Happy Mother's Day

Wishing each of you a very Happy Mother's Day.  May your day be filled with love and stitching!

I Should Have Just Gone to Work!

I took the day off work today to relax, stitch and catch up on all my recordings on my DVR.  I got all settled into my chair this morning with my coffee and stitching and turned on the TV.  To my horror everything is gone.  All of my recordings are gone! I had the last episodes of Ringer and Castle on there, along with several other shows, and they are gone.  All of them.  Gone.  Excuse me while I get a tissue. 

I called the cable company and they tried resetting my box but that didn't work; they said that my hard drive must have crashed.  They said they would MAIL me a new box and I should receive it in a few days.  I told the lady that that was totally unacceptable! I pay a lot of money for my cable (not to mention my Internet & phone are with the same company) and I shouldn't have to wait a few days for a new box to arrive in the mail.  A technician will be here this afternoon with my new box. Sometimes you just have to be bitchy to get the service you deserve! 

In the meantime, I have nothing to watch on TV while I stitch.  I should have just gone to work!

Okay, I'm done moaning.  Now for a couple of progress pictures.  Here's Fern and Autumn Fairy. 

Hope everyone has a great weekend full of stitching!

Finally, Some Stitching!

I finally managed to put my iPod down long enough to put a few stitches into Fern and Tall Pines.  Here are some updated photos.



It's hot and humid here today so I plan to spend the evening in my stitching chair with a tall glass of something cold and my needle in my hand!

Happy Stitching!



Houston, We Have A Problem!

No real stitching to report since I haven't had my needle in my hand for any consistent amount of time because you see I have become addicted to Words With Friends.  What an evil little game this is.  I have been playing with anyone and everyone that will play with me and it is seriously cutting into my stitching time!  I know there is a problem when I fall asleep with my iPod in my hand while waiting for my opponent to make their move.  

So it's time to put down the iPod (at least for longer periods of time) and pick up my needle.  Hopefully I'll have some real stitching progress to show you soon!

Happy Stitching!

I REALLY WANTED SOME ICE CREAM!

I think I'm recovered from all that transcription I had to do at work.  Luckily I don't have to do those that often; I mostly transcribe the sensitive and confidential interviews/interrogations.

But I did find a new way to torture myself.  Hubby and I started an exercise program yesterday and we started it out by walking and can I just say that my legs are sore.  We went to our local park and started out slow before heading deeper into the park where there are hills, hills, and more hills!  I don't know what we were thinking.  Then there are these steps that are built into this one very steep hill that we walked up and I honestly thought I was going to die by the time I got to the top.  How pathetic am I?  I knew I was out of shape, but for all that is holy I didn't know I was THAT out of shape.  In my defense there were A LOT of steps! 

We thought we deserved to stop for ice cream on our way home, you know as a reward for all the walking and climbing we did, but we were good and didn't stop.  I really wanted some ice cream.

On the stitching front I worked on Mermaids of the Deep Blue.  Here is how it looked when I pulled it out of my WIP pile.

And here's how it looks after a few hours of stitching.



MERMAIDS OF THE DEEP BLUE
MIRABILIA DESIGNS

 Tonight we are riding our bikes around the neighborhood.  Destination, Dairy Queen! ;)

Happy Stitching!

IS IT FRIDAY YET?

It's been one of those weeks at work, and it's only Tuesday.  I've been busy transcribing interview tapes and the long hours of sitting, listening, and typing is really taking a toll on my neck, shoulders, back, and butt!  The tapes wouldn't be so bad to transcribe if I didn't have to strain at times to hear, and understand, what the suspect is saying. 

It's very exhausting and by the time I come home I'm a bit on the cranky side and I just want to veg in front of the TV.   So, I haven't done a lot of stitching but I did manage to put a few stitches into these WIP's



WITCHES & WHISKERS
By:  Designs By Lisa

This piece is being stitched on 14 count lavender Aida with DMC floss.



AUGUST SAMPLER
By: Waxing Moon

My August Sampler is being stitched on 14 count oatmeal Aida using DMC floss.

So I'm looking forward to another fun-filled day tomorrow of listening to interrogations and adding lots of new words to my vocabulary! 

Happy Stitching everyone!

ANOTHER LIEBSTER AWARD AND A FINISH!

I won another Liebster Award!  This time I received the award from Dulcinella!  Thank you so much Dulcinella, you have made me feel very special!  Since I started blogging on a regular basis I have discovered some really wonderful bloggers/stitchers.  You have all made me feel so welcome here with your kind comments. 

And now for a finish, meet Scary Carrie! (really, that's her name! lol)




SCARY CARRIE
Designed by:  Lavender Wings

 She is stitched on 14 count light grey Aida using DMC floss.  I finished her as a hanger.  Here is the back of her

Now it's off to do my Saturday chores and then settle in for some stitching!

Thank you again Dulcinella, I appreciate this award so much!

Have a great Saturday everyone and Happy Stitching!