Hormones!!! Watch out!!

In the past couple of days I've become a huge ball of crazy hormones. I've been nesting like crazy and god forbid if a kid (or husband) leaves something on the floor they'd better watch out! I can't stand to be around myself right now! Oh and I've been crying over every little thing also! If dh just uses a wrong tone of voice I become a blubbering idiot! I need help - I need to be isolated until I give birth, which is hopefully soon, but not this weekend because dh is going to Florida again until Tuesday!


In other, less crazy news, I started on The Village of Hawk Run Hollow yesterday! I started with block #1 and I have a teeny progress pic to share...





Pic is a little more yellow than it actually is. My camera likes to make things yellow (without flash) or gray (with flash) - I give up! :) Well, I'm feeling calmer just writing this. I'm going to stitch now and watch my Braves hopefully win another one! Write later.

The Village has arrived!

It came yesterday, but I caught a stomach bug (thanks kids) and stayed in bed pretty much all day. I didn't even open the box until late last night.



Pattern, NPI silks, and 36 ct. Lt. Examplar linen


I also got a few more things...



Fabric and Threads for Secret Garden.



36 ct. Examplar by Lakeside for CHS Alphabet.


And from Stitcher's Closet I received my "A New Beginning" chart and threads. I have two pieces of fabric in my stash that I'm trying to decide from...



32 ct. R&R Oatmeal or 32 ct. R&R Lt. Cappuccino?


Well, that's all for the stash for now... like I said before - I think I'm set for a pretty long time! :)


I've definitely been in the nesting mood today. I got out all the new onesies, t-shirts, blankets and sheets and put them in the wash. I then got out all the pacifiers, bottles, etc. and got them all sterlized. I still need to get some diapers and a few more things from Target, so I'm making a list. I'm definitely ready to see his little face! Only 18 more days until my due date. Can't wait! :)

And some more progress...

I got a few more motifs and my name stitched. Although my name is not exactly centered. I don't plan on ripping it, at least not anytime soon!





Next up is the two hearts and start on the Alphabet and then I'll get back to the border. We're planning on going to a friends for the 4th - I personally would rather hang out in the AC, but I'll be a good sport and get out. It won't hurt for a couple of hours... I think?? ;) Write more later! Happy 4th everyone!

A little more Pomegranate progress...

I got a few more motifs finished. It's coming along nice I think.





Still no Village in the mail. I'm pretty disappointed. I didn't order the hard to get linen. I ordered linen that was in stock. Maybe it's something else that's not in? Oh well, I just need to be patient (haha). I'm sure it will be here before I know it! :)


We don't know anything definite yet about dh's job. They said they would call him next week, but it seems like he'll probably get it. I told my mom not to get too excited yet because you just never know. Of course she's so excited! He's going to have to go back down one more time for another physical and drug test. The sheriff has to look over the application and approve it also. And then we'll know for sure - I hope! ;) Well, much else going on here... just hanging out with the kids!



Only 3 more weeks until my due date - he can come a little sooner if he wants though! :)

Pomegranate Sampler Progress

The kids and I didn't do anything yesterday. So I pretty much stitched all day while they played their games. Here's a pic. of my progress...





Dh has my car because his finked out on him at the last minute, so we really are pretty stuck. I have my mom's old car, but it doesn't have AC, one tail light is out, and the seatbelt doesn't work. It's just not very pleasant to drive in. I don't know why she never got anything fixed in it. Anyway, that's another story for another day.


My husband has one more test to go through tomorrow - if he passes I'm hoping they'll offer him a job! If so, that means we'll be moving probably the first weekend in August! Yikes! Thankfully we won't have to move everything right away. I just don't think I could handle that with the new baby and all. Putting our house on the market after we move out will be easier - we'll just have to find someone to maintain the lawn. Well, that's enough babbling for now. I obviously have a lot on my mind!! :)

Impatiently Waiting.....

...For the mail to come! I seriously doubt my Village will be in the mail today, but it doesn't stop me from hanging out by the window! :) If it doesn't come today I'm going to start Pomegranate Sampler by Hillside Samplings.





The fabric is 36 ct. Park City Blend by R&R and the threads Needlepoint Inc. silk. Thank you everyone for your nice comments on Quaker Garden. I woke up this morning and admired it... I wish the picture did it justice - it really turned out pretty! :) I'll do a mail update later!


Update: No Village in the mail - as I expected. :(

Quaker Garden - Finished!

Yeah! I finished Quaker Garden tonight. It took me exactly 10 days. I love how it turned out! :)



Quaker Garden by Blackbird Designs
Loose Feather #19
Linen - 32 ct. Pear from Lakeside Linens
Threads - Weeks Dye Works and Sampler Threads



Now if the mail lady would be so kind to bring my Village of Hawk Run Hollow tomorrow that would be so nice! :) Speaking of stash... I went to Hobby Lobby today and found some great deals - I only spent $5!





I got HSM 1805 by The Marking Samplar for $.51. Next I got a Silk Mori kit from the Remember the Ladies series - Girls' Night Out by Kathy Barrick from Carriage House Samplings for $2.82. And last I bought some DMC thread holders for $.26 each and some DMC linen thread to do the freebie heart that Susan from A Stitcher's Finish Line stitched up (scroll down to 6/21 to see her wip). She used hand-dyed thread, which I thought was very pretty also!!!


Dh went to Florida last night to do some things for the two police departments he applied with. He's going weigh the pros and cons of each deparment and decide from the two - assuming they both want to hire him! It looks like it's getting ready to storm here - I'll write more later!


Edited to add a little better pic.

Feeling a little better...

My mind is definitely not racing as much. I just have to tell myself to take it one day at a time and not look ahead too much because there is a lot that is out of my control. Anyway here's the promised pic of my Quaker Garden. I scanned and stitched it together so the colors are much better!





I went to the doctor today - everything is fine with the baby. I start going once a week now until I have him. In the two hours I was gone the kids tore the house up and dh ate my cheese danish. They should all be severly punished! ;) write later!

Can't Sleep

I only went to bed five hours ago, so why can't I sleep?? Well, it could be my life is going to change a lot in just a matter of weeks. It could also have been dh's snoring and cover hogging. It could also be The Village of Hawk Run Hollow. It's sad, but right now because I'm not working I can't stop thinking about this project! I got to thinking what if the Light Examplar is too light. What if the church doesn't show up? I guess I could backstitch it? And of course the cost of the project - I have buyers remorse, slightly. I know I will love this project so much, but it is/was expensive. I think I'm going to sell some things on ebay to make up for the cost or at least part of it. Anyway, these are the silly things running through my mind at 4:31 am. The baby is also kicking and of course I had to get up to use the bathroom. Argh! I know I will regret this in the morning. Maybe I just need a snack? I got more stitching done last night on Quaker Garden. I think I may get it finished in the next couple of days! I'll post a pic - tomorrow, well, today, but when the sun is actually up! :)

A little more Quaker Garden Progress...

I've been steadily working on Quaker Garden. I've learned it helps my ribs to put a pillow on my lap when I'm sitting in bed stitching. That way I'm not bending over as much to read my pattern. They still hurt though especially when he decides to give me a good jab with his foot! :) Here's my pic... it's pretty yellow though. My camera is such a pain sometimes!





I pulled the DMC for The Village of Hawk Run Hollow. Although I'm not using DMC I wanted to see how the colors would look on the fabric I chose. I'm very happy with it - I can not wait to receive everything in the mail! Hopefully Friday?? :) This picture is much better...




It looks like we may be moving down to Florida in August! I think dh is close to getting a job down there. He's going again to do some tests for the police dept. he interviewed with last week. It's good timing for Bradley because school starts there on August 9th. Not so good timing for me because the baby is Due July 24th. I'm sure my mom or MIL will come up to help move though. I'm not moving everything right now. Just the essentials. We'll put our house up for sale after we are out, so I'm not worried about showing it and keeping it clean with the new baby and the boys. Then after it sells we'll come back to get our furniture. We'll most likely be staying with my mom until it does sell - hopefully it won't take too long! Write later!