Prom Night

Kelsie attended her senior prom with her boy friend Enrique. They both look great.

Oh to be 18 again. Kelsie graduates this year and is also the year for my HS Reunion......OMG 25 years!!!!

Please, someone tell me........Where does the time go????

Lazy Sundays

Ok, these days I'm addicted to Farmville and Vampire Wars on Facebook. I'm wasting precious time, completing missions, and tending crops. It must be the need to not have anything "real" to think about.

Completed and OFF THE NEEDLES - Woo Hoo!!! The Self-ruffling Scarf is complete. It is lovely and soft and reminds me of clouds. I made this for myself, however, I have a friend that I believe will put it to better use. Really, what need do I have for scarf here in Florida? I wear flip flops all year long.... So, anyway, I will be mailing her this scarf to use for next winter. It's like sending her a hug.

This last week has seen some changes in my household. My son, is now at basic training with the Army. I'm so proud, that he would choose to serve our great country. I miss him, and cherish every phone call from him. I look forward to seeing the man he will become.

Now, yesterday, while sitting outside, I came across this little guy peeking out from between my hacienda bricks edging the front garden. We've been trying to identify the type of snake he is. He wasn't very big at all. And I never got a clear view of his tail to tell if he truly was dusk pygmy rattlesnake or something less menacing. But either way, he was outside, so he lives. We were really fascinated with him though. He looks dark in the pictures, but he was more gray in color with the dark blotches.

On the needles...I only have one project. Yes, that is correct only one. I'm working on the green afghan. It's easy and comforting. I still have this gorgeous aran yarn that I want to knit into a project, but can't figure out what to do next. I'm still stitching on the big round zipper, and have made a few additional purchases lately.

Well the sun is still shining, and it's beautiful outside, I'm going to grab my stitching and head out to enjoy the weather before it gets TOO HOT.

And the winner is....

Pictured above are some REALLY adorable pieces. The Lizzie Kate Spring Fob, limited edition and the Just Nan birds...Of Course, I had to have PINK!!!! WOO HOO. So I ordered the items above from Down Sunshine Lane (the best place in the world) and was entered into their "Market" Drawing. How exciting to find out I WON! Wow!! I'm so thrilled, so the prize was $150 of Bag of Stash. Which, as you know, is always useful...

The items arrived today! I love the mailperson. So let me tell you what was in my bag of stash.....

1. The Big Zipper Project bag that everything arrived in...

2. Packet of Ackworth School Sampler All Occassion cards

3. JABC April Fools Day pattern with all the buttons

4. VeeandCo Summer Beauty Biscornu Pattern

5. CherryWood Design Studios A Stitcher's Story Pattern

6. Ange et la Rose Rose and Angel pattern

7. Yarn Tree Ornament Frame

8. 100 pack of Thread Tux

9. a plastic tube of Bead Soup ( a ton of beads of different colors, sizes and types)

10. Dinky Dyes Purple scissors

11. Hobb Nobb Doodles "Daisy Bouquet"

12. 3 needle pack of John James Gold plated Tapestry Petite needles

13. My Big Toe Designs gold crystal toped Marking Pins

14. The Gentle Art "Spring Bag" of floss includes Dogwood, Watermelon, May Flowers, Confetti, April Showers, Asparagus

15. Lizzie Kate Giggle Boxers "Today was a total waste of Make-up"

and I wasn't sure what #16 was. It was by In the Company of Friends, and was a small bag with what appeared to be a needle card. When I opened it, it was a lovely decorated paper trifold needle card holding 9 crystal topped pins. It is really lovely.

Well, that's it. Boy do I feel spoiled. A BIG Thank you to Amy of Down Sunshine Lane for the prize. DSL is my favorite place to shop, because Amy is FAST FAST FAST in shipping those orders out. So there is my plug for her...

Have a great weekend everyone....tomorrow I look at more properties for the tea room...more to come...stay tuned.

Rainy Days

Well here it is a chilly and rainy Saturday in Florida. I woke up early and took the dogs for a walk to our favorite Colombian bakery for some guava pastry and cafe con leche. Yummy. Bruiser and Peanut enjoy the walk because they know they get a treat at the bakery. We are settling in for some work on the business plan and review of some other documents so work is on the menu for today. However, a moment to share the pictures I promised last week...

To the left is the men's sweater vest I knitted for my husband. I started this in October 2009 as part of a class. The class had 3 lessons, with the last in December. With work and the holidays, I did not have this completed for Christmas. I procrastinated some because I was unsure on how to proceed to complete the back and neck shaping. I finally spent a couple of days on it and finished it. I took Greg to Joann Etc to find some buttons that he would like. We found theses fabulous eagle head silver shank buttons that I thought went perfectly with the color selection. Luckily Greg agreed that they were the best choice for the sweater. Below is a close up picture of the pattern and the buttons.

Now what do I knit next?......

Still on my needles is the fairy blue self ruffling scarf, and the forest green wavy afghan. Pictures of those to come....stay tuned.

Blessed and Grateful

Good Morning Friends.

It's early and I really should be heading for the shower to get ready for work. As another week has begun, another day passes and with it, we are nearly through February. WOW, where does the time go?

Greg and I are both busy with work, the kids are busy with work, and/or school. Kelsie's report card was FABULOUS, and as a result she won a raffle at school and received a Flip HighDef video camera. She's thrilled. Kristy's been doing well and has been taken off her meds, and Steven is prepping to leave for basic training. My babies are growing up. How blessed I am to have them in my life. The opportunities they have given me for personal growth is amazing. Children bring so much to a life in so many ways. I'm excited for them and the oportunities that they have.

Work is good. We've been swamped...enough said. Now, for the good stuff....

Off my needles - Greg's sweater vest is COMPLETE! Yes I finally made it. He got it on Sunday evening. It's beautiful. I can see I still have a few things to learn, and I probably should have blocked it, and I suppose I can still do that, but I have to get some stuff to do that. I've taken pictures but am waiting for the Kid to send them to me for posting. You will just have to wait a bit.

On my needles - I am still working on my afghan, and I still have a self ruffling scarf to complete. Both of which are seriously nearing completion. I will have to look into something else to knit. I do have a pair of socks I want to do.

In hand - I'm still working on the Round Zipper. I'm nearly finished with part 2. I hope to break that out again soon. I also have a Loose Feather's project I'm working on and will post details and pics soon. Nothing finished on the Cross Stitch side of life to report.

February

WOW does time pass quickly. It's been awhile since my last post. The New Year has arrived and passed, I've turned another year older, and Valentine's Day came and went as well. Good Heavens. Where does time go.

Greg and I have been busy working on a location for my new endeavor. More to come on that....stay tuned. Work is keeping us both busy. The kids are doing well, and the time for Steven to leave for basic training is nearly upon us.

I've been stitching on Big Round Zipper and have nearly completed part 2. I've worked a few rows of my afghan, and am finally nearing the end of Greg's sweater vest, promised for Christmas. It's still chilly here, so perhaps he will get a chance to wear it.

Well that's it for now, will post soon with pics.

Merry Christmas

It's been SO long since I blogged. Work has kept me busy, afterall it is the busy season.

Christmas is tomorrow, and I'm looking forward to a leisurely Christmas day, full of good food and family.

To the left is my Gorgeous mincemeat pie I made at Thanksgiving. This was my most perfect pie ever. It was really delicious too.

I'm not finished with hubby's sweater vest, I really haven't had time to knit on anything. But I hope to do some of that soon too. Yesterday I took the day off of work and did some errands. Today, I purchased some last minute items for dinner tomorrow and completed an ornament. In 2006 I stitched this lovely ornament from the JCS ornament issue and I'm JUST now finishing it into an ornament. I will be presenting this to my mom for Christmas today. I think it turned out very nice.

I have more ornaments to finish, and then I have to get dressed to go to see the family tonight. Happy Holidays to all and best wishes for a Blessed New Year. I am looking forward to 2010.