So Christmas was good and work is busy. Babies get born 12 months a year. Life has just been crazy. I don't know which way I am going. DH got me stitching stuff for Christmas for the first time in our 12(almost 13)years together. I got perf paper and two patterns. A Little House one and the new Stitchy Kitty snowman trio. Went to the LNS today to get the stuff for the trio. I also thought about things I want to finish or at least work on (lol) in 2008. That is everything is my rotation and more...lol! I think this year will be the year I do Matthew's birth thing. I finally got the baby shoes pattern and he will be 8 on Thursday. I am anxious to stitch alot of things. I think I had 6 or 7 total for 2007 and hope 08 will bring many more. I stitch much more regularly now than I did a year ago. A year ago probably only once a month at stitching group maybe. Now I stitch almost every night(well haven't during the holidays)but I have realized my stress is greatly reduced by stitching. I've said it before and I'll say it again..amazing what little x's do for a body.
Take Care!
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Is it really December 9??
Man oh man where does the time go. I have gotten nothing done today cause my baby(okay he's almost 8) is sick. Woke me up early this am just shivering and saying he felt very dizzy. I gave him tylenol and he slept awhile. He had a fever. Then some vomiting later. Tonight he felt better although he said he still felt weak. Hopefully he will have a better day tomorrow. I hate to see him sick...feel so helpless.
I also had something happen today that is driving me crazy. I HATE the dentist and would rather be beat than go. So I don't. About 18 months ago, I had horrible tooth pain and ended up with a root canal. I only agreed to it because I was in so much pain and they let me watch my soap and gave me enough laughing gas that I was fine. So I got a temporary crown at that point. Never went back for the permanent. I know..bad patient. Well last night, the temp crown finally fell out. So I called the office today and got an appt on their next business day. Monday the 17th. I am already scared. But my gum at that area of that tooth hurts. I thought after they did the root canal it wasn't suppose to hurt. I also kn ow I have other teeth that need help so maybe I'll keep going. Just scares me to death! Any advice?
On that note..I am out of here....going to either stitch or read. On the reading note if anyone has a book that will pull me out of this slump I have been in since July....tell me!
I also had something happen today that is driving me crazy. I HATE the dentist and would rather be beat than go. So I don't. About 18 months ago, I had horrible tooth pain and ended up with a root canal. I only agreed to it because I was in so much pain and they let me watch my soap and gave me enough laughing gas that I was fine. So I got a temporary crown at that point. Never went back for the permanent. I know..bad patient. Well last night, the temp crown finally fell out. So I called the office today and got an appt on their next business day. Monday the 17th. I am already scared. But my gum at that area of that tooth hurts. I thought after they did the root canal it wasn't suppose to hurt. I also kn ow I have other teeth that need help so maybe I'll keep going. Just scares me to death! Any advice?
On that note..I am out of here....going to either stitch or read. On the reading note if anyone has a book that will pull me out of this slump I have been in since July....tell me!
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Isn't he cute??
I just finished this snowman ornament that is a gift for someone..lol! I think he turned out cute. It was my first try with the perf paper too so I am proud of that. I ended up(after getting lots of advice)backing it with sticky felt and then cut around it.
So what's up with all? I am still not reading much but I am obviously stitching. I was off work today with cold symptoms and dizziness. Some better tonight so I hope I can get some errands run tomorrow. Typical before Christmas stuff like the post office. We got some ice/snow tonight but it is suppose to be okay in the am which is good cause my errands will go faster without the almost 8 year old. Well I am off to bed. I am exhausted and my dizziness meds are kicking in.
Hugs and good night!
Monday, December 3, 2007
Look what I got today
This was made by Cheryl and it is my ornament for the St. Louis Stitchers exchange. Soooooooooooooooo me!!!
I LOVE IT!
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Busy
So apparently with the amount of stuff I've signed up to do plus usual Christmas stuff, I am not planning on sleeping this month..lol! Work is crazy! Especially this coming week and the week before Christmas. I am taking off most of Christmas week and the first week of January. I don't necessarily want to but dh will only be home the week of Christmas and Matthew is off both weeks. So...unless I want to pay a sitter....i'm off. Hopefully I'll get some ME time.
So tomorrow or later tonight, I plan to start Frank's Christmas present..gee think I could wait any longer..maybe till the 24th..lol! I am also finishing something else for another exchange. Plus I have to clean the house some and do my Christmas cards. Oh and tomorrow I will also need to get ready for the week since I WORK everyday..part time? I also have to get 2 different exchanges ready and do something about the one I forgot about..ugh!! Wish I would have remembered before I went to my lns today.
I did get a new pattern by Val's Stuff and all the stuff to go with it...guess what it is... a SNOWMAN(imagine that..lol). I am going to try and post a picture here. It is done with crescent colors which I have NEVER used so I went ahead and got them too..lol
Oh well I am off to bed so I have some energy tomorrow!
Have a wonderful Sunday!
Friday, November 30, 2007
Late night visit but A FINISH!!
This is a two sided ornament I did for an exchange. I am now off to bed but wanted to post it before I went to sleep.
Night Night
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
This one made me cry
A Different Christmas Poem
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.
The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know, Then the
sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.
A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
"What are you doing?" I asked without fear,
"Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!"
For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts..
To the window that danced with a warm fire's light
Then he sighed and he said "Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night."
"It's my duty to stand at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at ' Pearl on a day in December,"
Then he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers."
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of ' Nam ',
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue... an American flag.
I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.
I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and brother..
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall."
"So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right."
"But isn't there something I can do, at the least,
"Give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son."
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
"Just tell us you love us, and never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us."
PLEASE, Would you do me the kind favor of sending this to as many people as you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to our U.S.service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities. Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us.
LCDR Jeff Giles, SC, USN
30t h Naval Construction Regiment
OIC, Logistics Cell One
Al Taqqadum , Iraq.
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.
The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know, Then the
sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.
A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
"What are you doing?" I asked without fear,
"Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!"
For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts..
To the window that danced with a warm fire's light
Then he sighed and he said "Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night."
"It's my duty to stand at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at ' Pearl on a day in December,"
Then he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers."
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of ' Nam ',
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue... an American flag.
I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.
I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and brother..
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall."
"So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right."
"But isn't there something I can do, at the least,
"Give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son."
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
"Just tell us you love us, and never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us."
PLEASE, Would you do me the kind favor of sending this to as many people as you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to our U.S.service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities. Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us.
LCDR Jeff Giles, SC, USN
30t h Naval Construction Regiment
OIC, Logistics Cell One
Al Taqqadum , Iraq.
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