Neglected

Well, seems like this little blog has been a bit neglected. 

Things got busy after my last post and I'm just now getting back, but I thought I would share some of the new ornaments on my tree for 2025.

 

This was a Mill Hill kit but I used a piece of fabric instead of the perforated paper that came in the kit. I think I have shared that daddy and I had taco Tuesday almost every week from right after mother passed away until right before he did. I couldn't not stitch this one. I added 'Taco Tuesday'  and did a flat finish.

I stitched this snowman for Tyler's ornament this year. Designer was Primrose Cottage. This one only stayed on my tree until they went home after Christmas then it went home with him.

Chicken Joy by Stitching With the Housewives. It was a freebie several years ago and has been sitting in my to be finished box for about that long.

Baby girl's ornament came from the same chart as Tyler's and also went home with them after Christmas. 

This was in the 2024 mystery ornament box. The design is Hand's on Design and I finished it on the board that came with it. (though somehow mine seemed to come out a little larger than the photograph?)

This last one was in an older JXS ornament issue. I don't remember which one off the top of my head.

Baby girl helping her daddy at the Christmas Eve service. 

Last, but not least baby girl, her daddy and her dog.

Today is her daddy's birthday!

No promises - not even guesses - as to when the next post will come.

Thanks for stopping by!

Here I Am Again

 Here I am  again, thinking it wasn't that long ago that I posted only to see it's been a hot minute.

 I was just going to take a quick look while I finish my coffee but decided I would go ahead and post while I'm here. To save time (precious commodity these days) I'm not taking the time to rearrange the photos so they are out of order.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We had a nice week full of family time.

This is the ornament I stitched for the ornament exchange at our stitch group. 

It's a motif from a bigger piece that the name slips my mind at the momen,t but it is by With Thy Needle and Thread. I plan to stitch the whole piece for myself eventually.

Baby girl all ready for Church Sunday.

Part of me says she needs to loose that binky, but then her daddy had one until he was almost three (minus the stuffie) - and once she looses it she will really look more like a little girl than a baby.

Sweet daddy daughter moment.

Her first pony tail. She was so engrossed in my phone she didn't even realize her mama did it. 

(she's watching 'her shows' on you tube). She loves the Super Simple Songs, which is fine. She is learning from them and can count to twelve already, but she throws a fit when you take the phone away from her so I tried to keep it out of sight as much as I could while they were here. Limited how many photos I took but I have a few.

Looks like she was praying - she was actually not happy that we wouldn't let her stick her fingers in the cake until we finished singing happy birthday. 

Tyler was outside playing his guitar - I have never seen River sit that still for that long.

Jason working on his 'favorite uncle' status.

Baby girl's birthday cake.

Where have these last two years gone?

Love this little girl more than I can ever say.

I'll try to be back with holiday decor pics soon. I just started decorating trees yesterday - I have never been this late starting Christmas decorating). I used to be finished with both decorating and shopping by now. I feel like such a slacker.

Just in case I don't get back before the 25th, happy holidays to all!

Mistakes Were Made

Yikes!  I didn't realize how long it has been since I posted!

 
Made myself a few new project bags. They are far from perfect but they are finished an we will call them good enough!

Little River Man turned three last week! How is that possible?

Baby girl is almost two!

Time really does go by faster the older you get and I for one am not a fan!

Have a Happy Halloween!

One Year Later

 

It's been one whole year.

Time flies and yet stands still.

Still there?

 I'm really not very good at this blogging thing anymore.

I took a little trip with my brother and sister. 

My sister is a travel nurse and was finishing up a stint in Maine so my brother and I flew and road-tripped back to Texas with her. Between July 9 and July 19 we traveled from Texas to Boston, New Hampshire, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Canada, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and back to Texas!

There is no way I can cover everything in this post so I will just hit a few highlights.

Jason and Rachael drove up from NYC to spend a couple of days visiting before we left Maine.

It is very scenic up there!

There is supposedly a lighthouse a mile out there - I didn't think it particularly smart to try walking out there.

Got to see Niagara Falls

This was a lot of fun!

On the first floor, there was a special tribute to 50 years of Music on Saturday Night Live.

And on the 6th floor there was a tribute to 40 years of Bon Jovi! It was like walking into a concert!

Quick pic in Nashville

At JBJ's Nashville. IFYKYK

A castle in the middle of Kentucky!

We stopped in Little Rock for a short visit with daddy's brother, Raymond, before finally making it back to Texas. (no pictures - very short visit)

It was a lot of fun and exhausting at the same time!

I might share some more photos later - there are a lot! LOL

Of course I can't post without a couple of pictures of this sweet baby girl.

Love this sassy little thing!

I know I always say I will not be so long getting back - I always mean it when I say it! Things just seem to get in the way. I will try though!

Hello again!

Later is better than never,  right?

Finally have some finishes to show

 

Birthday Tart by Plum Street Samplers

Stitched on 36ct American Chestnut by R&R with DMC floss and mounted in a tart tin.

I used Chenille trim that I obviously have had for awhile since it said Crescent Colors on the tag. Color is Bamboo. This is the 4th time I have stitched it and this one is mine! I gifted the other three.

Liberty Belles by Little House Needleworks. Stitched on 30ct Lugana with DMC floss. It is sewn onto a premade pillow that I purchased at the same time I purchased the chart.

Cross Stitch Collector by The Primitive Hare 

This was a 2022 Nashville Market Exclusive kit and came with the fabric (30 ct Old Salem by Primitive Hare) I used some of the called for colors but not all of them. It said it had buttons included but if it did I misplaced them so I used two vintage buttons that were gifted from a friend a couple of years ago. It is mounted on the board that came in the kit.

Can't have a post without pictures of baby girl

I can't believe this little sweetie is 19 months old already!

Love this girl with all my heart!

Her Pa is pretty fond of her too.

Lots of wheels turning here at the moment so I don't know when I will get back. Trying to schedule roofers, gutters and drainage people - we have a major drainage issue to address. 

Until next time!

Mother's Day Weekend

We went to see baby girl for Mother's Day weekend.

Her daddy had to work on Saturday so we took her for ice cream.

Then we played with the bubbles

Went on a walk but baby girl didn't make it. 

Good thing her Pa was doing the driving!

Baby girl and her mama. 

I'm so grateful that Cindy doesn't seem to mind us coming and disrupting the flow so often.

She sends pictures (almost) daily.

She's a good mama.

Sunday was parent commitment/baby dedication at church.

Baby girl is in her 'I can do it myself' phase and wanted down.

Our little princess.

She is such a sweetheart

(when she's not sleepy!)

20 minutes later and she was out.

A wonderful way to spend Mother's Day!

It was a good distraction to the fact that it was 8 months since we lost daddy.

1 year ago today we were on our way to Paris.

I'll have some stitching pictures next time. I'm working on the 'finishing' part of a few pieces.