PS 2008 Santa

I finished this last night. It is stitched on 14 Count Ivory Aida. If I ever stitch another one of these I will either use 3 strands of floss or stitch on 16 or 18 ct Aida. I wasn't completed satisfied with the floss coverage on this. I haven't even pressed it yet. I am thinking of making it into a no sew cube and then giving it to Kathy. She brought me a Penn State sweatshirt on Thanksgiving that I asked her to get for me and then wouldn't let me pay for it.

I can't believe it is less then a month until Christmas. I still have to get a gift card for Rich and a few odds and ends for Sue's stocking and some things for Bob. I did pick up a stamped cross stitch kit at AC Moore's for Sue this morning. She said at the shore this summer she would like to try to get back into stitching again. We shall see.

Thanksgiving turned out well although CJ didn't show up and didn't let us know she wasn't coming. Bob was a little upset that she didn't take the time to let us know she wasn't coming. I wasn't happy but there would have been plenty of food so what difference did it make as it would have been only 2 more people. It just hurts sometimes that she doesn't care on bit about her family. I guess I just need to keep telling myself "Don't sweat the small stuff".

Hugs and stay well.

Picked these up from the framer last weekend

WWI P38 Lightning This looks so much better in person. I was going to keep it and give it to Bob for Christmas but I couldn't wait so I gave it to him this afternoon as a Thanksgiving gift.

Hinzeit Wine This was suppose to be for above our "Wine Cellar" but it is now on the shelf in my office.

Lizzie Kate Thanksgiving

Those are the 3 I got back from the framer last weekend.

Painting

Here are some pictures of a painting a friend of ours did for our "Wine Cellar". This is part of our garage and airplane room renovations we have done in the last year. We have always drank and collected wine and had no where to store it so when our renovations were finished and we had this little nook between my new office and Bob's airplane room Bob put this wine rack together. When Don saw it this summer he decided we needed a painting over the rack and painted this for us. We love it.

I took a vacation day today to start getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. It has been a fun day. I made pumpkin pies and my baked corn, broke up the bread for the stuffing, cut up celery and Bob cut up the onions for the stuffing. I moped the kitchen floor and down the steps. Then this afternoon I sat and stitched and watched HGTV and The Food Network.

Tomorrow we have 8 to 10 people coming for dinner. Everyone is bringing something so it shouldn't be that bad.

I promise I will post pictures this weekend of the 3 finishes I got back from framing last Saturday.

I wish everyone a blessed and Happy Thanksgiving.

Completed Christmas Ornaments

This one is for Kayla. She loves pink

Blueladie design - This one I will probably keep as it was designed by a friend.

This one is definently mine. I received this as a Christmas card in 2008 from Barbara a friend from KYKS. It will have a prominent spot on my tree this year.

Prairie Schooler

Prairie Schooler

This a little design from San Man Original that I stitched up for Thanksgiving. I need to figure out a way to finish it.

Sorry I don't know the designers of most of my finished Christmas ornaments. I stitched most of them many months ago but just got around to finishing them. 6 of these are Christmas presents for my great nieces and nephews. I hate to give them away as they feel like my children. lol

I have some things I got back from the framer yesterday. Hopefully this afternoon I can take pictures of them and post them.

I am going to start my Christmas present wrapping this afternoon. I need to get lots of them wrapped before Thanksgiving so the upstate PA family can take them home.

I have to go get Bob up as I need some breakfast.

Some good news I have lost 11 pounds since mid October. Yea

I am so tired

Why don't I have any energy at all? It is the beginning of November and with the holidays coming I just can't feel like this. All I want to do is sit and vegetate. I don't seem to have any interest in anything. I wonder if part of the problem is this 1200 calorie a day diet I am on. I can't believe that I have lost 4 pounds in the 1st week although losing weight isn't the goal. The goal is to get my blood glucose level down in the next 2 months. How long will it take for me to adjust to eating less? Wish I had the answers to these questions. I am trying hard, keeping a food diary but it is so hard. I want a candy bar or something chocolate. Someone told me to buy the mini candy bars and treat myself once a week. The problem with that is I would sit and eat the whole bag in a couple of days. Why is life so hard?

The workday is almost over. Can I make this for another 14 months. I just pray the next 14 months goes fast, fast, fast.

I am almost finished the cross stitching on the Mill Hill Christmas ornament I am stitching in the morning before I leave the house for work. Then I will have the beading to do. I am going to make Mill Hill ornaments for the greats for Christmas 2010. I have one stitched and Jingle should be finished by the end of November. Then only 4 more to go. Nothing like planning ahead. I still have to finish the ornaments for this year. I need to put the hangers on them. I bought some buttons a couple of weeks ago and now I can't find them.

The end for now.

Chocolate Cat Love Letters

Here is a no-sew cube I just finished. The stitching is Love Letters by Chocolate Cat. The purple is the color of the dress my Matron of Honor wore in our wedding and the white roses on top represent the flowers I carried. The fabric I used for the n0-sew cube is white with purple hearts. Now what am I going to do with it since I have no purple anywhere in my house. lol It was a sentimental stitch not a practical one.

I am now stitching HO HO HO on a sweatshirt. It is a hard stitch. I don't like stitching on waste canvas. I also had to come up with an alternative to the quarter stitches the design called for and I think I came up with a solution. I want to get the first O completed to see how it looks. Don't have a picture to post of the sweatshirt. Maybe in a week or so.

I went to the oral surgeon on Tuesday after work and have scheduled an appointment to have my tooth extracted. It is Tuesday November 10th at 8:30. I won't be able to drive afterwards so Bob took the morning off. Sob, sob I won't be able to go to work for the rest of the day.

Noting else much new here. Looks like we are going to have a houseful for Thanksgiving. Could be up to 15+ here. Lucky for me everyone will bring a covered dish or dessert. That does make it much easier.