A few small St. Patricks Day finishes to share

Well with next week being St. Patrick's day already I stitched up a few small designs. I am going to work on some Easter stuff starting today! My 2 finishes are both Lizzie Kate's of course. I started stitching on Wednesday and by Sunday night I was done with the both of them! I really do love the designs that are so quick and easy to stitch! You may think I am nuts but I do have my tree up still and fully intend on keeping it up. I usually decorate according to holidays and seasons. Since moving into our home a few years ago we gave up space and I have next to none closet space so I have no where to stick my tree. Since moving here I have had to get rid of a lot of stuff in all honesty because I had no where to put everything. I am hoping in a couple of years we can move into a bigger place and I will have space again! But anymore I tend to live by the saying do what makes you happy. Me and Mike have spent many years being unhappy with everything that was thrown our way and in the past I had many dark days because of it but now the last few years have been slowly coming together and we are having happier times all around so I could not ask for anything more!

The last week here has been good but busy. Been spending a lot of time at my inlaws. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday my FIL goes to his dialysis treatments so we end up visiting those days days as well. It still is an adjustment period for him he is very tired after wards but doing good. He has had to change his diet drastically which he is not happy about. He is starting to get use to the fact that at times others have to work their schedule around him. That was hard for him to accept because he is always an active person but with his health issues sidelining him anymore there is not so much he can do so that gets the best of him. Learned many interesting facts last week concerning the dialysis and what to expect as well. All in all though he is doing good and that is what counts!

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments in my last post and this post! Have a great week!

Happy March!

Well a new month is upon us and I have some more updates to share! I have been busy lately with my stitching but that is not new for me. My stitching is my stress reliever so I am always turning to it. The new year has been stressful at times but I have not said much to anyone. I have been extremely stressed and worried for many reasons. My brother is driving me nuts. He will be 38 in June and he still cannot get it together no matter what. He has been homeless many times and is barely sober and always getting into trouble with the law. Me and Mike have opened our home to him many times over the years and have helped in any way we could but it just is frustrating that he won't help himself, I know you can't make anyone get help unless they are ready for it. The reason I am so everything concerning him is because yet again he managed to get into trouble with the law and this one will land him in jail for a while. I feel so angry and sad for him because I wish he would just grow up.

Me and Mike have also been very worried because for some time Mike's father has been very ill and after Christmas we knew things were going to change but it is so hard to see the wheels in motion. Tomorrow he begins dialysis because his kidneys are shot. He will be going 3 days a week every week. Since the dialysis will be starting he is also going to be put on a kidney donor list. My FIL has had no choice but to be forced into early retirement for the time being, doctor's orders. So since Christmas my MIL has been working 2 jobs to help make up for the lost income. I am hoping that things will come together for my inlaws because I love my FIL like my own father so it is very upsetting to see things like this now. The one bright spot is the place that my FIL will be getting his dialysis at is less than 10 minutes from where we live. He has mentioned on some of the days he would love someone to keep him company so I think this will be doable for us at times.

I have been so stressed that my mood anymore is not so good poor Mike I just don't have it in me for the most part to be chipper when I have to deal with the day to day stuff and all the family issues going on. This month sometime me and Mike are planning to get away just the 2 of us for a few days. I am so looking forward to this we really do need it!

Ok, enough rambling and on to my stitching! I have 2 finishes to share they are both from Curtis Boehringer. The first one is from the 3 for 2 club it is called March and the last one is my March angel from the barefoot angel of the month club. In my last post I had someone ask me about my finishing what it looks like so I am showing my backside this time so you can see what it looks like. I did not have any green fabric to use for the backsides so I used some black fabric I have had in storage for some time. I know the picture for the angel once again is not so great I need a new camera so bear with me with the pics. I also am showing my little bit of progress with my stocking that I am working on in my SAL. I am going to move at a turtles pace on this one because it is so simple to do I would be done with it in less than 2 weeks if this was all I was working on and since I have til Christmas I can move as slow as I like! So now I am going to get started on my swap gift real quick so I can get it sent out in the next few weeks and try to get a few small St. Patrick's Day things stitched before the day gets here. Thanks for stopping by and your comments and have a great week.

More finishes!

I have been quite busy since my last update. I have 6 finishes to share! The first 4 things are what I made to send out to others. They all are Lizzie Kate patterns. I really love Lizzie Kate because those are so cute and simple to stitch. The first one I made 3 of the same one to send out to others. The one I made into a scented sachet and the other 2 I made into door hangers. The saying says it all in its simplicity! Live simply laugh often and love deeply. I want to make this for myself sometime. The next one I kept it very simple and made it into a bookmark. I picked this one for my friend because I know she likes flowers and the say Gather friends like flowers I knew she would get a kick out of it! The last 2 things I stitched are for me. They are both by Curtis Boehringer. The first one is the February block from the 3 for 2 club and then the last one is my February angel from the barefoot angel of the month club. For the life of me no matter how many times I took this pic I was so unsuccessful in getting a decent one which is frustrating!

Valentine's day is around the corner. Me and Mike celebrated a few days early and it was such a lovely day! This is the first year in about 5 years that we have been in a better place financially to actually to be able to afford to go out and get something for one another. I got Mike an MP3 player. He has been wanting one for some time and now he finally got one. Even though my son James has one as well he threw a stink because Mike's is black and like his mom he likes the color black as well so he was trying to get Mike to trade with him. Mike got me a beautiful necklace of a black heart than has little diamonds all around it. We went out to eat at our favorite restaurant and we went window shopping before heading home to enjoy the rest of our evening in quiet and enjoy each others company. Today we are celebrating as a family and going to a movie the 3 of us and going out to eat and then our Valentine's day celebrations will be over and done with! It was a good day the other day with me and Mike and I look forward to more times like this after many years of not being able to. Happy Valentines day everyone and thanks so much for stopping by!

Some stitching finishes!

I have been busy with my stitching and I am still going! I have 3 finishes to share this week! I finally finished Gingerbread Trio by LHN, and a small pattern by Curtis Boehringer from the 3 for 2 club it is called January. I actually stitched February today but will not post that til the new month gets here. These were so quick and simple to stitch it took a few hours to stitch these up. I like that! The third finish is the first of 4 patterns from the Prairie Schooler book Santa and Friends. For the life of me no matter how hard I tried I could not get a decent picture of it I still feel the picture I got does not do it justice! I currently am working on my February angel from Curtis Boehringer and a few small gifts for friends that I am hoping to be able to show off in a few weeks! As always thanks for stopping by and the comments that you leave! Have a great week!

The last few weeks

Well I have been busy with my stitching in between being busy. The fall was a bit rocky with my son but in the new year it got resolved so I am happy about that. My husband went back to school he took a leave of absence back in October because he was getting burned out so that kinda sucks that he is back in school because his time will be limited again since he also works full time. One of the many reasons why I decided to only work part time so I could always be here to take care of the house and my son and when Mike is home to spend that time with him. Last week we did our taxes as well and it went good. I have spent this week paying off old debt so we can work on cleaning up our credit. I cannot tell you how good this makes me feel! After paying the bills off we decided to treat ourselves a bit as well because after a year of doing without and barely getting by I think we earned it a little. I bought a few things for the cats and dog as well. I bought a new cat tower because the other one was barely hanging on and a jungle gym of sorts for the cats. I have been having so much fun watching my herd playing in this! Today was kinda a lazy day here as you can tell by the picture of my teddy bear of a husband with the cats by his side! Hope everyone has a great week!

Some stitching updates

I have not finished a lot this time around with my stitching. I know the last time I posted I had many finishes but I have been moving at a snail's pace lately. My mind has been else where but now that things have been resolved I should be able to get back on track! I have one finish that I can share it is a Prairie Schooler piece. The other 2 projects in my rotation is Gingerbread Trio by LHN (Little House Needleworks) I have taken a fond liking of these patterns lately. They are cute! The other one in my rotation is one of the 4 patterns in the Santa and Friends book that I got for Christmas. My dad's girlfriend surprised me this weekend with a little something she knew I would like. She gave me 2 stitched Lizzie Kate pieces I love them so much! I can't wait to show them off next year!

Week in general

Last week I got baby Bela fixed as you can see from the picture she has been a sore and tired girl! Last week we got hit good by a few snow storms that kept my husband and son home a lot last week so this week I have been getting back on track with everything here since everyone is gone again.