a sad day

Well I sit here brokenhearted and in tears. I will need group hugs later. As some of you know I have an 18 year old cat who was diagnosed with Kidney disease 2 1/2 years ago. We started to give her IVs and put her on a special diet. other than that she was as healthy as a kitten. Well the past couple of months she started losing a little weight and didn't like the IV anymore. Last week she dropped a significant amount of weight and stopped eating on Thursday and most of Friday. DH said she is done and will die in her sleep. Well we tried to give her an IV and she tore into my hand pretty good. i did get some fluids in her and a few hours later she was perky again and eating. She ate Friday night, all day Saturday and Sunday morning then went back into the funk again and it is now Tuesday morning and she still has not eaten since Sunday morning. She can't seem to get comfortable and i think because she is all bones now that she is having a little trouble walking or she is just dizzy from not eating. i took her to bed with me last night and told her I love her and she is such a good girl and she has permission to go to the rainbow bridge. This morning she is still with us and I am making an appointment with the vet today so she can join my other cats and dogs at the rainbow bridge. This is the best thing for her and she has led a great life. We have 4 other cats who are not lap cats and lovey. She is my stitching cat and always loved to be held and carried on my shoulders, except for the past week. I will have a very big void in my life without her.

Mondays Musings

This is my big baby. he is a rottie/shepherd mix and just loves people and other animals. he is 5 years old. I adopted him from a shelter in 2002 and he was 1 1/2 years old. Pretty much potty trained and very well behaved. Next time I will share pics of my cats.

Last week I finished Twisted Oaks model of the last Baltimore Quilt square. I also finished reading Broken Prey by John Sandford.


I then stitched on LK January Block and finished that. Then stitched up April from A year Full of Happy by San Sarah Designs. This was a 24 hour challenge on Becky's Friends Gather board.

Today I will stitch on a sports ornament and then start LK April Stamp. I also have started to read Shepherds Abiding by Jan Karon.

Last week I watched 1 movie:Honeymoon With Mom on Lifetime Movie channel, on Mother's Day. Was a good movie. I just love the Lifetime movies and Hallmark movies.

DS#2 has a baseball game tonight and DS#1 has a Track meet tomorrow night. they are calling for periods of rain all week so I am hoping it doesn't rain during any of their sports events.

SBQ of the week

When you stitch from a kit and use the supplied floss do you have leftovers? If so, how much and what do you do with them? If not, do you usually have just enough or do you have to dig into your stash to finish?

If the kit does not use DMC then I will use my DMC by figuring out which colors to use. I do use the floss in kits for the small Mill Hill kits and other small kits like that. I have never run out and always have some extra left. I do not keep the floss from kits. I have always thrown them out.

SBQ of the week

Do you or have you stitched with over-dyed threads? (Weeks Dye Works,The Gentle Art Sampler Threads, Six Strand Sweets, etc.) If so, what isyour opinion concerning them? If not, why not?

I have been stitching with overdyeds for years now and I just love them. They add a little pizzazz and dimension to the pieces. I have used Weeks Dye Works, gentle Arts Sampler Threads, and a little bit of the others.

May Goals

here are my Goals for May:
finish model by SzuLet Creations
finish model by Twisted Oaks Designs
Stitch:
LK January Block
April- A year full Of Happy
LK April Stamp
BC May Snapper
LK February Block
May- A year full of Happy
LK May Stamp
5 Sports ornaments
stitch a little on Rocky Mountain Christmas

Read:
4 Books

My Theme Song

Your Theme Song is Back in Black by AC/DC

"Back in black, I hit the sack,I've been too long, I'm glad to be back" Things sometimes get really crazy for you, and sometimes you have to get away from all the chaos.But each time you stage your comeback, it's even better than the last!

What's" Your Theme Song?

Mondays Musings

Spring is here. We have had beautiful weather and the flowers are coming up, buds on the trees. I noticed today that the dandelions are out. I love them even though most people try to kill them out of their yards. It gives a yard color and gives me fond memories of childhood.

Stitching - I have been stitching on a model for SzuLet Creations and is almost done but I ran out of floss so as soon as that comes in I can finish it. I started Lk January Block. All of them will be done on one piece of fabric. I also have the last model, for Twisted Oaks designs, of the Baltimore Quilt Block, on the way. I think I will stitch up a sports ornament today to add to the pile.

Reading- I finished A Murderous Yarn by Monica Ferris and it was really good. I have pulled out Broken Prey by John Sandford, but haven't started it yet.

Movies watched last week:
Falling In love with the Girl Next Door
Double Cross
Hangman's Curse
Mcbride: Fallen Idol
Curring Edge 2: Going For the Gold
Nora Robert's Sanctuary
Safe Harbor
The Wedding date
Our House
Cursed
The Interpreter

DS#1 had a Track invitaional on saturday and it was gorgeous weather for that. he did real well. Tomorrow he has Track Meet at home and DS#2 has his first baseball game, of the season, away game.

Going to go and watch Nascar since it was a rain delay yesterday.

Missing all of you

I dropped a couple of Yahoo groups and by what a difference in emails. I can keep up with them now. I also have time to get to the EZboards and am catching up on everyones blogs. If I don't post it is because I have nothing to say but I do read them.
I tried leaving a comment last night ona c ouple but all I got was eblog is down for maintanence.
I am stitching a model for Szulet creations and it is coming along nicely. I will have the last quilt block to stitch fro Twisted Oaks Desings, next week, I think.
I haven't stitched on anything of mine in so long that I miss them. I am so far behind on my SAL goals on Becky's BB and they are Christmas gifts so I need to catch up on them.
I watched 3 movies last week:
Broken Flowers - Dumb
In Love and war
Dark water

This week I am watching alot of Lifetime Movies that I had DVRd.

Reading- I finished Death on Demand by Carolyn Hart and I want to read the rest in this series. Now I am reading A Murderous Yarn by Monica Ferris. So far it is good. If anyone is in the US and wants to trade books please join readnswap at Yahoo groups. I get alot of good books to read that way.

DS#1 has a Track meet tonight at the school, next town over. But they are calling for rain, winds, thunderstorms. If they don't cancel the meet I don't know if I am going. I certainly don't want to stand out there and get sick.

I am here :-) and SBQ of the week

I have not fallen off the earth. It just has been crazy fitting Blog time in. I had to drop a coule of yahoo groups as I couldn't keep up.
I finished a model for Twisted Oaks, have another one here for SzuLet Creations and another will be on the way in a week from Twisted Oaks Designs. I also had 3 RRs sitting here so I finished them this week as well.
been playing alot of computer games. I bought some and some my parents had bought. been back into reading , just finished London Bridges by James patterson and also Death on Demand by Carolyn Hart. Am getting ready to read A Murderous Yarn by monica Ferris.

STITCHING BLOGGERS QUESTION:
Do you do obligation or deadline-based stitching? Why or why not? Ifyou do, do you tend to get in over your head and why?

I do model stitching which has dead lines and I am fine with that but I get overwhelmed when I keep joining SALs and give myself deadlines. I can't ever keep up with them or my rotations. Makes me crazy LOL. I very seldom buy a pattern to do a SAL. I mostly join ones that I already own the patterns for.

Still around

I have had a pretty busy time lately and falling behind on posting to my blog and haven't read any of yours in over a week. Last week I ran the Middle school book fair. So now I am playing catch up this week. I have been stitching a model piece for twisted Oaks and took a break to stitch up BC April Snapper, which will be done today. Then back to the model piece.
I have 3 books up for grabs. They are registered with http://www.bookcrossing.com and you don't have to be a member to say you found the book , you can do it unanimously. I prefer to send to the US but will mail it out of the country for someone who would really like the book. I Have:
Someone To Watch Over Me - Judith MacNaught - paperback
Kill The Messenger - Tami Hoag - hardcover
Bag of Bones - Stephen King - hardcover

just let me know if you are interested in them. I had already posted them through my Readnswap Yahoo group. great group for swapping books with and for US members only due to shipping costs.

This and That

I am way behind on my computer time. I want to thank all of you who emailed me about my blog and my problem. So much has been going on since last week. so here goes.
Friday- No school as it was Superintendants Day. So we took DS#1 to get his learners Permit. But he is sick so has not driven as of yet.
Saturday - had my parents, sis and BIL, and in laws over to celebrate the boys bdays and mine. I received a serving platter and oils for my burner from the Body Shop. Bo Bice's CD and cash.
Sunday- went to church. DH took me to get new sneakers(bday gift) and we went out for dinner.
Monday - Friday this week I ran the Middle School's PTO Book Fair so I had to work that all week. I fit in as much stitching time as I could.
DS#1 went to the doctors on Monday and has a sinus infection, negative on the strep test. Today is the first day that he feels great. He has missed so much school since last week Tuesday.
DS#2 has started baseball practice and he is done at 4:30 and DS#1 finishes Track practice at 5 so I am at the school around 5 every evening to pick them up. Although DS#1 has missed practice all this week because he has been sick.
Today I pick up DS#2 from practice early since he has to work. DS#1 has to babysit after practice so will walk there. I pick DS#2 back up from work, 30 minutes early since he has a school dance tonight. I then have to pick up his girlfriend and his best friend. Then pick them all up at 10 pm and take them home.
Now DH wants me to run way out of my way to get subs for dinner. he can't since he has to work tonight. he can forget those subs and get the ones in town instead.
I have a breakfast at a church tomorrow for the women's group. Then I don't have any plans for the rest of the weekend. I need to get caught up on laundry and stitching LOL.

need help

Somehow everything in my sidebar has moved down and I have no idea how to fix it. I am not good with HTML so I could not find the mistake in my template Anyone have any ideas? I appreciate it

Great day!

Despite having sinus problems and a swollen throat I still got alot done today. went to Curves. Then came home and filled out 270 Book Fair fliers for Middle school students. The Book fair is next week and I am in charge of it.


Stitched on TW The Storyteller and got another section done. Will work on a model piece that came in today.
Also in the mail came my Easter exchange from Laurie through The Exchange Place BB. She cross stitched a Easter needlecase. Plus sent me candy , a small jornal and really pretty rose shaped and scented soaps. Thank you so much

Also received this book from my Readnswap Yahoo group.

Also received 2 RRs in the mail today and a model for Twisted Oaks Designs :-) I will be starting that tonight.

I finished reading Velocity by Dean Koontz and I just loved it!! I am now reading London Bridges by James Patterson.

Mondays Musings-pics now up

seems that blogger is acting up again and not letting me post pics. This is getting to be a total pain in my a$$. I am sick of sitting here for 45 minutes and with dial up only to have it not work. If I have to put photos in photobucket in order to post the pics then there is no sense in having a blog. I just can send my friends to look at my photobucket site.

Anyways, Sunday I stitched on Vermillion piece out of the JCS 2003 issue. Today I stitched up basketball ornament and have it cut and made into an ornament.

Last week I watched:
Must Love Dogs
The 40 Year Old Virgin (twice)
The Brother Grimm
American Pie Band camp (twice)
When a stranger calls


I finished reading Unraveled Sleeve by Monica Ferris and am now reading Velocity by Dean Koontz which I am 3/4 of the way through and it is really good and hard to put down.

Saturday I had calling hours to go to. So I picked up my mom and we went to that. It was a neighbor from where we used to live. He was diagnosed with cancer 1-2 months ago and was given 6 months. His wife said he was pretty much pain free and it was real quick. I graduated with his daughter and was friends with his son and his own brothers and sisters. I used to babysit some of his nieces and nephew. I hadn't seen any of them in years except for his daughter that i had graduated with. I see her at class reunions.

DS#1 turned 16 on Saturday and he will go for his permit this Friday. DS#2 turned 14 today :-)

What kind of sports car are you?

I'm a Chevrolet Corvette!

You're a classic - powerful, athletic, and competitive. You're all about winning the race and getting the job done. While you have a practical everyday side, you get wild when anyone pushes your pedal. You hate to lose, but you hardly ever do.

Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

promised pics

This is the tennis ornament that i stitched last monday.
Debbie Mumm package ornament that i finished Monday.
LK March Stamp that I had stitched up last weekend.

No pics to show for thsi past week since I worked on an easter exchange :-)

I finished reading Unraveled Sleeve by Monica Ferris and as always enjoyed the book. Now I am reading Velocity by Dean Koontz.

I will be stitching on TW Storyteller this week. but Monday is still for ornaments. I also have a model coming in but I don't know when that will be here :-)

finishings & such

well it seems that Blogger is still not working so I can't upload my images. I am getting very mad about this.
I finished LK march Stamp, Debbie Mumm package ornament. This was the last ornament out of the leaflet :-) I also finished a tennis ornament and started a soccer ornament.
Yesterday i received a package in the mail from JennCA. it is the chart Furever Needleroll by Calico Crossroads plus LK Autumn Boxer , thank you so much.
I finished reading Watermelon by Marian Keyes. i only finished it to find out how the husband and wife end up. This book made me angry at the wife and the husband.
Now I am reading Unraveled Sleeve by monica Ferris. I will also finish stitching soccer ornament and start my Easter exchange :-) Sorry for no pics, maybe tomorrow.

Stitchers Bloggers question

Well it seems now blogger won't let me add photos this morning so here is just the question.

Do you stitch "over one?" If so, describe your experiences. If not,have you considered it?
I have stitched over one on several projects and have had no problem.

Winter queen progress

I started Mirabilia's Winter Queen and have this much done.

Now I have started LK March Stamp.

I am reading Watermelong bu Marian Keyes. it is ok.

DS#1 had all 4 wisdom teeth pulled today and I want him to go to bed at a decent time but he says it is the weekend. I don't want him to run himself down.

Nothing else much to report today :-)

What power color are you?

Your Power Color Is Teal

At Your Highest: You feel accomplished and optimistic about the future. At Your Lowest: You feel in a slump and lack creativity. In Love: You tend to be many people's ideal partner. How You're Attractive: You make people feel confident and accepted. Your Eternal Question: "What Impression Am I Giving?"

What's" Your Power Color?