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What's Up?

It's been a bit hasn't it?  Yeah.  It has.  Sorry about that  Life some times gets in the way of all things crafty and stitchy related

First up - my dearest daughter:

She was sick for a whole week.  I stayed home with her for 3 days and then the 4th day her fever jumped up to 103.2 so I took her in to see the doctor.  Although I am glad I took her in and I am glad that she "only has the flu" it bothered me that they couldn't do anything for her.  She is prone to getting strep throat when she gets a cold or flu, so I usually freak over that anyway.  But her throat was fine and she is getting all better now.  This is her the night after going to a concert last week.  Yes.  I am a horrid mom and let my daughter go to a concert on a week night.  She did go to school the next day though.  (She had a great time at the concert btw). 

As for the concert.  I think it was Black Veil Brides that she saw.  I believe that soon she will be going to see Mayday Parade and Pierce the Veil.  She gets great grades and is a very good daughter, or she wouldn't be allowed to go to these events.

Secondly - I got a new computer:

Stupid blogger is flippin my pictures around again!  Darn it.  Teach me not to use chrome.  Anywho...  My hubby bought me this case and built up my new computer for me.  When I turn it on, I can't even hear it, it is so quiet.  My old one was so loud, but he is going to work on it and upgrade it and then give it to our daughter.  Hers will become something, I really can't remember what he said.  Some techy geeky thing I'm sure.  LOL!  He is very good with computers, so I leave all of that to him.  I had to work on it at home one morning and couldn't because my work portal wouldn't load up for me.  He fixed that the other night real quick and now I am able to work from home again, which will come in handy this Friday morning!  I do enjoy working from home!

Thirdly - Since the time change, I have been super tired.  Plus my gluten allergy is currently off the charts.  If I even look at a piece of pasta my stomach starts groaning and I start bloating up.  I swear!  Okay, maybe not, but it sure seems like it.  Milk has not been super friendly to me lately either, and I rather enjoy my evening glass of milk.

Fourthly - (is that a word?) - Have you tried teas from Teavana?  My they are wonderful.  I currently have Pineapple Kona Pop with me at work and I am loving the flavor.  It's a nice pick me up in the afternoon with such wonderful scents.  We recently picked up some of the Tranquil Dreams tea and daughter is liking that.  She gets a mug before bed most nights.  I am also putting a ball of .. oh my... um... hold on. Silver Yin Zhen Pearls White Tea.  Sorry, I had to go look at their site.  ha!  Anywho, because the tranquil doesn't have antioxidants in it, I put a pearl into her cup at night and then let it steep for 5 minutes and then pull it out.  It can be reused many times, so this works out great, because the white tea is expensive.

Fifthly - I have been slacking on my stitching.  My TUSAL will hopefully be posted some time this week.  I have no car or home stitching the last month so it is minimal.  Here is where Ruh is currently: (grr, sorry it's sideways...)

I did however just score a new chart.  I used part of my gift certificate that I won a while back.  I purchased Giraffe Silhouette by Annya Kai.  My co-worker K loves giraffe's and when I saw this I knew I had to get it.  I am hoping that it will be a new start soon as it is yelling at me rather loudly!  I might even do it for myself as well.  The colors are amazing.

Well, for now that is all.  I will try to come back soon to post my March TUSAL.

Hodgepodge

It will be all over the place and possibly confusing.  I apologize for that up front! 

That right there is deer sausage.  The one on the left is with Jalapenos and Cheese.  The other is a breakfast sausage.  One of the higher ups at work had it made out of a deer he got and offered us some.  This is my haul.  I haven't had deer sausage before, but I am hoping that it is good.  My bunches wants to take some to his co-workers as well.

It's national margarita day!  So make sure you enjoy one!  On the rocks, blended, your choice!
I am hopeful that I will be enjoying one this evening. 

You know what that is?  Yo Sushi!  We decided last night to give it a try.  Hubby suggested it.  (What, he doesn't like sushi).  I had spicy tuna and Nigiri (tuna, salmon, hamachi, ebi, unagi, white tuna and tako).  Daughter had california rolls and Nigiri (tuna, salmon, hamachi, ebi and unagi).  Hubby had Teriyaki chicken, beef and 2 pcs of shrimp and a side of shrimp tempura.  And hubby tried my spicy tuna and he liked it.  So now he wants to try more.  Woohoo!  Btw, I really liked this.  I have the leftovers with me today for lunch and I am really looking forward to it.  So fresh and tasty.  Amazing.

I have decided that with the glow in the dark floss I got from Jo, I am going to make a nice little ghost and see if I can do a little ornament.  I have a sewing machine, I have just never used it.  It intimidates me a bit.  I'm not sure why, but it does.  I downloaded a few freebies off of cyberstitches.com and I think they are a good size to start with.

So I mentioned a couple of posts ago about a giveaway that I am going to be doing soon.  A few more details: The giveaway itself will be done in May, (because that is when my birthday is).  The sign ups for the giveaway will begin next month.  You will need to be a follower if you would like to put your name in.  There will be possibilities for you to have multiple entries. 
I am getting everything together for the giveaway, (details and such), and as soon as I have it all together I will post it so that everyone can enter if they wish.

I turn 40 in May.  40!  I don't feel like it most days, but some days I do.  I am not sure what I want to do for my birthday yet, but I do want to do something.

Happy Friday everyone!

Wordless (Almost) Wednesday

We don't get snow in these parts, so to see this in the morning and during the day while at work is beautiful.
Behold, Mt. Diablo:


Picture courtesy of Claycord.com



Look what the mailman brought

Awhile back, I won Serendipitous Stitching's contest for Halloween.  You can check out her blog here.
So on Tuesday we received in the mail a notice that we had a envelope that was being delivered registered mail and that we had to sign for it.  My hubby signed in the box and left it in the mail box Wednesday morning for the mailman.  When we got home Wednesday evening, the card was in the mailbox and apparently my hubby signed in the wrong spot.  (Even though it really looked like he signed in the correct spot).  So we decided that since we both had Friday off, we would just pick it up on our way to go running errands.  I could not figure out what it was.  
At the post office, my hubby inside, I thought, huh, I wonder if Jo sent the package to me by registered mail, and she did!  My hubby came out with an envelope addressed to me from England.  Joy!
So, here is what I saw when I opened my package:

Cute little pumpkin sticker!  Beautiful purple and pink tissue paper.  What was on the other side?

This little guy!
And what was on the inside you ask?

Well this is the back of the little ornament.  And here is the front:

I love this little guy so much.  Adorable!  I want the pattern so that I can create my own and give some away.  He will hang up year round, I just haven't found a great place for him yet.

This lovely pattern which I plan on stitching soon.

A lovely magnet which now resides on my fridge.

Glow in the dark floss!  Not sure yet what I am going to make with this, but you can bet I will be using it!

Halloween themed charms.  I love these little guys.  So adorable.  

The letter Jo sent with it all.  I love the frog sticker at the bottom.

And here it is all together.  

Thank you Jo!  I love every thing you sent.  

Happy Valentine's Day

My bunches and I don't really celebrate Valentine's Day.  We tell each other and show each other our love every day, so there is not really a need for a certain day to be overly loving than another in both of our eyes.  I have in the past received gifts from him on Valentine's day, but I really don't need them, nor do I think he should pay the raised prices for items you can get most any other day for 50% less. 
Don't get me wrong, I love the surprise when I get flowers or a present.  But to me, if I get those on a day that isn't "special", it means so much more. 
When I was younger I really thought that it mattered that I received something and gave something for this holiday.  I heard on the news this morning that 53% of women would end their relationship with their significant other if they did not receive a gift for Valentine's Day.  Seriously??  That to me is just sad.
I you are someone who exchanges gift for Valentine's Day, good for you.  I mean no ill will or hard feelings or hurtfulness toward you in any manner. 

In honor of today, here is a picture of my bunches and I on our wedding day, back in 1996. 

Happy Valentine's Day all!

February TUSAL

For those that don't know, the TUSAL (or totally useless stitch a long) is organized by Daffycat here: Link

Straight on:

I can not figure out why it won't let me  turn it... it's bothering me.  As you can see, there is a bit of yellow in there from Pikachu!.  
*I am adding the current month in with last months, so this is February on top of January.

From the top:

Just a little bit of a different view.  
Contributors to this months ORT's are: Pikachu!, Mario and Ruh.  I had nothing to add from home, so this is all from work and the car.

Stay tuned as I will be doing a giveaway soon!

Happy Crafting.