Snow Day

We woke up this morning to snow. We were not suppose to get any snow so the road crews had not pretreated the roads or anything. So the kiddos are at home today and still sleeping. Now if I just didn't have to work 2-6 this evening it would be a great day. LOL!!! I really do like my job. It's just that where I live in KY no one will be out on the roads this afternoon early evening because we are suppose to get some more snow, freezeing rain and sleet. So I will have four hours of nothing.

I did get a little bit of stitching in last night on my DSII. As small as this project is I thought I would be much further along on it. I love the way the colors are coming out though. Here is the latest pic.


Also I had a comment from a friend asking what kind of stitching stand I had won on ebay. Here is a pic of the stand as promised.

No comments please on the plaid carpet. :-) It will be replaced ASAP.

Have a blessed day.

Debs

Stormy Tuesday

Boy yesterday was a fun day. About 4:30 CDT we had a storm roll through. No tornados in our immediate area but the winds were 75-80 miles an hour. It was not fun being at work and the walls and roof a pop, pop, popping away. By the time I left work at 6:00 things had clamed down but we had winds over 50 miles an hour until after midnight. We have several limbs down in our yard and our neighbors had a tree across their driveway.

I did get to stitch on my afghan some last night. I got the heart finished on the top. Next Tuesday I will begin the bottom border. Here is a pic as of last night.

A close up of the heart I finished last night.


Gotta go get ready for work. Boy I will be glad when training is over and I am not working every single day.

Have a blessed day.

Debs

What a day.

Boy was I ever a tired puppy when I got home last night. I know I am only part time but I am not use to standing for 5 1/2 hours at a time. I came home chatted with my family, changed into sweats and sit down in my stitching chair and never moved until bed time. DH cooked dinner, DD & DS cleaned the kitchen table and the dining room table. (Of course things will be back to normal by next week LOL!) All in all, I think I will like my new job. Yesterday I helped open the store, tonight I will help close her down.

I did get a little bit of stitching done last night on DSII. I started the blending of the orange and red threads in the sky.

Today/tonight is the day I spend on my Snow Buddies afghan so watch for an update on that one tomorrow.

I have WW this morning so I have to get ready to go weigh in. I hope this new job will help me shed a few more pounds then I have been doing.

Have a blessed day!

Debs

Hi Ho Hi Ho It's off to work I go

Today is the first day at my new job. Gotta get myself back in the working mode. No more playing all day. For the first time in their lives, my children have to ride the bus home from school. Other than field trips they have never been on a bus. Should make for an interesting dinner conversation.

I did get a little bit more stitched on MBT The Name of God last night before turning in for the night. Here is the updated pic.

I really think I am going to like this one.

I once again have to many WIPs going on. I must commit myself to finishing at least three of them before starting something new. My first goal will be to finish my DHs name tree by mid-February. My second goal will be to finish DSII and the Needlepoint pillow by the end of Feb. At which point I will then add a Halloween Game Board and some Christmas and Halloween ornaments into my rotation. Let's see if I can stick to it.

Gotta get ready for work. Until tomorrow, have a blessed day.

Debs

New Start

Good evening. I am a little late posting today. Sunday's are very busy days around our house. We get up go to Church, come home eat dinner, take a nap (I wish) and then get back to Church by 4:30 for pre-church practices and then stay after for choir practice. So my Sunday posts will probably always be late.

We had a beautiful day today and a crystal clear evening so far. We could actually see the little and big dipper out tonight.

I worked on my DSII yesterday and got all the red finished in the upper part of the sky. Here is the updated pic.


Today I started MBT design Name of God. I had won a stand on ebay and it came yesterday. I put the fabbie on there and just couldn't resist starting it today. I didn't get a lot of stitches in but here is a pic of it.

I am stitching this on Cafe Latte Linen (32 ct) with Cresent Colors Daniel Boy Blue. I think I will work on this only on Sundays until I finish DSII then I will devote all my time to finishing this one.

Well, tomorrow is my first day on the job. I am a little nervous about this as this is my first job for about eight years. I ran my own business for five of those. Wish me luck.

Have a blessed night.

Debs

Yipee!!!!

I got the job. I had interviewed for a job on Wednesday and they called yesterday and offered me the position. I will be working part-time only. No later than six in the evenings and NO Sundays! I start on Monday.

I was able to get in a little bit of stitching yesterday on my Desert Sunset II. My son called at 10:30 to come pick him up from school. He was running a high temp all day yesterday. Today he seems fine. Here is a pic of what I got done yesterday on DSII.


Off to do some cleaning up around the house then back to stitching.

Have a blessed weekend!!!

Deb

TGIF

Thank goodness it's Friday. Even with Monday for a holiday this has been a long week. I am looking forward to sitting and reading/stitching the weekend away. It was 11 degress over night last night but by Monday we will be in the 60s.

Yesterday the kiddos and I went to the library and shopping after school. I checked five books out from the library to read. (As if I don't already have a ton here at the house) I started a new read last night. It is "If on a winter's night a traveler" by Italo Calvino. It is really good. Basically it is a novel about two people who are trying to read a novel and the copies of the novel they buy are printed wrong. They keep meeting while trying to exchange the incorrect novels for new ones. So far so good. Here is a pic of the front.

While out shopping yesterday, I bought a new outfit for work. Now I don't have a job yet but am interviewing. I hope to have one in the next couple of weeks.

I also started a new cross stitch project yesterday. It is Fireside Originals Desert Sunset II. This piece will hang in our den when it is finished.

I also want to show you a few new updates on my WIPs. The first is Snowbuddies Afghan by Stoney Creek. I just need to finish backstitching the heart then I can start the bottom border.

Here is a close up of the heart.

The next pic is of the Needlepoint Pillow.

Sorry about the white pony tail holder underneath!

Lastly is ME Happy Face Snowman.

Hope everyone has a great weekend. Until later, have a blessed day.

Debs

Good Snowy Morning

We have a little bit of the white stuff coming down this morning. Don't think it will amount to anything but it sure is pretty to look at.

I have had a couple of finishes this week. First up is a Valentine's Day Heart by Jodi Watson. I stitched this on 28 count hand dyed Jobelan over one. I think attached to bag that I spray painted red and then filled with goodies and sent to a friend in the Netherlands.



Next up is a cute little towel I stitched for my master bath which is done in ducks. This is a towel from a Graphworks Intl. leaflet that I got as a Christmas gift.



I am currently starting a new project and will try to get a WIP posted of it tomorrow.

Have a blessed day.

Deb

Good Morning

It is bright and sunny here in Kentucky. But the temp is only in the 20s so it is quite cold. I have been adding items to my blog. Today I will be adding some additional titles and doing a little more work. Hopefully by next week I will be ready to do some posting about the what is happening around here.

Have a blessed day!

Deb

Welcome

Hello and welcome to my Stitching blog. This is my first time ever doing anything like this. I will be adding pics of my current WIPs, UFOs and other stitching items as time goes on.

Have a great day!