What a mess!

We didn't get any rain here from IKE but we sure got the winds. Trees, power lines etc down every where. My yard looks terrible. We will be spending days just picking up limbs, branches, twigs, etc from the winds yesterday. We were lucky and never lost power for any length of time nor did we have damage from the storm. We did lose a tree but it hit nothing. I will try to get out later and take some pics of the yard.

Hope every one is safe.

Have blessed day.

Deb

Still no stitching

being done here. MIL took us out to dinner last night after work and band practice. By the time we got home I was ready to just do nothing. Probably won't get any stitching in until Sunday during football.

Tonight we work concessions during the home game and then we leave so early tomorrow and will be gone all day, I am sure nothing will get done. I may try to take something small for tomorrow depending on if we drive or ride the bus.

Guess I had better get myself in gear and get ready for work. Go Greyhounds!

Have a blessed day.

Deb

Quiet night tonight

right before the storm of the weekend hits. Maybe I can get some stitching in. Everyone seems to be well around here finally. We should be able to kick back tonight and do nothing once we get home from work and after school band. I am really looking forward to that. Tomorrow night is our first home football game, then Saturday is the double header band competition.

I have started a new project. It is a punchneedle kit of a snowman (what else). I will hopefully get some more work done on it tonight and try to post a pic in the morning.

Have a blessed day.

Deb

On the Mend

I think we are all finally on the mend around here. I went back to work yesterday after being home sick since Friday and Will went back to school today. Now if the other two just don't come down with it.

Got the times for our next band competition. We will leave Saturday morning at 6:30 and pull back in Sunday morning about 2:30. We have 2 competitions in the same day. The awards for the last show begins at 10 and they will last at least an hour with the number of bands. Then we will stop for a fast food break on the way home and then we have an hour and half drive.

Well I need to get some work done around the house. Catch you later.

Have a blessed day.

Deb

Finally a finish!!!

I finally finished SMO Frosty Snowman. I love, love, love how he turned out. Not feeling well still yesterday made it hard to concentrate on the snowflakes so I didn't finish him until about ten last night. But he is done. Here is is!



Please excuse the wrinkles etc. I haven't pressed him yet. I will probably make him into some type of flat fold so that he will go with my snowman christmas tree. Just got to find the right backing fabric.

I am going to try to head off to work this afternoon. First day since I got sick last week. Should be interesting. DS is still down with the stomach bug so he will get to spend the day with grandma.

Everyone have a blessed day!

Deb

Half of the folks in this house

are down sick. I got sick Friday at work and had to come home. Am feeling a little better today. DS got sick with the same thing yesterday. Hopefully the rest of the clan don't get it.

I have been able to work on my SMO Frosty Snowman some during the last few days. Nothing left but the backstitching and attaching the buttons. Here is the updated pic.



Saturday was our first band comp of the season. We finsished third (out of 3). I was very proud of the band. The show is much stronger than last season and the scores were actually pretty tight in our division. We have two comps this Saturday. Hopefully everyone will be well and ready for that.

Off to lay around again today and keep a close eye on Will. Have a blessed day.

Deb

Football Season

is great stitching season. I got my Snowman done and started on the border last night while watching the football game. I should be able to tons of progress on my WIPs now that football is back on. Here is the updated pic of SMO Frosty Snowman.



Tomorrow we leave at noon for the kids first band competion. Since DH is driving I should be able to get some stitching done in the car. I think I will start something new so I will probably spend some time tonight trying to find something.

Off to work. Have a blessed day.

Deb

No stitching going on here.

DH has decided he needs to watch the Republican Convention at night. I don't care a thing about listening to the speeches so I have been leaving the room and playing games on the computer. Tonight I think I will listen to some music with my headphones and stitch away. I should be able to finish the snowman on Frosty Snowman and get back to the border.

This weekend is the kids first band competion. I am already tired just thinking about the day. LOL! We are not chaperones for this trip as the competion is in Madisonville where we moved from. We are going up to visit with friends before the competion starts. Will let you know how we did on Monday.

Have a blessed day.

Deb

Several updates here!

Boy I had a busy week and weekend. Will was in Orlando all last week and I got some stitching in on my San-Man Original Frosty Card. Here is the updated pic of it.


I also got some sewing in. About half of these are done, the other half need to bottoms sewn together where I left the hole for stuffing. Here is a pic of all of them together.


Next is a Prairie Schooler Santa. I will show the front and back of each design.



Next is an ornament from San-Man Originals.



Next is Peace on Earth Dragon.


Next is a candy cane from a kit years ago.



A Merry Tree for Thee Ornament.



Mill Hill Witch.



Now on to the great weekend. Ezra was down for the weekend. We took him to see Elmo live. Here are some pics from the big show.






















On Monday we took him to the Labor Day Parade.






The last pic is of my childrens high school marching band. Here are a few other pics of the band that one of the other band parents took. The first one is a pic of my DD, Aimee (blonde left ponytails) with her two BBF Kristin (red) and Leslie (Blonde beside Aimee).

This one is of Will. He is the trombone player on the right.

Here is the trumpet line.

The rest are some pictures of the band in the gym and during the parade.




I think that is all for today.

Have a blessed day.

Deb