finally a finish!

I finally have a finish! They are very few and far between this year because I am working on so many BAPs! For some reason I have really found several that I like to do. I have set a goal to finish Inspirations and My model by the end of May. I do have one more Small finish...a cow for my friend Sara...but I don't think it will take long. I finished LHN Prairie moon sampler. I was going to stitch just the log cabin...but then I decided to do the WHOLE thing...so I it took me longer than expected.


Last night was prom... I got home around 3:00 am...it was so much fun. The kids had a ball. We started off by taking 12 of the special kids to dinner at Montne Chicken....then back on the bus to the prom. Everyone looked so nice. They were on their best behavior. We went to the South Building for the afterprom party. OMG! They outdid themselves. There were the blowup machines. ...The kids could be human flies, battle each other with those sticks, huge bouncey dodge ball area, bungee cord race and obstical course. They had a huge food line with omlets, pizza, frito pies, and deserts. There was a mechanical bull....dance machine, photo booth and tons of door prizes. I have to stay it was great! There were tons of kids there...they sold over a 1,0000 tickets prom....and most of them came to the after prom party.


I am exhausted...off to answer tons of emails...


Stitching update on my 5 BAP's:
Total Stitched:105,818
Stitches left:147,620
percentage complete:41.8%

End of the week

I have been a very bad blogger. I haven't updated in over two weeks. I am not sure why, I am on the computer every night but, I just don't get on blogger. It could be because I don't have very much stitching to show...or maybe I am just a boring person. Not sure which one.

I bought the dogs a new bed. The only way I could get them to lay on it was to place it at the bottom of my chair where they usually lay. It is really sad...they will lay beside it and will sniff it but won't lay on it. I worked on Cherokee child this weekend. That is after I finished the border of the Ozark Sampler 2008 SAL...I had to frog that thing at least 5 times...I hate that border!!!

Stiching Update:

Stitches stitched: 99,110

Stitched left: 154,328

Percentage completed: 39.1%

Back to work tomorrow

Yep....spring break is almost over and I will have to be back at work tomorrow morning. I have enjoyed my time off. I did not enjoy all the papers I graded yesterday with the horrible test scores. I am not sure what I am going to do because most of the kids in my classes will fail if I don't let them correct their tests.


Today was a good Easter...I got DH chocolate and he forgot to get me anything. This kinda hurt my feelings but we did go buy new furniture this week. I still need to go to HL so I can get some 14 count fabric for a prize I need to send off this week. Brigen is doing much better. His ear isn't as red but it is still kinda yucky!!


I worked on my model all weekend so I can't show this off...but I can show off Cherokee Child. I am about 1/2 way finished with the third page.

Stitching progress:
Stitches completed: 93,610
Stitches need to complete: 159,828
percentage completed:36.9%

Poor Brigen

My poor little baby boy has a very bad ear infection. He kept shaking his head on Wed. Night and when I finally checked his ear was red and very inflammed so off to the vet we went. He was so funny, when the vet would hold the earscope, Brigen would hide behind me...when she put it down...he ran to her....we played this game for about 3 tries when finally she moved closer to me and grabbed onto his collar. She took one look and said poor thing. She didn't even try to look deep into it.


When the little tech girl came in with his medicine I had to ask her show me how do it because I have never done this before. She told me it was just like if you have kids and I still looked blank. Told her this was my first ear infection with my kids since the dogs are my children. She just laughed. Brigen was a real trooper. Mark can't stand this infection because it smells. We never realized how bad they smell but it is awful!!


On the stitching note...I have updated the picture of Tiger on the right. I have finished 58% of tiger. I have stitched over the 1/2 way mark!!! Yes!! That is exciting.

Stitching update:
stitches completed: 90,006
left to stitch: 163,432
Percentage: 35%

finally home

I am so excited to be home!! I have spent the last few days with my uncle who has been very ill. It was a very tiring time. I had to monitor his medicine and make sure he took all the correct meds. He was a little out of his head because the dr's. didn't realize what meds they had him on and they were making him very loopy. He had such terrible headaches that he is scared he is going to get ill again so he takes the good stuff before he tires the OTC items. I finally was able to come home today.


While at his house I was able to stitch alot I finished 9 sections of Inspirations. I only have 15 sections to go! LOL!!! I was also able to finish 1/2 a page of tiger..will update the picture later. My goal is to finish Tiger by the end of summer because he is going to be my fair entry. I have a title to defend.

Stitching update:
Stitches completed: 89,236
Stitches to stitch: 234,402
Percentage complete: 27.6%

4 finishes in a weekend!

That is a record for me. I stitched 4 disney ornaments this weekend. I stitched Timon, Jasmine, snow white and tinkerbell. The turned out pretty cool.

It seems like I haven't posted in forever. Mark bought me the coolest birthday present. He bought me the Art of Disney Kit "Happiest Celebration On Earth" I loved it. I dyed some navy fabric and it is looking good if I do say so myself.

Stella came back. The lady who took her brought her over on the pretense of a playdate and she just left her. I am trying to find her a home but no luck it has been a week.

Not much more...I am off to bed.

out of my stitching funk!

Finally, I can honestly say I am out of my stitching funk. With DH's job situtation and thinking we were moving or not moving ....to stay or not stay...if just made me want to play video games online and not stitch. Which is bad since I am working on a model.

DH and I made the decision that if the formal offer was a good one then we would definetly move. WEll...the offer came in and it wasn't that great...we would actually be starting over with lower salaries and a higher cost of living...so he is going to make a counter offer but as of right now we are not mvoing! Which makes me very excited. I was all for moving but I really didn't want to give up my job or leave my friends and family.

So...while I were we in NC last weekend...I worked on 4 calling birds for a RR....up top is what I was able to finish in the airports. Will be working on it more today.