January 30, 2009

First, I HAVE to apologize to Amy! I forgot to include some of the goodies she sent! In addition to all the wonderful things I mentioned in yesterday's post, she included two sheets of Valentine-themed stickers and a lollipop that looks too good to eat! Here is everything pictured together, minus the mesh bag. I'm using that for MSA!

I went to dialysis today and was able to work on the cover of My Stitching Album by Jeannette Douglas. I have NO idea why, but this lower motif is giving me fits! I had to frog and re-stitch a couple of the curlieques. I will be so glad when this part is completed!
When I got home I divided my time between preparing and eating dinner, watching television, reading email, and entering more of the One World~One Heart giveaways. I didn't get any stitching done after leaving dialysis.

I received a very unexpected call around 10:00 this evening. It was my friend, Jason, who called to let me know that he was okay after undergoing surgery. He's been battling Chron's disease for over a decade and has had complication after complication. I knew he had to have surgery this winter, but I hadn't heard when it was going to be. He sounded great and said that he was sore all over, but he reassured me that he'll get better and be home soon. We talked for about 45 minutes before he told me he was falling asleep. It was great to hear from him, and I have to admonish Uncle Jay for not telling me Jason was having his surgery! Jason is a friend from high school and a whiz with anything electronic or mechanical. He helps Uncle Jay out with things in his welding shop upon occasion and does auto repairs for anyone who asks.

I wanted to share this picture with you. I took it a few weeks ago and it's probably one of the very few times I will see my two Himalayans together. Now I have proof that there really ARE two of them in my house! I just never see Piper Kitty (on the left) because she stays in the basement. That's her domain.

November 13, 2008

It was raining when I woke up and already past 2pm so I decided not to go to the stitcher's gathering at Barnes & Noble. I don't know what it is with people around here, but their minds drop to their posteriors when the roads are wet and I just didn't feel like dealing with them today.

I stayed up til 6 this morning and completed all of the remaining black background in Eight Pointed Stars. Uncle Wes laughed at me because when I let Kasey out he heard me say "Hurry up and go potty so I can go to bed. I'm tired." Why the laughter? Well, he WAS just getting ready to leave for work, yanno! I think that's why our living arrangement works so well; I go to bed as he leaves for work and he goes to sleep shortly after I get home from dialysis.

I was determined to complete Eight Pointed Stars today! All I had to do was the outer border, but it took me almost until midnight. I put the last stitch in at 11:28pm. I decided to use the Needle Necessities color that I'd used for one of the small stars, 1481. I know I let the "purple-y-ness" explode in this piece, but I'm very happy with it. It looks completely different from the chart, that's for sure!

Eight Pointed Stars by Northern Pine designs is my 43rd stitching finish and my 51st finish of the year. I've now tied my total from 2007!

There was a Piper Kitty sighting! I know I mention her now and then, but until two days ago I didn't have a single picture of my rescue Himalayan, Piper. She was abused by the children in her old home and doesn't like dogs so she stays in the basement in Uncle Wes's den. She's gotten better in the five years she's lived with us, but she will still bite if you try to pick her up or if you pet her on her belly. So for those who have joked that I've been making her up, here she is!

In today's mail I received the PIF I won from Meari! She made me this scissor fob. The star has designs on it that look like styalized embroidery scissors. Thank you, Meari!!

I will be making a post for my own PIF later this weekend, so get ready to sign up! I'll explain the rules when I make the post.