tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76029980754879955172024-02-07T05:46:41.336-06:00The Stitching LifeA blog dedicated to the portion of my life that is devoted to cross stitch.Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-44029782463493973292013-02-19T14:15:00.002-06:002013-02-19T14:15:42.484-06:00Unsuccessful IHSW and Birthday Bummers<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yesterday brought the end of <span style="font-size: small;">my IHSW for this month. I had an extra day due to Monday being a holiday in the States. :) As it turns out, that was a very good thing<span style="font-size: small;"> since Friday night was filled with kid<span style="font-size: small;"> times, Saturday found me at <span style="font-size: small;">yet another volleyball tournament and then more kid time, and Sunday I spent caring for and worrying about my m<span style="font-size: small;">om, who woke up with the flu<span style="font-size: small;">. Then there was yesterday. Ah, yesterday. Thank goodness I already had the day off, because</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> things started going wro<span style="font-size: small;">ng <span style="font-size: small;">almost as soon as the day started and only went downhill from there. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yesterday was my daughter's 13th birthday. A miles<span style="font-size: small;">tone for a<span style="font-size: small;">ny girl, right? Well, let's just say...she won't forget this one any time soon<span style="font-size: small;">... </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">We started the day by heading into 'town' (about 15 miles away<span style="font-size: small;"> - it's the closest Wal-Mart, lol) for a birthday cake and some car parts. We have a minivan that has been down with a bad water pump since Christmas Eve and <span style="font-size: small;">early last week<span style="font-size: small;"> our other car started having fu<span style="font-size: small;">el pump issue<span style="font-size: small;">s. Our plan was to go to town, <span style="font-size: small;">get a cake, buy some parts, take <span style="font-size: small;">DD<span style="font-size: small;"> out to lunch for her birthday, and head home so DH could get to work by <span style="font-size: small;">3. Um, yeah. That<span style="font-size: small;">'s not exactly how it <span style="font-size: small;">went down. Instead...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The f</span>uel pump started act<span style="font-size: small;">ing</span> up in the parking lo<span style="font-size: small;">t of our first stop. DH clim<span style="font-size: small;">bed under the car, banged some stuff, and it finally<span style="font-size: small;"> started back up. This told <span style="font-size: small;">us, however, that unless he wanted to do that at every stop...there would <span style="font-size: small;">be no more shutting off the car until we got home. T<span style="font-size: small;">hereby cancell<span style="font-size: small;">ing DD's birthday dinner. (B<span style="font-size: small;">ummer #1) Then it was off to the parts store (engine running) to price parts<span style="font-size: small;">. A <span style="font-size: small;">fuel pump for the car - parts and labor, approximately $450.00. No thank you<span style="font-size: small;">! A water pump fo<span style="font-size: small;">r the van - <span style="font-size: small;">about $20 and DH can <span style="font-size: small;">ch<span style="font-size: small;">ange it hi<span style="font-size: small;">mself. S<span style="font-size: small;">OLD!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Home we go, pull into the drive, s<span style="font-size: small;">hut off the car, and walk uptown to a little deli for lunch. <span style="font-size: small;">By the time we eat<span style="font-size: small;"> and DH <span style="font-size: small;">gets changed to go out and work on the van, it's raining. And cold. And monsoon-windy. We have no garage. We have no <span style="font-size: small;">carport. Lots of the work is don<span style="font-size: small;">e from under the van and we have no mechanic's creeper. (Bummer #2)<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>As the repair goes on, it's getting closer to time for the littlest boy to head back to his mother's, DD to head to volleyball pr<span style="font-size: small;">acti<span style="font-size: small;">ce<span style="font-size: small;"> and, unfortunately, is pas<span style="font-size: small;">t</span> time for DH to have time to get changed and get to work. He calls off <span style="font-size: small;">for the day. (Bummer #3<span style="font-size: small;">) It soon becomes o<span style="font-size: small;">bvious that he can't reach all the tiny little internal areas under the hood that he <span style="font-size: small;">needs to in order to <span style="font-size: small;">be able to thread bol<span style="font-size: small;">ts and adjust bel<span style="font-size: small;">ts. Guess who<span style="font-size: small;">se tiny, long-fingered hands got t<span style="font-size: small;">o <span style="font-size: small;">do that job?? Yep. Sure 'nuff. Now we're both o<span style="font-size: small;">ut in the pouring rain<span style="font-size: small;"> and freezing cold wind, he under the van and me elbo<span style="font-size: small;">ws deep in the engine compartment, but we get the last bold tightened and the <span style="font-size: small;">fluids refilled just in the nick of time to get everyone where they need to go, but not in time to hav<span style="font-size: small;">e cupcakes <span style="font-size: small;">and <span style="font-size: small;">ice cream to celebrate DD's birthday. (<span style="font-size: small;">Bummer #4)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">We quickly drop her at</span> volleyball practice <span style="font-size: small;">and head to ta<span style="font-size: small;">ke little man <span style="font-size: small;">back home. 25 minutes into the drive, I get a call from DD's c<span style="font-size: small;">oach saying she's injured her ankle, it's super swollen, and she can't bear weight on it. Great. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">We h</span>urry and drop off the sweet boy<span style="font-size: small;"> and ru<span style="font-size: small;">sh </span></span>back home to pick <span style="font-size: small;">DD up from the school<span style="font-size: small;">. After taking a look at this:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> ...</span>it was off to the ER <span style="font-size: small;">for X-rays</span>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">After an hour and a half in the ER waiting room, and a strong pain pill that <span style="font-size: small;">made her so<span style="font-size: small;"> loopy<span style="font-size: small;"> she tied a hair ri<span style="font-size: small;">bbon around a styrofoam cup and wore it as a hat, we get wo<span style="font-size: small;">rd from the docto<span style="font-size: small;">r<span style="font-size: small;">...it's broken (MAJOR BUMMER). <span style="font-size: small;">Only this girl could manage to break a bone on her birthday...her <u><b>13th</b></u><b> </b><span style="font-size: small;">birthday at that! <span style="font-size: small;">We didn't get home from the hospital until alm<span style="font-size: small;">ost 11 last night, and I had to get up earlier than usu<span style="font-size: small;">al to walk her in and get her settled at school<span style="font-size: small;">. Obviously<span style="font-size: small;">, this inj<span style="font-size: small;">u<span style="font-size: small;">ry has put an end to her current volleyball season<span style="font-size: small;"> and, in my opinion, that's the biggest bummer of all for her :<span style="font-size: small;">(</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yeah, yeah. I know. Horrible pic<span style="font-size: small;">tu<span style="font-size: small;">re. It's blurry and the color sucks<span style="font-size: small;"> and I'm still too tired to fix it. I promise you a better one at the end of the rotation week. <span style="font-size: small;">That is, if I get the chance to put any more stitches in...I have a feeling the majority of the rest of my week is going to include a lot of "Moo-ooom...I need (fill in the blank<span style="font-size: small;">)<span style="font-size: small;">..." Here we go<span style="font-size: small;">!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-44117516982145224782013-02-15T22:45:00.001-06:002013-02-15T22:45:22.807-06:00New Rotation Week and IHSW<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Finally Fr<span style="font-size: small;">iday!! I hope you all are off to a good start <span style="font-size: small;">for the weekend<span style="font-size: small;">. </span></span></span></span></span>Today star<span style="font-size: small;">ts</span> a <span style="font-size: small;">n</span>ew rotation <span style="font-size: small;">week for me. I spent last week<span style="font-size: small;"> working on Stargazer a<span style="font-size: small;">nd I enjoy<span style="font-size: small;">ed it so much<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> I hat<span style="font-size: small;">e to see her go. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is where <span style="font-size: small;">I</span> started at the be<span style="font-size: small;">ginning of last week:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stargazer - After initial CJC start on 1/1/13</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">And here's where I ended up <span style="font-size: small;">a<span style="font-size: small;">t the end of my rotation last night:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stargazer - Progress as of 2/14/13</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since I'm so sad to see Starg<span style="font-size: small;">a<span style="font-size: small;">zer's rotation end, I've decided to overcome my bummed-out-ness by stitching on another Mir<span style="font-size: small;">a during this rotation week. Forest Goddess is one of the WIPs from last year that I snuck into my CJC this year. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's where I left her<span style="font-size: small;"> last:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forest Goddess - Progress as of 1/10/13</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm really hoping to make some significant progress on her because...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today</span> is also the start of <span style="font-size: small;">this month's IHSW<span style="font-size: small;">!!</span> I'm <span style="font-size: small;">sooo<span style="font-size: small;"> ready to hermit in and stitch the weekend away! I have M<span style="font-size: small;">onday off as a work <span style="font-size: small;">holiday, so my weekend will be a bit<span style="font-size: small;"> longer than normal. YAY! I<span style="font-size: small;"> have another of my d<span style="font-size: small;">aughter's</span> volleyball tournaments to att<span style="font-size: small;">end<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>tomorr<span style="font-size: small;">ow, but that should<span style="font-size: small;"> be over just after lunchtime</span>, so the rest of <span style="font-size: small;">the <span style="font-size: small;">weekend (and Monday<span style="font-size: small;">)</span></span></span> will be mine to fill with stitchy goodness.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I hope you all have made suffi<span style="font-size: small;">cient plans to not have to leave <span style="font-size: small;">your stitch<span style="font-size: small;">y spaces, except out of necessity<span style="font-size: small;">, for the next 2 (or maybe 3) days. I look forward to seeing how you all make out at the end of <span style="font-size: small;">the weekend. Happy Stitching everyone!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-41980319518022533072013-02-13T10:48:00.000-06:002013-02-13T10:48:15.042-06:00February TUSAL Update and Stargazer Progress<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">First and foremost, I'd li<span style="font-size: small;">ke to say <u><b><span style="font-size: small;">t</span>hank you, thank you, thank you!!</b></u> to everyone for their kind wor<span style="font-size: small;">ds<span style="font-size: small;">, thoughts, and prayers for my daughter<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">through</span> her recent bout with the flu. I'm happy to report that she is doing wonderfully<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> and is </span>back to 1<span style="font-size: small;">00<span style="font-size: small;">%<span style="font-size: small;">. As a matter of fact, she played in a <span style="font-size: small;">5-</span>hour, 4-game <span style="font-size: small;">volleyball tournament the very next <span style="font-size: small;">day. S<span style="font-size: small;">he had a 101.4 fever at <span style="font-size: small;">8p<span style="font-size: small;">m on Friday<span style="font-size: small;">, but reported to the gym at 8am on Saturday, with a smile and an athlete's determ<span style="font-size: small;">ination. Only the young can pull that off, lol! Thank you all again for your kindnesses...I shared each one with her and she appreciated them all very much. <span style="font-size: small;">Y<span style="font-size: small;">'all are simply the best<span style="font-size: small;"> :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It's TUSAL time again<span style="font-size: small;">!! What's a TUSAL, you a<span style="font-size: small;">sk? Well, look to your right, click on<span style="font-size: small;"> the <span style="font-size: small;">TUSAL button, and it'll ta<span style="font-size: small;">ke you right to Daffycat's page<span style="font-size: small;">. She'<span style="font-size: small;">ll tell you<span style="font-size: small;"> all about it :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Meanwhile, here<span style="font-size: small;"> are my February <span style="font-size: small;">orts<span style="font-size: small;">...my little jar is about 1/3 full</span>:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've also been stitching away on Stargazer, <span style="font-size: small;">which is this week's rotation piece. My d<span style="font-size: small;">aughter's volleyball game was over quickly last night, so I was able to settle into <span style="font-size: small;">the big comfy chair<span style="font-size: small;"> and sti<span style="font-size: small;">tch <span style="font-size: small;">away <span style="font-size: small;">while watching the Westmins<span style="font-size: small;">ter Kennel Club Dog Show. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm thrilled that I still have 2 more days in this <span style="font-size: small;">rotation week to work on her. I <span style="font-size: small;">know <span style="font-size: small;">I've said it before, but I'm a Mirabilia/Nora Corbett junkie! I have 3 more Miras in line <span style="font-size: small;">for new starts, <span style="font-size: small;">but so far I'm doing good in leaving them right there on my craft stand. <span style="font-size: small;">I'm using them for motivation to<span style="font-size: small;"> focus on my current stitching and fin<span style="font-size: small;">ish up some of <span style="font-size: small;">my <span style="font-size: small;">Challenge pieces this year. I<span style="font-size: small;">'ve decided to reward myself by starting a new Mira<span style="font-size: small;">/Nora for every<span style="font-size: small;"> piece <span style="font-size: small;">I finish. Sounds like a good plan to me!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'll leave you today with a pic of my big <span style="font-size: small;">'ol dog baby...a Saint Bernard, of course. This is Titan, and he's <span style="font-size: small;">been Best <span style="font-size: small;">in Show <span style="font-size: small;">to us since the day we rescued him. <span style="font-size: small;">No dog shows or competitions for him, thou<span style="font-size: small;">gh.<span style="font-size: small;"> A</span></span></span>s you can see, <span style="font-size: small;">'work' and 'effort' aren't in <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">his repertoire...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-44071384810962749022013-02-12T11:41:00.001-06:002013-02-12T11:41:35.596-06:00Late SAL Update<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Heather, from Heather's Stitching Story, held another SAL this past weekend. I joined in agai<span style="font-size: small;">n, but haven't had a chance to post<span style="font-size: small;"> my progress from it until now. I <span style="font-size: small;">managed</span> to get a progress pic when I finished stitching Sunday night<span style="font-size: small;">, I just didn't have the energy to put <span style="font-size: small;">u<span style="font-size: small;">p a post.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm working on S<span style="font-size: small;">targazer, which is this week's rotation piece, and I<span style="font-size: small;"> was able to make some pretty good progress. Especially consid<span style="font-size: small;">ering I didn't stitch nearly as much as I intended to over the weeke<span style="font-size: small;">nd. The best laid plans, right? Anyway, here's w<span style="font-size: small;">here she ended up on Sunday night:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Stargazer as of 2/10/13, after <span style="font-size: x-small;">Heather's SAL</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-10914120338607052452013-02-09T15:38:00.003-06:002013-02-09T15:39:21.300-06:00Late Update and Another SAL w/Heather<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy Saturday all!! I hope everyone is having a <span style="font-size: small;">wonderfully cozy and stitch-filled weekend! <span style="font-size: small;">For my followers on t<span style="font-size: small;">he East Coast<span style="font-size: small;">...<span style="font-size: small;">my prayers are wi<span style="font-size: small;">th</span> all of you that you maint<span style="font-size: small;">ain <span style="font-size: small;">(or qui<span style="font-size: small;">ckly </span>regain) power<span style="font-size: small;">, have an ample food and water supply, and find the patience <span style="font-size: small;">to <span style="font-size: small;">weather winter storm Nemo and <span style="font-size: small;">the cleanup to come in it's wake. God Bless Y<span style="font-size: small;">ou!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm late with my rotat<span style="font-size: small;">ion week<span style="font-size: small;"> update<span style="font-size: small;"> but, then again, what's new? My week with Fractal Tiger en<span style="font-size: small;">ded on Thursday and I inten<span style="font-size: small;">ded t<span style="font-size: small;">o <span style="font-size: small;">post my progress on Friday morning. My <span style="font-size: small;">daughter had other plans...she woke me at 3:30 Friday morning to let me know that she <span style="font-size: small;">had thrown up</span>. This <span style="font-size: small;">continued about every half-hour until after 8am. Needless to <span style="font-size: small;">say, aside from work, any plans I had for Friday were immediately forgotten. <span style="font-size: small;">Thankfully, s</span>he's much better <span style="font-size: small;">now<span style="font-size: small;">, and I ma<span style="font-size: small;">naged to get some <span style="font-size: small;">stitching in after having a nap with her yesterday ev<span style="font-size: small;">ening. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">As <span style="font-size: small;">most of you know, I <span style="font-size: small;">completely changed out the fabric on Fract<span style="font-size: small;">al Tiger. I swi<span style="font-size: small;">tched from 14<span style="font-size: small;">ct <span style="font-size: small;">Black Aida to<span style="font-size: small;"> a</span> <span style="font-size: small;">piece of 28ct pewter of unk<span style="font-size: small;">nown origin. I<span style="font-size: small;">n</span> case you m<span style="font-size: small;">issed it, that post is</span> <a href="http://thestitchinglife.blogspot.com/2013/02/fractal-tigerthe-aftermath.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I'm really liking the change, but <span style="font-size: small;">the time it took to make it and my level of busy last week</span> didn't allow me to get as far as I'd like<span style="font-size: small;">. Here's where I ended on Thursday:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since </span>I've joined <a href="http://heathersstitchingstory.blogspot.com/2013/02/sal-anyone-plus-stitchingreading-up-date.html" target="_blank">Heather's SAL</a> again this weekend, <span style="font-size: small;">I will be updating Stargazer's progress on Monday, after the SAL has end<span style="font-size: small;">ed</span>.<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">I plan to spend this evening and most of <span style="font-size: small;">tomorrow stitching away!<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I hope that<span style="font-size: small;">'s what y<span style="font-size: small;">'all are doing to!<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Enjoy your weekend everyone :) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-41659089780289567452013-02-06T10:29:00.001-06:002013-02-06T10:29:31.437-06:00STNA Blog Hop #15: Stitching When Sick<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.stitchingthenightaway.com/category/stitching-bloggers/"><img alt="Stitching the Night Away Stitching Bloggers Blog Hop" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2655" height="100" src="http://www.stitchingthenightaway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/StitchingBloggersBlogHop.jpg" title="StitchingBloggersBlogHop" width="468" /></a><br /><br /> </span></span></span><br />
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the flu or a cold or something else entirely. The question is, do you
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unfortunat<span style="font-size: small;">ely, I find that I can't stitch AT ALL when I'<span style="font-size: small;">m sick. I tend to <span style="font-size: small;">get several sinus infection<span style="font-size: small;">s th<span style="font-size: small;">rough<span style="font-size: small;">out the year, which cause blinding he<span style="font-size: small;">adaches and only go away with large do<span style="font-size: small;">ses of Nyqu<span style="font-size: small;">il and lots of hours of sleep. I don't normally get any <span style="font-size: small;">kind of intestinal sickness or run fevers <span style="font-size: small;">for any reason<span style="font-size: small;">. </span>I can only think of 3 times in my life I've been "that kin<span style="font-size: small;">d" of sick<span style="font-size: small;">, and when I was it was during times that I had stepped away from stitching anyway.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've trie<span style="font-size: small;">d to put in some stitching time while I'm down, especially when thinking about all the free time that's being wasted while I'm off work trying to recuperate. Unfortunately, if I can get the headache to go away long enough to see straight, I find that the medicine is putting me to sleep and I doze off mid-stitch. I've woken up to some interesting results from my medication induced sleep-stitching in the past, so I try and avoid that now. The last thing I want to do when I feel better is frog a bunch of nonsense!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">How about you? Can<span style="font-size: small;">/do you stitch while sick??</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit all the blogs in this round of the <a href="http://www.stitchingthenightaway.com/" target="_blank">Stitching the Night Away</a> Stitching Blogger Blog Hop: <script src="http://www.simply-linked.com/listwidget.aspx?l=1d704870-8cb4-4491-9e51-fd4e7793fb4c" type="text/javascript"></script><br />Find the instructions on how to participate in this round by <a href="http://www.stitchingthenightaway.com/4186/stitching-bloggers-15-stitching-when-you-dont-feel-well/" target="_blank">clicking here</a>. </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-84324290736263794512013-02-05T21:42:00.000-06:002013-02-05T21:42:27.174-06:00Fractal Tiger...The Aftermath<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As prom<span style="font-size: small;">ised, here's a picture of <span style="font-size: small;">Fractal Tiger after I unstitched all my progress and changed fabrics:</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fractal Tiger...now on <span style="font-size: x-small;">an unknown 28<span style="font-size: x-small;">ct pewter fabric</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Long s<span style="font-size: small;">tory short, I thought that by stitching th<span style="font-size: small;">is project on black fabric, I could somehow omit the <span style="font-size: small;">millio<span style="font-size: small;">n<span style="font-size: small;"> or so sk<span style="font-size: small;">eins of black flos<span style="font-size: small;">s and just allow the fabric to ac<span style="font-size: small;">t as the background.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have two more nights</span> of stitching on this rotation and I don't even know <span style="font-size: small;">that I<span style="font-size: small;">'ll get the first column done, but <span style="font-size: small;">I'm determined<span style="font-size: small;"> not to give up on this one. <span style="font-size: small;">I'm sure the finished project will be worth it! I hope y'all are having an easier stitc<span style="font-size: small;">hing week tha<span style="font-size: small;">n I <span style="font-size: small;">have been. Another update to come at the end of the rotation on Thursday :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-28146811118374085542013-02-04T11:09:00.002-06:002013-02-04T11:09:36.529-06:00Oh No She Di'int!!<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Oh yes I did!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I complete<span style="font-size: small;">ly unstitched and restarted Fractal Tiger <span style="font-size: small;">over the weekend</span>.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Un<span style="font-size: small;">did all my progress, changed fabric, started over.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pictures to come later.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sigh.</span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span> Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-71575745434915407032013-02-01T10:50:00.000-06:002013-02-01T10:50:38.034-06:00Say Goodbye to Christmas Gentlemen...<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">...well, for now anyway. The rotation week ended last night and it's time to put th<span style="font-size: small;">ese guys</span> away for another few <span style="font-size: small;">weeks. Unfortunately, I didn't<span style="font-size: small;"> stitch as much as I had hoped t<span style="font-size: small;">his week, but I think I still made some pretty good progress. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Progress as of 1/31/13</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">As you can see, I decided not to leave all the <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">backstitch</span> <span style="font-size: small;">until</span> the end on this one. There's waaay too much <span style="font-size: small;">to <span style="font-size: small;">do it all at on<span style="font-size: small;">ce</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. Have I ever told you (753 times) how much I <span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>despise</b></u> backstitch??! There's a reason it's ab<span style="font-size: small;">breviated B<span style="font-size: small;">S...</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">T<span style="font-size: small;">oday starts a new rotation week and I'll be working on Fractal Tiger. I love th<span style="font-size: small;">is</span> project and I've been excited to get back to it ever si<span style="font-size: small;">nce I started it! <span style="font-size: small;">Not sure this is the best week to work on it<span style="font-size: small;">, though, as DD has an all-day volleyball tourney this Sat<span style="font-size: small;">urday, we'll be taking our son <span style="font-size: small;">for his birthday dinner (2 weeks late) after the tourney, </span>we have a church youth group outing Sunday afternoon after church, and DD has 3 <span style="font-size: small;">volleyball games this week. Phew! If I'm going to get any stitching in, I'm going to have to organize in advance to get everythi<span style="font-size: small;">ng else done<span style="font-size: small;">!! I guess that'll be my challenge...<span style="font-size: small;">to make ANY number of st<span style="font-size: small;">itches this week, lol. Be it 2 or 200, I'll consider<span style="font-size: small;"> it</span> a success :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Also this week, since <span style="font-size: small;">Tiger is too big to carry back and for<span style="font-size: small;">th to work, I'll be working on <span style="font-size: small;">finishing the February installment of the SamSarah Perpetual Calendar over my lunch breaks. I received the March charts from Cynthia at Beach Cottage Stitchers a couple of weeks ago<span style="font-size: small;"> and<span style="font-size: small;">, if I don't work to get caught up, I'm going to still be stitching the March charts in July!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'll share some pics <span style="font-size: small;">once I get F<span style="font-size: small;">ebruary's charts all completed. Hope eve<span style="font-size: small;">ryone is poised and ready for a great weekend of stitching...especially if it's as cold where you are as it <span style="font-size: small;">is here (currently, <span style="font-size: small;">10F with<span style="font-size: small;"> a wind ch<span style="font-size: small;">ill of -12F). And for those of <span style="font-size: small;">you who will be wat<span style="font-size: small;">ching the Super Bowl, good luck to whichever team you're rooting for, lol!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-6394835030216620212013-01-28T12:04:00.001-06:002013-01-28T12:04:07.949-06:00Weekend SAL - Progress Report<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As I mentioned in my last post, Heather at Heather's Stitching Story hosted a general SAL (stitch-a-long<span style="font-size: small;">) over this past weekend. I joined in and, although I didn't have a<span style="font-size: small;">s much time as I would<span style="font-size: small;">'ve like<span style="font-size: small;">d to stit<span style="font-size: small;">ch, I did make some progress on my current rotation piece, Christmas Gentlem<span style="font-size: small;">e</span>n. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The SAL<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">began</span> on the same day that my rotation week <span style="font-size: small;">begins</span>, so I started off where I had lef<span style="font-size: small;">t<span style="font-size: small;"> this project <span style="font-size: small;">after it's initial</span> CJC sta<span style="font-size: small;">rt</span>. Here is how it looked on Friday:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">And here is where I <span style="font-size: small;">ended last night:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Other than being go<span style="font-size: small;">ne for a <span style="font-size: small;">couple hours tonight, I'm hoping to <span style="font-size: small;">continue <span style="font-size: small;">making some good progress <span style="font-size: small;">for the rest of th<span style="font-size: small;">is</span> rotation week. This piece is small enough to carry with me<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> so I <span style="font-size: small;">can put some time in on it during my lunch break at work...provid<span style="font-size: small;">ing I get one. Some days<span style="font-size: small;"> that's questiona<span style="font-size: small;">ble, lol.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I hope eve<span style="font-size: small;">r<span style="font-size: small;">yone is off to a great start this week<span style="font-size: small;">. Hello out there to my new followers and thanks for stopping in to shar<span style="font-size: small;">e my little corner <span style="font-size: small;">of the world<span style="font-size: small;">!! I truly appreciate eve<span style="font-size: small;">ryone of you and your comments, encouraging wor<span style="font-size: small;">ds, and kind <span style="font-size: small;">motivations. Y<span style="font-size: small;">ou're the greatest!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Enjoy your week and I'll be back with another update soon. Happy Stitching<span style="font-size: small;">!</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-39925216882453635172013-01-26T08:03:00.001-06:002013-01-26T08:03:48.412-06:00Weekly Progress and Heather's SAL<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hello All and Happy Saturday!! I should have posted Thursday night at the end of my rotation week, but it's been a hectic few days and I just haven't had the time/energy to sit down and focus on my blog, editing pics, etc. DD ended up at the doctor yesterday because of an unknown injury to her knee. She plays volleyball 6 days a week, between her school team and a weekend training camp, and it seems she has overused her knee joint in recent weeks. She's out for a week and has a lovely new knee brace, but will be back in action and good as new as soon as the doctor tells her she can. That took up most of yesterday, including accompanying her to an out-of-town match so she could still sit with and support her team. Being a member of the starting lineup, it's been very difficult for her to not be on the court. I keep telling her it's only a week, but I realize that's roughly the equivalent of 17 years when you're 12.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyway, on to stitchy progress, because that's really what you're here for, right?? Last week's rotation piece was Wisteria Fairy. I made HUGE progress on her, especially considering there were 2 nights during the week that I didn't work on her at all<span style="font-size: small;">.</span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I really, really love this pro<span style="font-size: small;">j<span style="font-size: small;">ect and I ha<span style="font-size: small;">te to put it d<span style="font-size: small;">own, but I'm looking forward to the comin<span style="font-size: small;">g week and my next rotation piece<span style="font-size: small;">: Christmas Gentlem<span style="font-size: small;">en. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;">Christmas Ge<span style="font-size: x-small;">ntlem<span style="font-size: x-small;">en after CJC start 1/6/13</span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I decided to pull this one out now, so that I can get as much don<span style="font-size: small;">e as possible<span style="font-size: small;"> while the weather is still 'wintery'<span style="font-size: small;">. I tend to not stitch seasonal things out of their sea<span style="font-size: small;">son, but because I've got more than one seasonal piece in my CJC, I'<span style="font-size: small;">m going to try to step outside of my comfort zone a little so they all get <span style="font-size: small;">equal stitchy love. Just not yet...lol. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since<span style="font-size: small;"> I'm participating i<span style="font-size: small;">n a SAL this weekend with Heather over at <span id="goog_460240883"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_460240882">Heather's S</a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_460240882">titching S</a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/">tory<span id="goog_460240884"></span></a>, I an<span style="font-size: small;">ticipa<span style="font-size: small;">te making significant progress on Christmas <span style="font-size: small;">Gentlemen before the weekend is out. <span style="font-size: small;">If you'd like to <span style="font-size: small;">take part in the</span> SAL, <span style="font-size: small;">stop by Heather's page and join right in! <span style="font-size: small;">We'd love to <span style="font-size: small;">hav<span style="font-size: small;">e you :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I hope you're all having <span style="font-size: small;">a stitch-filled weekend full of all the things that make you happy. Until <span style="font-size: small;">tomorrow's SAL progress report...Stitch Happy!!</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-88564552800327078062013-01-21T12:03:00.004-06:002013-01-21T12:03:58.221-06:00Successful IHSW and DH's Progress<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy Monday everyone!! I trus<span style="font-size: small;">t you've all ha<span style="font-size: small;">d a relaxing and suc<span style="font-size: small;">cessful stitching weekend and were able to <span style="font-size: small;">enjoy <span style="font-size: small;">IHSW to the fullest extent<span style="font-size: small;">. This is the first <span style="font-size: small;">one I've 'officially' participated in<span style="font-size: small;"> (by that, I mean the first one that I made a con<span style="font-size: small;">scious effort to use as a reason to sit home all weekend and stitch guilt-free, lol<span style="font-size: small;">). I worked on Wisteria Fairy, as that is my rotation project this week. Since my rotations <span style="font-size: small;">run from Friday to Friday, my <span style="font-size: small;">whole weekend was focused on this one project. <span style="font-size: small;">And it worked out well <span style="font-size: small;">for me. Here<span style="font-size: small;"> is where W<span style="font-size: small;">isteria Fairy was left after her initial CJC start back on 1/6/13:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">An<span style="font-size: small;">d here's where she is after a long, relaxing weekend of sti<span style="font-size: small;">tch after stitch after stitch...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Progress as of 1/20/13</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The middle section above, between the gree<span style="font-size: small;">n <span style="font-size: small;">leaf and the blue swath, <span style="font-size: small;">is probably the coolest looking stitching I've ever done. This section gets i<span style="font-size: small;">ts rain<span style="font-size: small;">bow app<span style="font-size: small;">earance through the use of <span style="font-size: small;">a Kreinik BF called Starbu<span style="font-size: small;">rst. <span style="font-size: small;">When it came in my order of BF's and bea<span style="font-size: small;">ds that I got prior to the CJC, I just couldn't imagine <span style="font-size: small;">how it w<span style="font-size: small;">ould look <span style="font-size: small;">as part of the <span style="font-size: small;">design. <span style="font-size: small;">Now I know...and I Love It!! Here is what the spool looks like:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kreinik Blending Filament 095 - Starburst</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">How Cool!! I can see me adding this to future projects or using it as a replacement for a single color of fi<span style="font-size: small;">l<span style="font-size: small;">ament. With as many fairies and fantasy projects <span style="font-size: small;">as I stitch, <span style="font-size: small;">I should probably order some of th<span style="font-size: small;">ese in bulk, lol! I'm imagining fa<span style="font-size: small;">iry wings, dragon wings, skirt pan<span style="font-size: small;">els, clouds, etc<span style="font-size: small;">. all infused with this awesome coloration. Can you tell <span style="font-size: small;">I find it exciting?! :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lastly, I wanted to show you DH's progress on <span style="font-size: small;">his Acci<span style="font-size: small;">dental Bookmark. I'm pretty impresse<span style="font-size: small;">d</span> with <span style="font-size: small;">how he<span style="font-size: small;">'s moving along...e<span style="font-size: small;">specially considering he works 6 days a we<span style="font-size: small;">ek and usually chooses video games over all else when it comes to his down time (which is very minimal after family/kid<span style="font-size: small;">s time, <span style="font-size: small;">time for us, and various household<span style="font-size: small;"> errands/chores/repairs). <span style="font-size: small;">Here are before and after pics to show his progress:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Accidental Bookmark before</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and after!</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I h<span style="font-size: small;">ope everyone is off to a great start this week! I'll be con<span style="font-size: small;">tinuing progress on W<span style="font-size: small;">iste<span style="font-size: small;">ria Fairy through F<span style="font-size: small;">riday, although I don't expect anything like what I got done this weekend. DD <span style="font-size: small;">has 3 volleyball games this week (2 <span style="font-size: small;">are about an hour away, so those will be late returns <span style="font-size: small;">home)<span style="font-size: small;">, <span style="font-size: small;">my mom hasn't been feeling we<span style="font-size: small;">ll, and I spent so much time stitching this weekend<span style="font-size: small;"> that nothing got done around the house besides the laundry, so<span style="font-size: small;">...there's that. Maybe I'll manage to get a few stitches in on my lunch break at work.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Regardless, I'll be back with a<span style="font-size: small;">nother update, <span style="font-size: small;">and a<span style="font-size: small;"> 'before' pic of my next r<span style="font-size: small;">otation piece</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>, on Thursday. Happy Stitching, <span style="font-size: small;">Y</span>'all!! </span></span> Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-60509404206672428572013-01-18T21:41:00.000-06:002013-01-18T21:41:02.183-06:00Playing Catch Up<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've finally carved out a few minutes to update my blog with my final CJC start. I only did 13 this <span style="font-size: small;">year, not 15, so my last new start was <span style="font-size: small;">way back on 1/<span style="font-size: small;">12/13. It was T<span style="font-size: small;">W's Egyptian Sampler. I got quite a<span style="font-size: small;"> good start for only working on it a couple hours (and considering that about half <span style="font-size: small;">of what I completed was done over 1<span style="font-size: small;">). Here's how far I <span style="font-size: small;">got:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egyptian Sampler - Teresa Wentzler; stitched 2 over 2 on 28 ct Toasted Almond evenweave</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I really, really like this one. Maybe because I hav<span style="font-size: small;">en't gotten i<span style="font-size: small;">nto all the blended colors yet, but even then I anticipate this one's going<span style="font-size: small;"> to be fun <span style="font-size: small;">all the way through. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">On <span style="font-size: small;">Day 13<span style="font-size: small;">, I worked on my 2nd WIP on<span style="font-size: small;"> this year's list: Wond<span style="font-size: small;">rous Works of God. Unfortunat<span style="font-size: small;">ely, the numb<span style="font-size: small;">er of stitches I put in was so minimal<span style="font-size: small;"> it isn't even wo<span style="font-size: small;">rth figh<span style="font-size: small;">ting to get a good picture to post. I'll have to update my progress after <span style="font-size: small;">this<span style="font-size: small;"> one is worked on again.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've disc<span style="font-size: small;">overed that the best thing about participating in the CJC <span style="font-size: small;">is that now I have 11 new <span style="font-size: small;">starts that I<span style="font-size: small;">'m soooo excited about stitching<span style="font-size: small;">!</span> The thing <span style="font-size: small;">I'm h<span style="font-size: small;">aving the hardest time with is choo<span style="font-size: small;">sing which one to work on<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">, lol.</span> I think I'm going to hav<span style="font-size: small;">e to adopt some sort of rotation so that I can get my fill of stitc<span style="font-size: small;">hing one project<span style="font-size: small;">, while antici<span style="font-size: small;">pation builds for the one that's coming up next. Maybe a Friday to Friday, so that I can <span style="font-size: small;">start off ma<span style="font-size: small;">king some real progress on the weekend...<span style="font-size: small;">then I won't feel so bad <span style="font-size: small;">if I don't get much else done during the rest of the week<span style="font-size: small;">, <span style="font-size: small;">lol!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Of course, I'm also still working diligently along on my SamSarah perpetual <span style="font-size: small;">calendar. I ju<span style="font-size: small;">st got the new March charts, so I'll be squeezing time <span style="font-size: small;">in on those here and there. They stitch up pretty quickly <span style="font-size: small;">s<span style="font-size: small;">o</span></span> those are the ones I usually work on at work<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">. </span>they're so easy to carry with me. I have one more<span style="font-size: small;"> of the 4 charts to finish up for February and then I'll have a pic of those to share. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I hope ev<span style="font-size: small;">eryone is b<span style="font-size: small;">usy hermitting and stitching this weekend. I haven't necessarily partic<span style="font-size: small;">ipated in IHS<span style="font-size: small;">W in any '<span style="font-size: small;">official' way before, but I'm going to try and take part as often a<span style="font-size: small;">s I can this <span style="font-size: small;">year. So, t<span style="font-size: small;">oday officially starts my first 2013 rotation and <span style="font-size: small;">my first IHSW. </span>I've chosen to work on <span style="font-size: small;">Wisteria Fairy this week. I'll <span style="font-size: small;">try to post a p<span style="font-size: small;">rogress update at the end of <span style="font-size: small;">the weekend</span> and then again<span style="font-size: small;"> at the end of the rotation week.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wish me luck...and keep those st<span style="font-size: small;">itching fin<span style="font-size: small;">gers busy, y'all! Have a great weekend :)</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-8037123274586104822013-01-11T23:23:00.002-06:002013-01-11T23:23:58.343-06:00TUSAL - January's Tidbits<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My very first TUSA<span style="font-size: small;">L update ever. How exc<span style="font-size: small;">iting! I emp<span style="font-size: small;">tied my ORT<span style="font-size: small;"> jar <span style="font-size: small;">earlier in the week and put what was<span style="font-size: small;"> in it from last year in a ziploc ba<span style="font-size: small;">g to be put into a<span style="font-size: small;"> clear, dated</span> ornament later. I'm going to try to keep doing this year <span style="font-size: small;">after year<span style="font-size: small;"> to see <span style="font-size: small;">how my progress changes.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's my ORT jar for the year<span style="font-size: small;">'s f<span style="font-size: small;">irst TUSA<span style="font-size: small;">L</span></span></span>:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-86002407536601527592013-01-11T22:55:00.002-06:002013-01-11T22:55:52.944-06:00Crazy January Challenge Catch-Up - Days 8, 9, 10, & 11<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Holy Cow!! What a week it's bee<span style="font-size: small;">n - work is back in full swing after the long, looooong<span style="font-size: small;"> Holiday break. My daugh<span style="font-size: small;">ter's Junior High volleyball season <span style="font-size: small;">has start<span style="font-size: small;">ed, so that's at least 2 games a week<span style="font-size: small;">, keeping us away from home until sometimes as late as 9pm. <span style="font-size: small;">And now, the flu has struck our house again.<span style="font-size: small;">..Whitney <span style="font-size: small;">woke<span style="font-size: small;"> up feeling poorly yesterday morning (but didn't dare miss school due to having a volleyball game <span style="font-size: small;">that evening) and bega<span style="font-size: small;">n running a fever as soon as we got home from the game. <span style="font-size: small;">So, between work, school sports, housework, helping <span style="font-size: small;">Mom, pets, kids, and sickness...it's a wonder I've been able to pick up a needle<span style="font-size: small;"> lately<span style="font-size: small;">! Somehow, I've managed to get my starts made, with only one 'cheat<span style="font-size: small;">' day spent working on <span style="font-size: small;">one of the two WIPs that are in my Challenge list.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's what's happened since last we spoke -</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Day 8 <span style="font-size: small;">start - Glory by Be<span style="font-size: small;">nt Creek</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>End of day progress:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stitching 2 over 2 on a scrap of 28-ct Beige linen</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Day 9 Start - Woodland Violet Sampler by The Sweetheart Tree</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And here's how far <span style="font-size: small;">I got:</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Da<span style="font-size: small;">y 10 - No Start<span style="font-size: small;">...in<span style="font-size: small;">stead I wor<span style="font-size: small;">ked on one<span style="font-size: small;"> of <span style="font-size: small;">the two WIPs on my list<span style="font-size: small;">, For<span style="font-size: small;">est God<span style="font-size: small;">des<span style="font-size: small;">s. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's before <span style="font-size: small;">I picked it back up:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And here's what I got done:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Day 11 Start - Royal Velvet by Marc Inge Sa<span style="font-size: small;">ast<span style="font-size: small;">ad from JCS mag, August 2001</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wait<span style="font-size: small;">, you say. That wasn't on the list, <span style="font-size: small;">you say. Wha...?<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">Well, this is a prime example o<span style="font-size: small;">f <span style="font-size: small;">my planning <span style="font-size: small;">(in)abilities - This s<span style="font-size: small;">pot was reserved for Mirabilia's Ame<span style="font-size: small;">thyst Fairy, but somehow<span style="font-size: small;"> I managed to totally mis-calculate the <span style="font-size: small;">size of</span> fabric I need. Unfortunately, I don't have any fabric <span style="font-size: small;">in the right dimensions on hand, and I don't want to order any and wait fo<span style="font-size: small;">r it to come in. Besides, my goal with<span style="font-size: small;"> this ch<span style="font-size: small;">allenge was to use up as much of my existing stash as possible. So, th<span style="font-size: small;">at<span style="font-size: small;">'s where <span style="font-size: small;">Royal Velvet c<span style="font-size: small;">omes in. It was on the ori<span style="font-size: small;">ginal list, until I cut it down by<span style="font-size: small;"> a couple patter<span style="font-size: small;">ns, so I guess this is an indic<span style="font-size: small;">atio<span style="font-size: small;">n that I was supposed to stitch this chart, lol :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's where I left off tonight:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'v<span style="font-size: small;">e only got one new start left in this challenge<span style="font-size: small;">, Teresa Wentzler's Egyptian Sampler. Hopefully, I'll be able to get some work in on it tomorrow. DH has to work tomorrow night<span style="font-size: small;"> and with Whitney being sickly, I should have plenty of time to stitch...once my housework is caught up<span style="font-size: small;">. Gah! Then Sunday will be spent putting in time on my other WIP - Wondrous Works of God.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">After all my starts are done, I plan to spend a week at a time on each project. Since <span style="font-size: small;">a few of t<span style="font-size: small;">hem are qui<span style="font-size: small;">te small (in comparison to the BAPs I normally<span style="font-size: small;"> stick to), I should be able to fin<span style="font-size: small;">ish some of them in just a couple <span style="font-size: small;">rotations. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Or, well, t</span>hat's the hope, anyway<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm off to <span style="font-size: small;">do some more stitching while <span style="font-size: small;">I wait for DH to get home from work</span>. Until tomorrow - stitch happy!!</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-68544282425741319122013-01-08T00:44:00.000-06:002013-01-08T00:44:11.485-06:00Crazy January Challenge - Day 7<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Whoa, man. It's late<span style="font-size: small;">, so this will be a short one. Today's start was Halloween, a free<span style="font-size: small;">bie from Passione Ric<span style="font-size: small;">amo. I'm stitching it on 14 ct. Fiddler's Cloth (can <span style="font-size: small;">you tell I'm trying to use up my stash...lots of 14 ct in this Challenge). So far, I<span style="font-size: small;">'ve gotten part of the ha<span style="font-size: small;">t and the buckle done. N<span style="font-size: small;">ot as much progress as I would have liked, but my shows are back from their mid-season break, so I'm being <span style="font-size: small;">easily distracted by plot lines and intrigue, lol.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's today's progress:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halloween by Passione Ricamo (freebie); stitched on 14 ct Fiddler's Cloth</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yes, I know. The picture<span style="font-size: small;"> is awful<span style="font-size: small;">, but I'm tired and I can't be bothered to<span style="font-size: small;"> take a better one. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tomorrow's start: <b>**<span style="font-size: small;">Glory** </span></b><span style="font-size: small;">by Bent Creek</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hope everyone has a wonderful tomorrow! :) </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span>Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-66839028056734568222013-01-06T23:51:00.003-06:002013-01-06T23:51:54.010-06:00Crazy January Challenge - Days 5 & 6<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Day 5 - Grrrr...I didn't get a chance to make a start yesterday. As I <span style="font-size: small;">said in my <span style="font-size: small;">post on Friday, S<span style="font-size: small;">at<span style="font-size: small;">urdays are notoriously busy days for us around here, and<span style="font-size: small;">...well...li<span style="font-size: small;">fe just gets in the way som<span style="font-size: small;">etimes. By the time I had a chance to sit down and stitch for awhile, it was after 1<span style="font-size: small;">1pm and I was <span style="font-size: small;">exhausted. I decided<span style="font-size: small;">, rather than start som<span style="font-size: small;">ething that I had no desire to do and only get 5 or 10 stitches in it, I would just wait until today and start <span style="font-size: small;">2 to make up <span style="font-size: small;">for it. Cheating? Maybe. Am I <span style="font-size: small;">okay with it? You betcha!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Day 6 - I made <span style="font-size: small;">2 starts today in order to stay on track for the overall ch<span style="font-size: small;">allenge timeframe. <span style="font-size: small;">After church<span style="font-size: small;">, we took down our C<span style="font-size: small;">hristmas <span style="font-size: small;">tree (FINA<span style="font-size: small;">LLY<span style="font-size: small;">!!) and had some lunch. W<span style="font-size: small;">hen that was done, I was free to stitch :) I started Christ<span style="font-size: small;">m<span style="font-size: small;">as Gentlemen, whi<span style="font-size: small;">ch was to be yesterday's start, and worked on it for about 2 hours. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was stitc<span style="font-size: small;">hing white and ecru<span style="font-size: small;"> on fiddler's cloth, so it's pretty hard to see, but here's my progress on this one:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas Gentlemen by Leisure Arts; stitched on 14 ct Fiddler's Cloth</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The other start I made today was Wisteria Fairy<span style="font-size: small;"> by Karen <span style="font-size: small;">Weaver of Black Swan Designs. This was a free chart from <span style="font-size: small;">The Stitchery magazine<span style="font-size: small;">, year unknown. I absolutely love<span style="font-size: small;"> BSD, so I was thrilled to find that I had one of their charts in my 'old magazine' stash.<span style="font-size: small;"> T</span>his <span style="font-size: small;">is such a fun stitch that I have no doub<span style="font-size: small;">t Wisteria Fairy will be a 2013 finish<span style="font-size: small;">.</span> <span style="font-size: small;">I began this one late <span style="font-size: small;">this evening and worked for about 2 1/2 hours. Here's where I <span style="font-size: small;">ended up:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption">Wisteria Fairy by Karen Weaver; 14 ct hand-dyed Lavender Mist Opalescent Aida</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> And look...more spar<span style="font-size: small;">kly fabric! :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">To<span style="font-size: small;">morro<span style="font-size: small;">w's start:</span></span> </span> <b><span style="font-size: small;">**Ha<span style="font-size: small;">lloween** </span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">a Passione Ric<span style="font-size: small;">amo freebie. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-14165497729061425412013-01-04T08:35:00.001-06:002013-01-04T08:35:58.508-06:00Crazy January Challenge - Day 3<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">T<span style="font-size: small;">his morning's update is actually <span style="font-size: small;">progress from yesterday's challenge project<span style="font-size: small;">, Celtic Heart. I've been figh<span style="font-size: small;">ting a super nasty sinus infection for the last several days and last night, by the time I would <span style="font-size: small;">normally post <span style="font-size: small;">my update, I was dead to the world and even muted light made me want to t<span style="font-size: small;">ake out my own eyeballs. I hate this crap.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, here's hoping that I feel better tonight and am able to get more stitching in on <span style="font-size: small;">CJC project #4 than I did on #3. Here's what I got done on Celtic H<span style="font-size: small;">eart yesterday:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celtic Heart by M Designs; Stitched 2 over 2 on a scrap of 28 ct light blue linen with hand-dyed floss.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm stitching this on a scrap of light blue 28 ct linen and using hand<span style="font-size: small;">-dy<span style="font-size: small;">ed floss from Nancy at<span style="font-size: small;"> Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe in Blue w/Brown (yes, <span style="font-size: small;">th<span style="font-size: small;">at's the 'official' color name)</span></span>. This <span style="font-size: small;">chart call<span style="font-size: small;">s for the whole piece to <span style="font-size: small;">be done in one color, but that would bore me too <span style="font-size: small;">much</span>, so I substitu<span style="font-size: small;">ted the one col<span style="font-size: small;">or <span style="font-size: small;">with the hand-dyed<span style="font-size: small;">...<span style="font-size: small;">which is actually about 3 colors, lol. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Stay tuned for another update to<span style="font-size: small;">night on CJC Day 4 progress. <span style="font-size: small;">Next up: </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>**Fractal Tiger**</b>, a freebie from Gran's Stitch N<span style="font-size: small;">iche.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">See <span style="font-size: small;">y'all back here tonight. Have a happy, stitch-filled day!</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span>Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-62704889897436937992013-01-03T00:02:00.002-06:002013-01-03T00:04:57.292-06:00Crazy January Challenge - Day 2<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">WooHoo!! Day 2 down...only 11<span style="font-size: small;"> (maybe 12) more to go<span style="font-size: small;">! Today's start was Titanic Poster. I love the fabric I<span style="font-size: small;">'m working this one on. It's S<span style="font-size: small;">tardust Silver 14-ct Aida. <span style="font-size: small;">I<span style="font-size: small;">t is SO pretty <span style="font-size: small;">in person. I think I was even able to get some of the sparkles in the picture<span style="font-size: small;"> :) Here's my prog<span style="font-size: small;">ress after stitching for a couple hours tonight:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is <span style="font-size: small;">just the border piece from the first page. Pretty m<span style="font-size: small;">indless stitching, but <span style="font-size: small;">that is the kind that seems to take the longest. <span style="font-size: small;">I'm putting this one away and heading to bed, but be on the look<span style="font-size: small;">out for <span style="font-size: small;">start number 3 tomorrow...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Until then, Goodnight, y'all<span style="font-size: small;">!!</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-36482732413008828422013-01-02T11:29:00.000-06:002013-01-02T11:29:05.065-06:00STNA Blog Hop #14: Bringing the best of 2012 into 2013<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here's the prom<span style="font-size: small;">pt for the first Blog Hop of 2013:</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"What was your biggest stitching accomplishment in 2012? What was your favorite stash acquisition in 2012 and will you be using it in 2013?"</span></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">My favorite stash acquisit<span style="font-size: small;">ion, other than the addition of several more Mira charts, would have to be <span style="font-size: small;">the SamSarah <span style="font-size: small;">Fun Every Day per<span style="font-size: small;">petual calenda<span style="font-size: small;">r. This is the first automatic I've ever signed up for and I'm enjoying it so<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">so much! <span style="font-size: small;">It is 4 new charts each month (a month, a day, a number, and an occasion) and<span style="font-size: small;">, when finished, it will be a complete perpetual cal<span style="font-size: small;">endar to hang <span style="font-size: small;">on the wall and e<span style="font-size: small;">njoy <span style="font-size: small;">year after year. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;">What have you accomplished in the past year? And what is your greatest acquisition?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit all the blogs in this round of the <a href="http://www.stitchingthenightaway.com/" target="_blank">Stitching the Night Away</a> Stitching Blogger Blog Hop: <script src="http://www.simply-linked.com/listwidget.aspx?l=bf492ff8-aa6d-433f-ba97-063735d9f120" type="text/javascript"></script><br />Find the instructions on how to participate in this round by <a href="http://www.stitchingthenightaway.com/4002/stitching-bloggers-14-looking-back-on-2012/" target="_blank">clicking here</a>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i>Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-43909307176050636562013-01-02T01:29:00.000-06:002013-01-02T01:29:48.472-06:00Crazy January Challenge - Day 1<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">First of all, let me <span style="font-size: small;">say Happy New Year eve<span style="font-size: small;">ryone<span style="font-size: small;">!! <span style="font-size: small;">It was a quiet and pleasant one around here<span style="font-size: small;">...just the way we like it :) Now, on to the stitch<span style="font-size: small;">y<span style="font-size: small;"> stuff:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Day 1 of my first ever Crazy January Challenge is complete<span style="font-size: small;">!<span style="font-size: small;"> And I <span style="font-size: small;">must say...I made quite the chunk of progress :)</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;">I started out the first day of the <span style="font-size: small;">New Year with Mirabilia's 'The Stargazer<span style="font-size: small;">'. <span style="font-size: small;">Since <span style="font-size: small;">I had the day off for th<span style="font-size: small;">e holiday, I was able to keep qui<span style="font-size: small;">te busy with this one. Here's where I en<span style="font-size: small;">ded up<span style="font-size: small;">:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Stargazer - Mirabilia Stitched 2 over 2 on 28 ct. Raw Linen from Wichelt</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tomorrow's project for Day <span style="font-size: small;">2 of CJC: Titanic Poster<span style="font-size: small;">. I can't wait to start <span style="font-size: small;">that one! </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Until then, tomorrow<span style="font-size: small;"> is back<span style="font-size: small;">-to-work day (ugh) so off to bed I go.<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span>Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-63675707069199356202012-12-29T10:34:00.001-06:002012-12-29T10:34:13.809-06:002013 Ideals (I'm Not Good With Goals)<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As the title of m<span style="font-size: small;">y post states, I<span style="font-size: small;">'m not so good with goals. They feel too pressure-<span style="font-size: small;">y and<span style="font-size: small;">, since <span style="font-size: small;">I'm a very strong<span style="font-size: small;">-willed (ahem, stubborn) person, I feel the immediate need to bristle at the <span style="font-size: small;">thought that I 'have to' do anything. Just ask my DH<span style="font-size: small;">...the fastest way to <span style="font-size: small;">NOT get something done, is to tell me I HAVE to do it, lol.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Therefore, I set Ideals for myself. Things I'd like to get done, maybe<span style="font-size: small;"> only in<span style="font-size: small;"> a perfect world, but that I am <span style="font-size: small;">completely okay with not finish<span style="font-size: small;">ing<span style="font-size: small;">. <span style="font-size: small;">For example, if the <u><b>g</b></u><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>oal</b></u> is to get 15 things do<span style="font-size: small;">ne in<span style="font-size: small;"> a week and I only accomplish 8 of them, I feel as if <span style="font-size: small;">I've failed somehow. On the other hand, <span style="font-size: small;">if the <u><b>ideal</b></u> is to complete 15 things in<span style="font-size: small;"> a week<span style="font-size: small;"> and I finish 8, I feel pretty good about getting more<span style="font-size: small;"> than half of <span style="font-size: small;">them done<span style="font-size: small;">!</span> It's all in how you<span style="font-size: small;"> look at <span style="font-size: small;">it, I guess :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyhow, I've set my Ideals for 2013 in the form of <span style="font-size: small;">my very own (slightly tweaked) Crazy January Cha<span style="font-size: small;">llenge. I've decided to <span style="font-size: small;">reduce the number of CJC projects from 15 to 13 (for 201<span style="font-size: small;">3<span style="font-size: small;">, duh) and I'm <span style="font-size: small;">'cheating' on a couple o<span style="font-size: small;">f them, be<span style="font-size: small;">cause <span style="font-size: small;">I'm carrying over current WIPs from this year. I figure, since it's my cha<span style="font-size: small;">llen<span style="font-size: small;">ge, and it's really only for fun an<span style="font-size: small;">d motivation anyway, I m<span style="font-size: small;">ay as well do what<span style="font-size: small;">ever will help me accomplish the most...rather than fr<span style="font-size: small;">ustrate me further<span style="font-size: small;"> because now I've started <span style="font-size: small;">more th<span style="font-size: small;">ings that I can't complete. Make sense? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I will be creating a new tab at the top of my blog page to chronicle my CJC projects. I'<span style="font-size: small;">ve also decided to commit to making <span style="font-size: small;">2013 the year that I <span style="font-size: small;">put aside more 'ME' time to dedicate to stitc<span style="font-size: small;">hing and the year that I begin to <span style="font-size: small;">log my projects in <span style="font-size: small;">a journal of some sort. I hate that <span style="font-size: small;">I've been stit<span style="font-size: small;">ching since I was 9 (going on 25 years, now) and I have no idea when I started/finished <span style="font-size: small;">most of the projects I've done. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, enough babbling, <span style="font-size: small;">here's the 2013 CJC 'Ideal' L<span style="font-size: small;">ist, in no particular order:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egyptian Sampler - Teresa Wentzler</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fractal Tiger - Gran's Stitch Niche (freebie)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glory - Bent Creek</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halloween - Passione Ricamo (freebie)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July's Amethyst Fairy - Nora Corbett/Mirabilia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Stargazer - Nora Corbett/Mirabilia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Titanic Poster - designer unknown (free download)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wisteria Fairy - Karen Weaver, Black Swan Designs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woodland Violet Sampler - The Sweetheart Tree</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celtic Heart - M Designs (magazine freebie)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forrest Goddess - Nora Corbett/Mirabilia (current WIP)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wondrous Works of God - Bucilla Kit (current WIP)</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">My plan is <span style="font-size: small;">to make <span style="font-size: small;">updates to <span style="font-size: small;">the</span> CJC <span style="font-size: small;">2<span style="font-size: small;">013 tab regarding my start/end dates<span style="font-size: small;"> (hahaha!!) for these projects, as well as posting progress pics there. T<span style="font-size: small;">hat's not to say I won't <span style="font-size: small;">be updating here, as well<span style="font-size: small;">, but keepin<span style="font-size: small;">g the tab updated will help me track<span style="font-size: small;"> my ongoing progress on each pro<span style="font-size: small;">ject more <span style="font-size: small;">visually.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now, for those of you that are still <span style="font-size: small;">reading, a qui<span style="font-size: small;">ck update on <span style="font-size: small;">why I've not posted for 3 weeks. Here goes: work, Christmas shopping, work, dau<span style="font-size: small;">ghter playing/practicing volleyball 6 days a week, work, Christmas shopping, work, DH sick, work, Christmas shopping, kid's on vacation from school, work, Christmas festivities, me si<span style="font-size: small;">ck, me sick still, house cleaning<span style="font-size: small;">. Yep, that about covers it. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I hope each and every one of you had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed some time with family, friends, or whomever you prefer the most. Here's wishing you a happy and most blessed New Year to come. Thank you all so very much for reading/commenting/encouraging/motivating me this past year. I look very forward to continuing to build relationships with you in the coming year. God Bless!!</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-9355908389989473452012-12-07T22:15:00.001-06:002012-12-07T22:15:22.430-06:00So Many Updates. And Pictures. Lots of Pictures.<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wow! I just looked at my last published date and realize<span style="font-size: small;">d it's been almost 2 weeks since my last post. Crazy how fast <span style="font-size: small;">the days go</span> b<span style="font-size: small;">y this time of ye<span style="font-size: small;">ar! I have been stitching<span style="font-size: small;"> but, unfortunately, I can't show <span style="font-size: small;">you what...beca<span style="font-size: small;">use it's all boxed up to send out tom<span style="font-size: small;">orrow to my exchange partner. Hope <span style="font-size: small;">she likes it!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last weekend someone (<span style="font-size: small;">I believe it was Katy over at Just a Little Stitchin<span style="font-size: small;">...<span style="font-size: small;">s<span style="font-size: small;">he's such an enabler</span>, lol) posted about HAED extending their 45% off sale<span style="font-size: small;">. And then mentioned it was the last one of the year. Oh boy. Look <span style="font-size: small;">at the</span> damage I did:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spirit Guides - Judy Mastrangelo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steam Butterfly - Brigid Ashwood</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Which May I Keep - Elsley</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zodiac Mandala - Ciro Marchetti</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Moon - Lewis T Johnson</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm officially going to have to live to be 214 years old so I can stitch all the sta<span style="font-size: small;">sh I have. But at least I'll be happy <span style="font-size: small;">right up to my dying day!<span style="font-size: small;"> Ok, I don't know how <span style="font-size: small;">happy one can be at that age, b<span style="font-size: small;">ut <span style="font-size: small;">I'll be <span style="font-size: small;">busy, anyway<span style="font-size: small;">, lol.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have nearly finalized my list<span style="font-size: small;"> for the Crazy January C<span style="font-size: small;">hallen<span style="font-size: small;">ge. I rearranged some of the projects so t<span style="font-size: small;">h<span style="font-size: small;">at I could focus on ones that I already ha<span style="font-size: small;">ve</span> all the materials for.<span style="font-size: small;"> I decided<span style="font-size: small;"> that</span> <span style="font-size: small;">rather than bu<span style="font-size: small;">ying a whole bu<span style="font-size: small;">nch more stuff just for the CJ<span style="font-size: small;">C, it would make more s<span style="font-size: small;">ense to <span style="font-size: small;">try <span style="font-size: small;">and use up what I hav<span style="font-size: small;">e. T<span style="font-size: small;">hat way, when I <span style="font-size: small;">replace <span style="font-size: small;">what I've used<span style="font-size: small;">.</span>..I can do so guilt-free :) Hopef<span style="font-size: small;">ull<span style="font-size: small;">y by ne<span style="font-size: small;">xt week I'l<span style="font-size: small;">l have my list finalized. When <span style="font-size: small;">I do, I<span style="font-size: small;">'ll be sure<span style="font-size: small;"> to <span style="font-size: small;">post i<span style="font-size: small;">t here...but I'll also add a tab up at the top of my <span style="font-size: small;">blog</span> <span style="font-size: small;">just for the CJC, <span style="font-size: small;">so that I can track my progress and timelines.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">A co<span style="font-size: small;">uple o<span style="font-size: small;">ther updates:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Titan (my big <span style="font-size: small;">'ol dog) is officially fine after our scare with his suddenly swollen <span style="font-size: small;">face. The vet thought it might have been<span style="font-size: small;"> a spider bite, and treated it as such<span style="font-size: small;">. After 3 m<span style="font-size: small;">edications, 4 shots, and $235 dollars...he's all better. So nic<span style="font-size: small;">e to be able to see both of his eyes again. For awhile, one of <span style="font-size: small;">them was swollen sh<span style="font-size: small;">ut and had nearly disappeared. Thank good<span style="font-size: small;">ness it w<span style="font-size: small;">asn't any worse<span style="font-size: small;">! Here he was before it was even at it's worst<span style="font-size: small;">:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Excuse the blur...he doesn't like to be still<span style="font-size: small;">. Here's what he looks like 'back <span style="font-size: small;">to normal':</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank goodness for a skilled vet! He really is like one of our children and <span style="font-size: small;">I'm so th<span style="font-size: small;">ankful he's better :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">We've finally gotten (mostly) moved in to my M<span style="font-size: small;">om's house. W<span style="font-size: small;">e've filled a 10 x 20 storage unit and may need <span style="font-size: small;">yet another small one. We have <span style="font-size: small;">the thin<span style="font-size: small;">gs we 'need' with us here in our little garage apartment, but it sure will be nice to get back into a house and be able to spread out all my crap again! It s<span style="font-size: small;">ure has <span style="font-size: small;">made us realize how <span style="font-size: small;">little <span style="font-size: small;">we really need to be happy, though. And we just keep reminding oursel<span style="font-size: small;">ves - not only is <span style="font-size: small;">this a tremendous help<span style="font-size: small;"> for my Mom, but it's only temporary<span style="font-size: small;">. To <span style="font-size: small;">quote <span style="font-size: small;">The Good Boo<span style="font-size: small;">k: "This too shall pass."</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">T<span style="font-size: small;">hat's a<span style="font-size: small;">bout all the ene<span style="font-size: small;">rgy I have for <span style="font-size: small;">right now. Since my exchange is all finished up and ready to ship out, I'm going back to W<span style="font-size: small;">WoG for the evening. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have one child in her room <span style="font-size: small;">catching up <span style="font-size: small;">on last season of The Walking D<span style="font-size: small;">ead, one that's been asleep since b<span style="font-size: small;">efore 8<span style="font-size: small;">pm (here's hoping he <span style="font-size: small;">isn't awake at 4am wanting Pop-Tarts and cartoons, lol) and DH is at work, so I have Law & Order: SVU cued up on Hulu and I<span style="font-size: small;">'m cozied in with a hot cup of coffee and my blankie.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Happy S<span style="font-size: small;">titching, y<span style="font-size: small;">'all! :<span style="font-size: small;">]</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810852650294668062noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602998075487995517.post-38795655425597290852012-11-26T21:02:00.000-06:002012-11-26T21:02:35.967-06:00Lots of Progress, New Stash, and A Big THANK YOU to Melinda!<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm going to go in the opposite order of <span style="font-size: small;">what my post title suggests.<span style="font-size: small;">..</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">First, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU<span style="font-size: small;">!! to Melinda over at <a href="http://familybusinessgroverc.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Family B<span style="font-size: small;">usiness</span></a></span> <span style="font-size: small;">for award<span style="font-size: small;">ing me and my blog with the Liebster Award. Melinda always has a kind and encouraging wor<span style="font-size: small;">d and <span style="font-size: small;">is a great motivation when you think you just can't make it to that last <span style="font-size: small;">stitch. I consider this a true honor!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How flattering that someone out there considers my lil 'ol blog a 'favorite'! Here are the rules for accepting...and my picks:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. You must publically thank the person who awarded it to you<span style="font-size: small;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. <span style="font-size: small;">P</span></span>aste the Liebster
Award on your blog<span style="font-size: small;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. <span style="font-size: small;">P</span></span>ick 5 blogs with less than 200 followers, and leave them
each a comment on their blogs letting them know<span style="font-size: small;"> of th<span style="font-size: small;">eir <span style="font-size: small;">honor :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Here are the 5 blogs I picked...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://stitchersanon.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stitchers An<span style="font-size: small;">on</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ca11i0pe.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Ca<span style="font-size: small;">11i0p<span style="font-size: small;">e's Reviews and St<span style="font-size: small;">itching News</span></span></span></a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bbrown426.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bonnie's World</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cathycrossstitch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CraftyCat</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://crossedstitches.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Crossed Stitches</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">All wonderf<span style="font-size: small;">ul<span style="font-size: small;">, encouraging, and ins<span style="font-size: small;">pirational stit<span style="font-size: small;">chers...and excellent bloggers!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now, o</span>n to <span style="font-size: small;">our</span> <span style="font-size: small;">n</span>ew <span style="font-size: small;">s</span>tash - On Saturday<span style="font-size: small;">, DH, kids, and I went shopping<span style="font-size: small;">. We were hoping all the Black Friday shoppers would <span style="font-size: small;">be home in bed, sleeping off the<span style="font-size: small;">ir exhaustion<span style="font-size: small;">, and thus leaving the stores all but empty for our shop<span style="font-size: small;">ping pleasure. This was not the case. It seems we had the <span style="font-size: small;">same <span style="font-size: small;">genious</span> idea as 75% of<span style="font-size: small;"> the rest of</span> the population. It was all good, though,<span style="font-size: small;"> as trips to Ho<span style="font-size: small;">bby Lobby and Joann's were on the list and everyone had a great time. The kids especially <span style="font-size: small;">en<span style="font-size: small;">joyed their Egg Nog flavored Baskin-Robbins at the end of the night!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I didn't tak<span style="font-size: small;">e any pics of our new stash, but there were needles, scissors, fabric, floss, a kit, and some other things I can't ri<span style="font-size: small;">ghtly r<span style="font-size: small;">emem<span style="font-size: small;">ber at the moment. <span style="font-size: small;">Hobby Lobby, of course, had their 4<span style="font-size: small;">0% off one item co<span style="font-size: small;">upon active and we had a Saturday-only, 50% off one item at Joann's. <span style="font-size: small;">Good haul, indeed :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">As I mentioned above, I have made significant <span style="font-size: small;">progress on WWoG. My goal is to<span style="font-size: small;"> have it done<span style="font-size: small;"> and ready for backstitch by the end of the<span style="font-size: small;"> year. The amount of b<span style="font-size: small;">/s in this one will be a pro<span style="font-size: small;">ject in and of itself. I had <span style="font-size: small;">fo<span style="font-size: small;">rgotten how detail<span style="font-size: small;">-h<span style="font-size: small;">eavy Bucilla kits c<span style="font-size: small;">an be. Oy vey! Anyway, here's<span style="font-size: small;"> where I was before the ample<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> stitching time I w<span style="font-size: small;">as able to carve out</span> (finally) over the long weekend:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wondrous Works of God as of 11-1-12</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> And here's where I am now:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wondrous Works of God as of 11-26-12</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> My apologies, as usual<span style="font-size: small;">, for the <span style="font-size: small;">horrible <span style="font-size: small;">picture qua<span style="font-size: small;">lity on that last pic. My camera batteries are <span style="font-size: small;">D<span style="font-size: small;">-<span style="font-size: small;">E-A<span style="font-size: small;">-</span>D...dead. I took this with my phone<span style="font-size: small;">, which <span style="font-size: small;">does not sell its<span style="font-size: small;">elf on the qua<span style="font-size: small;">l<span style="font-size: small;">ity of it's camera<span style="font-size: small;">!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hope everyone is finally recovered from the holiday weekend and is <span style="font-size: small;">off to a<span style="font-size: small;"> fantastic week<span style="font-size: small;">. Happy Stitching, y'all!! :)</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
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