What a day so far!

Yesterday was nice and quiet. Got a lot done. I wanted to finish up a small section on my cross stitch before I put it to the side for the weekend so I can work on some plastic canvas stuff which I started on last night. I put the finishing touches on an old plastic canvas project that had been sitting around for a while. I love the rustic/lodge look this is how I have our living room done. Also am a big wolf/ moose lover. The project I finished up yesterday was supposed to be a placemat but I decided to just turn it into a wall hanging. I am not sure what it is called because I no longer have the pattern I just had to finish up stitching in the white in the background, but it is a rustic type looking project. It came out lovely. I am working on making some moose coasters for the living room I am hoping to be done with those by tomorrow so I can finish up the last plastic canvas project that I want to do before putting my supplies away and that would be a tissue box holder.

This morning turned out to be long. I spent a good few hours today between making phone calls and going down to my bank. I check my checking account every morning and when I looked today it was overdrawn by 254.00 so I spent a lot of time on the phone and the bank getting it fixed. I decided I am just going to take my business elsewhere because this bank I have been going to for the last 3 years it has been one thing after another. They always say how safe it is to bank with them and so on but if that was the case then why does my checking account always get comprimsed and has fradulant charges put on it?

So now I am ready to enjoy the rest of the day a little frazzled but I want to enjoy the day instead of keep stressing.

I have a question maybe a little rant why is it if someone follows your blog but then decides to block you so you can't look at their blog but still follows your blog is that right? I guess I will just do the same in return and block them. Not trying to be mean in any way just saying.

Baby Bella's lazy day with me yesterday

Yesterday was so nice I had a great day of getting some crafting accomplished. Seeing as the house was so quiet our pets slept most of the day. Usually when James is here he is always playing with them and waking them up so they are pretty active during the day for the most part so maybe they were enjoying the weekend themselves just like me. I snapped a few pics of our baby Bella she is 4 months old now I have to talk to the vet next week about when I can get her fixed. All of our pets including our dog is fixed. The problem I have with my vet is he is always overbooked. The last time I had to get one of our cats fixed 3 years ago I had to go elsewhere because his calender was so overbooked that he could not squeeze me in. I am hoping Bella can go to the vet we go to all the time because he is a friend of Mike's parents and over the years he has given us discounts and freebies and willing to work on payment plans for us if needed be. Anyway yesterday Bella spent most of her day lounging around and in between messing with my sewing stuff.

It's the weekend!

It is another holiday weekend. While many will be with friends and family I will be home alone. James left this afternoon to go camping with his grandparents he will be back on Monday afternoon. Mike has to work all weekend. I have gotten used to his hours because he has always worked in retail and especially now that he is a department head he is needed there more as well. That is alright though I have my weekend planned out. This week I purposely did every thing I needed to do so that this weekend I can hole myself up in the house and be left alone and do nothing but sew. Today was definitely a busy day though. Woke up at 7 got ready to go to work for a bit then I did my grocery shopping for the week ahead got home put the groceries away made lunch for Mike and James while they were doing that I packed James' bags for the weekend and then washed the dog and then when all that was done they were getting ready to leave. So I took a relaxing shower and locked the doors and turned on the ac and now I am ready to sit back and do nothing except for what I want to do this weekend!

James finally goes back to school on Tuesday, he is actually excited about going back I was happy to hear him say that. I will have to take a pic of him in his uniform Tuesday morning. I send James to a special needs school. I love this school because it is more James' pace and the classrooms are smaller. I love Summit Academy all around. This is his fourth year of going there. It does not come cheap though. We have to pay a monthly tuition fee til it is paid off but it is so worth it. James has ADHD and Asperger's when I sent him to public school he could not keep up the teacher was giving him a hard time as well as the kids it was bad all around. The breaking point for me was when I walked into his room and found him trying to hang himself in his room because he could not deal with everyone treating him the way they did. Now things are nothing but good! He loves his school, teachers and of course friends and there is even a girl there that he wants to start dating but I told him no dating til the end of the school year. Boy that will be interesting!

I have a few projects I am working on. I started a new cross stitch project called Shaker hearts. I like this pattern because the pattern is done in various shades of red. I have taken a liking to the color red lately. I also have a few plastic canvas projects I am working on this weekend. At the end of the holiday weekend I will post pics of what I got accomplished this weekend. Have a great weekend everyone!

Lazy day

My babies being lazy. Thank heavens I have a king size bed! The white cat is Arnold, not too fond of that name but that is what my son wanted to name him. The cat next to Arnie is Tigger my quiet man. Then there is Tracy in the back she is the black and white kitty then of course Smoky the grey blob that is looking on. I call him big baby because that is what he is a chubby mama's boy and then there is Percy sleeping next to Smoky. Usually at bedtime Smoky likes to sleep next to me and then Tracy even in the summer will climb under the covers and sleep in between me and Mike and the Arnie likes to sleep at my feet the rest usually sleep around the place at times a cat or 2 will sleep with my son James. Usually there is never a dull moment here always something going on!

Finished Christmas ornies for my sister

I have started on making my gifts for Christmas to give to family this year. I have tons of supplies that has been sitting here for some time so I actually have everything I need to make all my crafts all I have to do is make them so I won't be breaking my wallet at all this year that much. I usually keep the gifts for my sister simple because she is on disability and does not work so we tend to keep it simple. I made these 2 ornaments in a hurry I started on Saturday and finished on Wednesday not bad. The first pattern is a Lizzy Kate pattern called Cozy Christmas Wishes and the other one is a pattern that I found from a Leisure Arts book I have had for some time. My son James picked out the kitty cat pattern he figured she would like that because she is a cat lover as well. I tried to cutesy these up for my sister I think she will like it.

I will start on making some more Christmas gifts sometime next week I want to be a little selfish and do a few quick things for my house! Hope you like and thanks for stopping by.

Lana in my crafting mess

Today I was putting the finishing touches on the ornaments that I made in hurry for my sister because I have so much more to make before Christmas gets here as far as making gifts. My living room despite best efforts is now one big cluttered pile of crafting things in the corner of the living room. I had a lot of stuff piled around today while finishing up a few things and true to form someone found my crafting stuff to have fun with.

Small Christmas ornies for my sister

I finished up my sisters Christmas present all I have to do is in the next day finish them off by turning them into ornaments for her tree. The one pattern Cozy Christmas Wishes is a Lizzy Kate pattern and the other one with the cats is a pattern that I have from a Christmas book where it has over 100 simple Christmas things to stitch and turn into gifts. This year I am making all the gifts for the adults that I have to give gifts to. I have a long haul ahead of me still, but in the long run by doing this I will be saving lots of money. I am keeping it simple for my sister because she is on disability so her budget is very tight. So we tend to keep a 10.00 minimum when it comes to our gift exchanges.

I also want to finish up 2 ornies I made for myself back in early August. I stitched them then shoved them off to the side when done.