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.