Nature's Beauty Finished!!

Little House Needleworks Nature's Beauty
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Yes! I'm so happy it's done! I absolutely loved this one - I knew I would from the moment I saw it. It was stitched on the recommended 32 ct. Flax Fields linen by R&R using DMC threads. I started it on March 22nd and finished it today, April 2nd.

I started helping my mom watch my niece Halle today. It was so much fun holding a little baby again. She so sweet! She was a little fussy at first, but then warmed up to us. We are both worn out though - it was also Bradley's first day back to school after his spring break.

I'm going to try to get a couple other things finished up before I start something new. I'd like to get My Earth, Pomegranate Sampler, and Sunflower Bellpull finished soon! Hopefully I can do it! :)

More Nature's Beauty...

Are you getting sick of this yet?? I'm trying to be a good little stitcher and finish what I start! :) I'm really hoping to get it finished soon. Matthew has been wearing me out the last couple days. He is getting so active!! I had to lay him down about 10 times until he finally wore himself out and he fell asleep. He just gets up and hangs on for dear life until someone (usually me) rescues him! Anyway, here's my little progress pic...

Well, that's it. I have nothing else to report. I need to clean the boys room, catch up on work, do laundry (always doing laundry), but I'm too tired. I may even be too tired to stitch tonight. I may just collapse. Write later!

Back to Reality...

It was so good to see the boys last night. Only Matthew is getting a tooth on top and he screamed until about 1 am. He's also doing everything at once now. pulling up, sitting up, wanting to crawl. So anyway, I'm worn out and have been looking back at my day spent in my hotel room as bliss. :) I got a lot of stitching done there and on the way home yesterday...

I don't have too much more to stitch on Nature's Beauty. If the boys allow - I should be able to get it finished pretty soon. :) Well, Matthew is fussing again, so I'll write more later! :)

edited to add...

Matthew standing in his pack and play. He gets up and then gets stuck... he can't get down!! :)

Ahhh....

I've been just relaxing all morning in my hotel room in Georgia. I stitched a little bit, read my blogs, I got to sleep in until 8:30 am! On the drive down yesterday I lounged on the back seat of the minivan and stitched and watched Grey's Anatomy on my iPod and then when I felt tired I stretched out and fell asleep. I was so glad I brought my feather pillows - it was so comfy. Last night we went out to eat at Carrabbas. The food was so good - I had chicken with Rigatoni, mushrooms, sundried tomoatoes - Yum. I was so full, but didn't want it to end! LOL! So I guess you can tell I'm having a good time so far! :) I miss the kids, but a part of me wants to stay a little longer! Dh is working (he has to testify in a trial for an arrest he made here), so I think I'm going to walk across the street to the mall and get lunch later. I'm free - I can do whatever I want! :) Here are a couple pics I've taken...


Nature's Beauty as of 3/26/07 (sorry for the wrinkles)


I found this Whitman's Tin at Publix - they had yellow, pink, and green!


The trees I've missed so much!

Spring is definitely here!

I went to my first baseball game this year and it was great! Up until the end when Jake through a huge temper tantrum that I was afraid the players on the field would hear him. I was so embarrassed I just wanted to crawl under the seats. He said he wanted to go, so we all got up to go, and then he started screaming that he wanted to stay. He must have been so tired because he was just being unreasonable. I really hope this is just a four year old phase and that he gets over it very soon! I felt so bad for my dad because he drove three hours to go to the game with us and then it ended the way it did. Oh well, I know not to take him to another game until he get a little older. Bradley on the other hand was so good. Just sat there and cheered and ate peanuts. I was so proud of him and hopefully when Jake's six, he'll be just as good. Anyway, another fun thing happened. I ended up getting a migraine. I started getting one on the way home partly because of the stress Jake was causing me and partly because I didn't have my coffee that morning, just half of a diet coke. By the time I got home it was really bad. I took some Excedrin and tried to lay down, but by then I was nauseous and the pain in my head was unbearable. I ended getting sick and after that I felt much better. I still have the headache, but it's nothing like it was. Later in the evening I felt well enough to stitch some...



I finished up the flowers and the little bees. Next I'm going to stitch the rest of the words and then get started on the top half.



It's so hard to believe this little guy can cause so much trouble. With a face like that it's tough to stay mad at him long. I know he's still part baby, I just think of him as so big sometimes that I forget he's only four. Well, that was my fun day - can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring! Am I in Georgia yet?? :)

Feeling Springy...

Next to fall, spring is my favorite season. And even though we don't get much of a spring here in Florida I'm still feeling springy! :) I went through some of my favorite spring/Easter charts and kits in my stash today...



I'm realizing I really need to stop buying so much and get out the charts and kits I do have every once in awhile. It makes me realize what I have and not what I think I need now! :) Anyway, I was thinking of stitching Shepherd's Bush's "Simple Egg" sometime in the future (probably not in time for Easter). I have always loved that kit. Just look at these silks, aren't they pretty??



I'm not planning on starting now though... I'm still loving Nature's Beauty. I got a little more done tonight...



One last thing... you may have notiticed my shared items that I put up in my blog. I started using Google Reader instead of Bloglines and I really like it. It allows me to star items and to share items, which is a lot of fun. In the Sweets&Cafe blog she finished a cute freebie and put a link to the French site it's from. Many of you may know of this site, but it was new to me. I found a lot of cute freebies. I printed out one of them and pulled the threads. This is another cute springy pattern that I'm thinking of stitching.



Well, that's all for now. I'll write more later! :)

Not doing too much...

Which is why I haven't blogged in about five days. I did start on LHN Nature's Beauty last night. I'm really loving it! This is definitely my favorite LHN yet!



I'm using the recommend fabric - 32 ct. R&R Flax Fields and DMC thread. I can tell this design is going to be like chocolate for me... I'm not going to want it to end! :)

Well, I'm headed up to Georgia for a few days on Monday. I'm leaving Bradley and Matthew with my MIL and Jake with my mom. I'm so anxious over leaving Matthew - I've only been apart from him for two days before - and I was just a 1/2 hour away. I'm going to miss them all so much, but this is definitely a much needed break. I can't wait to sleep in, and not only sleep in, but have an uninterrupted sleep!

I have also been working on Bradley's ripple afgan. I think someone asked about the pattern before and I forgot to answer. The pattern comes from 200 Ripple Stitch Patterns by Jan Eaton. It has crochet and knit patterns.



I'm just using ordinary kitchen cotton from Lion Brand and Peaches & Cream. I'm trying not to have any rhyme or reason to my stripes - I've been asking Jake or Bradley which color to do next. :)

Tomorrow we are going to a spring training baseball game - Tigers vs. Braves. My traitor sons say they want the Tigers to win. I guess I'm the original traitor though because all of my family are Tigers fans. :) Well, not much else going on here. I'm hoping our hotel has wifi, so I can get online. Write later! :)