Great give a way

Jennifer at http://feathersinthenest.blogspot.com/ is hosting a great give a way.

Her blog is amazing w/a warm story of her grandma. I am making my grandma's home made veg/beef soup. It cooks all day on the stove and has our home smelling GREAT!! I'll post a picture later.

I finished stitching 2 ornaments last night and will finish another one today and then I will "finish" them and post pictures once they arrive at their new homes.

Look what I got in the mail today...

Thank you again Rita for this beautiful Christmas Ornament. We are in a yahoo stitching group together and this is what she sent me; along w/2 beautiful pieces of christmas material and 2 skeins of DMC threads. I worked a double today and it sure was a great surprise to come home to.

I'm mailing out Rita's ornament on Monday and will post a picture when she recieves it. I'm positive she'll love it. :) Gonna go read some blogs and stitch; maybe look thru some of my stash; gotta get that list made up for the 2011 January challenge. Can't wait!!!

My girls are back..

Ashley and Scarlett just got home from seeing my SIL graduate from Basic Training from the Army. She went w/her MIL and 2 SIL's. I had to work and couldn't go. They are a cute family. He'll be here in 2 weeks from the 19th til Jan 1; then he goes back to Virginia for some schooling.

While they were gone; I didn't stitch as much as I wanted to. I am almost done with an ormament I have to get out in the mail Monday and I have a halloween theme RR I also have to get out next week. I'm just not in the mood to stitch. Lost my "stitching mojo" LOL. I did join the 2011 stitching challenge; I don't know how I'm ever gonna do it. LOL but it'll be fun to try. I have to decide what 15 projects I want to do. Shouldn't be that hard. LOL Wish me luck....

Wish me luck...

I'm going to do this crazy 2011 January Challenge; go to : http://minnanharrastukset.blogspot.com/2010/11/ristipistohassutus2011.html
to join this. You pick out 15 projects; get them all packaged up and each day from Jan 1 thru the 15th you start each project and have all year to finish them. How fun is this going to be? I can't wait.

Ashley and Scarlett are leaving for my SIL's graduation from basic training; their riding w/her MIL and 2 SIL's at 5 in the morning; they'll be back late Friday night. So, I'll have 4 days to spend getting my kits made up. Not much else going on; I've just been working and that's pretty much it. I was off today; but it was way to cold outside; so me and Scarlett stayed home while Ashley went to Walmart and to get her nails done. This is a picture of Scarlett and Ashely.

I'm going to Colorado Springs tomorrow to my LNS to get some material & threads for my challenge. I didn't do any shopping this past weekend. I'm a last minute shopper. LOL

Finished, next in line and Miss Scarlett

I finished Peppermint Twist, I just have to "finish" it and add candy cane button and started my next ornament; but I think the material I'm using is too light. I took these pictures of Scarlett on my webcam tonight; she's so precious...LOL I love being her grandma!!

Happy Thanksgiving

I was off work today and Ash & Scarlett went shopping with one of Ashley's friends; so I was all alone all day!!! :) That doesn't happen very often. I cleaned; did 3 loads of clothes; watched my "cooking shows" and stitched. I should have it finished tonight.

I made "breakfast" for supper; biscuits & gravy (homemade of course), bacon, & eggs. I just did the dishes and now I'm all ready to settle in for a evening of stitching, I'm going to finish this ornament and start another for an exchange. I think I may send this peppermint one to my SIL. When I was home a few weeks ago; we had a lot of fun.

We have no plans for tomorrow; Ash doesn't like turkey and I have to work from 9:30 to 3:30, we get a free meal; so I'll probabley eat w/the girls at work. Ash doesn't care. Hope everyone has a nice, safe Thanksgiving. Is anyone going shopping on Friday? I don't think I'm going to brave it. LOL

Looking for a chart...

Hi, does anyone have a copy of Leisure Arts #2130; Quick Kitchen Stitchin they'd love to sell/trade? I stitched some stuff for my mom from the book prob about 10 years ago; well, when we moved a few years ago; the ONLY box to be lost was one w/some (about 75%) of my stash. When we went to my mom's last week I saw them and now I want to stitch them for myself. :

I went to my LNS and was very disappointed; they hardly had anything new; I got 3 pieces of material and 2 little red bird buttons and a few things of WDW and CC and that's it; oh, and a new pair of scissors; blue stork type w/snowflakes; they were too cute to leave.

We don't have plans for Thanksgiving; I have to work til 3 and it's just me and Ashley and she doesn't like turkey; we don't really get into Thanksgiving; if we lived back home with all our family I know we'd enjoy it more; I probabley will be honme for Thanksgiving next year; we are probabley going to be moving back home this spring; Ashley will be moving where ever her DH gets stationed; and taking my beautiful Scarlett away from her grandma; and I won't get into that conversation or I'll cry. I've become very attached to this little angel. Now I have myself sad; I'm gonna go. LOL I did change my blog today to a Christmas theme; I hope you enjoy it.
Hugs, Shar