have a blessed day.

Debs

Stormy Tuesday

Well I haven't stitched in over two weeks. But I do have all my DMC thread all wrapped on bobbins and put in my jammer boxes. This is a huge accomplishment for me. I hope to sit down this afternoon and evening and get some stitching in.

Things have been very busy with the kids being out of town last weekend for four days. I babysit the youth pastors 22 month old son during that time also. Very active little fellow.

Well my house is now quiet. DD gone on date and DS & DH not back from being out of town yet. Off to eat lunch then do a little stitching. Yea me.

Debs