Windy and snowing

Well the wind is gusting, and snow is falling. It seems like its cold and nasty outside. Good night to stay in with candles lit and do some stitching or knitting or both.

On friday night I came home from work a little after 8pm and had a productive evening. I cleaned up the kitchen, vacummed the living room and put some laundry in. Then I sat down and picked up Guradian Angel. I put a couple hundred stitches in her, then I picked up Woodland Guardian and put a couple hundred stitches in it also. Then I crocheted about 1 and 1/2 rows on a baby blanket I had started.

I think I have finally got my stitching, knitting, crochet groove back on. On saturday I worked on Woodland Guardian, and I crocheted some more on the blanket. I have done the same today and plan on doing some more this evening. It feels good to be stitching and doing other needlework again. It has been so long since I actually did any. I hope it keeps up.

So second day on Woodland Guardian and I already did not meet my 100 stitches per day. I only did 83 yesterday, I just could not keep my eyes open any longer after working. We were not as busy as the last 2 years and it seemed to come in waves. I did finish up those 17 stitches this morning and hope to get 100 in before I go to work this afternoon.

No Thanksgiving day or black friday shopping for me. I am not a huge fan of shopping as it is and through in all those crowd's and I am definately not a fan. No deal is worth it to me. Also the things that are really good deals they never have many of and I am not willing to go and wait hours in line, in the cold, waiting for a store to open hoping I can get what I want.

Happy shopping to those of you that do!

New Start

Last night I started a new cross stitch. Yeah I know I have serveral going already that have been neglected the last 2 years while I was attending school but none of them were calling to me.



I started my first Hevan and Earth Design, Woodland Guardian - Anne Stokes.

I completed 200 stitches yesterday. I have no idea how long it took as I stitched a little, did somethings, stitched a little, did some things. Also I am just not a time tracker. I tried to do it at one time but, I am up and down so much between the dogs and doing other things it seemed like work to much to keep track. Since with HAED's you work a 10x10 area at a time and move on, or so that is the recommendation I figured I could keep track of how many stitch's I do each day.

I think my goal is going to be at least 100 per day on the days I work and 200 on the days I am off. We will see how that goes. I also have Morning Stretch - Ruth Tompson waiting. I bought the fabric for it but I think I'm going to try and just keep to Woodland Guardian, at least for now.

Off to make Buffalo Chicken Dip to take to work, and get ready for work.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Stuff

So yesterday my dad calls me, on my cell phone, which I hardly use. He asks if I'm at work, I reply no, were picking up my car from the garage, he asked whats wrong with the car, nothing, we just needed to have the brakes done. Then he says, how are you? I say im fine, how are you?

Well not so good, I'm in the hospital. Then he tells me it hurts to hold the phone to his ear and that they have arrived to feed him, call your brother to find out whats going on. Well that sets me into a panic.

We pay for my car and I head home to call my brother because the cell recpetion was not very good there. Of course on the drive home I'm thinking ok, im off work tomorrow and I can call off for sunday, and im off monday then we can play the rest by ear, thank goodness I did the laundry and I can throw some clothes in a bag and be on the road pretty quickly. I call my brother and he says on friday night dad fell stepping off a curb and broke his elbow. Ok less panic. He is in the hospital because a bone shifted and they have to refix it, and he can not do anything for himself. Mind you the man is 92 years old and lives alone, still golfs 18 holes, walks 9 and rides a cart for 9, and still drives.

So today my brother calls after I get home from work and he was back from the hospital visiting dad. The hospital did xrays today, one arm has a broken tibia and the other arm has a hairline fracture. No wonder he couldnt get himself up out of the chair or do anything! So he has surgery on tuesday to fix the bone that moved and put a pin or bolt or something in. He is going into rehab for about 6 weeks while he heals where he will be taken care of as someone has to be with him 24 hrs a day as he cant do anything for himself. His spirts are good my sister-in-law said.

These are the times I hate living in a different state, it is only about 4 hours away but it feels like much more at times like these.

WOW I havent blogged since 2007!

I recently started reading a blog that I have really enjoyed. After I read it this evening I thought, gee I have'nt blogged in awhile. I am shocked that it has been 4 1/2 years since I did. So lets see what have I been up to in the last 4 1/2 years.

I went back to school and graduated in May with an associates degree in accounting and one in management.

My neice got married 1 1/2 years ago and had a baby 4 months ago.

Several of Mike's neices and nephews have gotten married, had babies.

I have knit more baby booties and baby things then I can remember.

I started working at Michaels a little over 3 years ago. I just accepted a full time position as the frame shop manager 2 weeks ago.

Well that is the highlights I can think of right now.

Catching up

Well once again it has been months since I have written. I just had my first cross stitch finish of 2007. Oh Holey Knight by Dragon Dreams I started it on 3/2 and finished on 3/3. I also have knitted a fun fur scarf this year, started a knitted afghan for my hunny. We got an English Mastiff puppy the end of last year and she is growing like a weed. We are remodeling our bathroom and boy will I be glad when it is done! I am currently working on Baby in a basket for DH niece's baby. I am getting ready to start Love with a capital L for DH nephew who is getting married in August.

I finished pansies on friday night and Joy bellpull this morning. I'm pretty happy with what I have gotten accomplished so far this month. I showed Mike the bellpull and he said...are you going to be making more of those? Meaning ornaments for his family for xmas...he said he is sure they are expecting them as I have done it for the last 2 years. I was trying to do them all small framed pieces but not sure if that is going to work out as I have been knitting baby stuff pretty much constant this year so far. I do have a fun fur scarf I started on saturday night for his neices oldest daughter for xmas. That Im sure will be done before the end of the month and maybe 1 or 2 more ornies. I need to get the baby blanket done for rachael too. And the baby in a basket which I have not started. She is due toward the end of november. Well back to house cleaning for me.

I stole this from annettes blog.
48 Things You Could Care Less About

1. FIRST NAME? Pamela
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Yes a friend of my parents daughter. They thought she was such a lovely girl...shame i didnt turn out like her.
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? A little over a month ago when we had to put cleo down.
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Nope
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? Roast Beef
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes I think so
7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? No
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? No Way Im afraid of heights
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Frosted Flakes
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Not usually
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? No
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Chocolate
14. SHOE SIZE? 9
15. RED OR PINK? Red
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My weight and I procrastinate to much.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My mom
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Im not sending it out.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS, SHIRT AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Grey pants, black, pink and grey top, white and pink tennies.
20. LAST THING YOU ATE? Beef, broccoli, corn, brocolli chedar rice
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Nothing
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Purple
23. FAVORITE SMELL? Vanilla
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My hunny just called from work.
25. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Eyes.
26. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON you stole THIS from? Yes
27. FAVORITE DRINK? Coffee!! Coffee!! Coffee!
28. FAVORITE SPORT? Dont really have one, become a Steelers fan by osmosis
29. EYE COLOR? Green
30. HAT SIZE? No idea
31. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No
32. FAVORITE FOOD? Steak!
33. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings.
35. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer
36. HUGS OR KISSES? Both!
37. FAVORITE DESSERT? French Apple Pie
38. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Not applicable
39. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Not applicable
40. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? Quiet Game by Greg Isles
41. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Dell
42. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV? Extreme Home Makeovers, brothers and sisters and some dumb vampire movie my hunny put on.
43. FAVORITE SOUNDS? Rain, kids laughing
44. ROLLING STONE OR BEATLES? Beatles
45. THE FURTHEST YOU’VE BEEN FROM HOME? England
46. WHAT’S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? I can do almost anything I try craftwise
47. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Garden City Michigan
48. WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? I took it from Annette