The stitches of life

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Help! 

Oh my god they are driving me crazy! They've been doing so well lately, largely because of Brendan's birthday so there were lots of new toys to distract them, but still they were fighting less and playing more. But just this morning they've gone back to the same pattern from most of the summer and have done nothing but fight. *Sigh*. Maybe part of it is nervousness about meeting their teachers today and about Brittany coming to sit tonight--I don't know. I know I have to stay calm or else Ian especially will not do well with her (this is her first time putting them to bed). It's only 10:15 am and already I'm ready to leave them out for the next gypsy caravan ;).

In stitching I did very well yesterday--I got in 2 hours in the afternoon and 2 hours in the evening on RoS and she's coming along very nicely :). If I had a camera I'd take a picture, but someone lost it...

I guess that's all for now, I should go upstairs and make sure Ian is okay. While I'm there I'll get another cup of coffee for reinforcement ;)

Currently working on: Band Sampler RR, 2006 Mini RR, Story RR, Ian's Dino mini RR, RoS
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

I'm back! 





Geez it's been a while since I was here hasn't it? I told you before I'm not much good at this ;). However lots of my friends on my stitching board have started blogs, so I thought maybe that would give me inspiration to try again.

Part of the reason I haven't been here for a while is because I haven't done much stitching in the last year other than RRs and gifts. I did get the baby sampler finished last October which was a big load off my mind and it turned out beautifully! If I can figure out how to post a picture here I will :). I am very happy though because in the last month I've finally started stitching on a regular basis again--not just RRs but also for myself and it's been great! I'm really enjoying the RRs I'm in which helps, but just being able to pick up a piece and feel joy as I stitch it is such a great relief :). I've gone off a rotation for now because it felt like a lot of pressure, but I may start one up again soon--I'll just have to see how it goes.

I guess that's all for now, sorry if it sounds a bit incoherent LOL ;)

Currently working on: Band Sampler RR, 2006 Mini RR, Story RR, Ian's Dino RR, Mira's Rose of Sharon
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