Just couldn't get into Celtic Spring this week - its hard to work on during the week, I'm not seeing much progress cause I just don't have the time to be able to devote to it. Today I had big plans to do some much needed spring cleaning and lots of stitching - wound up doing next to nothing - ugh!

But I did manage to go through some patterns and kit up a few projects. Now that I've basically got them ready to go, maybe it will make things easier. Tonight I started Shepherd's Bush 'Chanukah' from their 'Year in Stitches' series. I think I might like to do a few more months of these as well. They are on the small side and just challenging enough to make me feel like I'm doing something creative. Not sure how to finish them - guess we'll cross that bridge once they're actually stitched.

A finish (almost)

Work has been crazy so I put Celtic Spring aside until the weekend when I have more time to devote to it and can concentrate on all those stitches. But I didn't give up stitching altogether. I finished a Valentines design - Bent Creek's Valentine Bird. I changed all the colors cause I was simply too lazy to look for the right ones in the messy GAST and Weeks drawer. Here it is!

Not much progress

Hardly got anything done on Celtic Spring this weekend, I'm kind of bummed out about that. Had this vision of doing tons of it - but with chores and errands and working with that braid, I barely made a dent in it. Kathleen was right, the braid is kind of stiff and that makes it hard to work with - it gets tangled constantly.

Watched part of Mr and Mrs Smith tonight; its pretty good so far. Will catch the second half tomorrow night.

Got a ton done for December - Ever After might actually be done this week! We finished Lake Louise and half of Christmas Eve - whoo hoo!

Weekends!

Kathleen came to the rescue with the leftover gold braid she used for Celtic Autumn so I got some of that done tonight. Didn't have much stitching time today, between running around to get groceries and a few other things (including the BB gift card-whoo hooo!) and the chores like the never ending laundry, I was busy most of the day.

Course it probably didn't help that I slept until 11 am - but then again I didn't go to bed until almost 2 am.

I Love Friday

Only worked three days this week but I swear it feels like I was actually there for about 8! It was a gorgeous day today - got up to plus 2 and its January! The snow is melting like crazy and as far as I'm concerned it can stay like this throughout winter.

Here's the latest progress pic of Celtic Spring : I didn't get much done today, but at least her sleeve is half done now. I have to get the gold braid tomorrow.

Finished Kristin Hannah's new paperback 'Home Again' - definitely a great book! And yes I'm cheating and posting twice on Saturday, cause I didn't post last night.

Sleepyhead!

No problems sleeping last night - think it had anything to do with the four hours sleep I only got the night before? Definitely didn't like hearing the alarm go off this morning.

Pam and I are getting tons done with the Rocky Mountaineer scenes - we're halfway through the vacation saga now. A few more days and we'll actually have December done, then we can start working on filling in the 2005 scenes - that should go pretty fast, we've already got a pretty good head start.

Didn't do much on Celtic Spring last night or tonight - two pics to follow. A little hard with multiple IM screens open, the TV on and trying to write at the same time. Love being a multi tasker. Dancing With The Stars doesn't seem as good this time around, but its only the first night, guess I should give it a chance eh!




Started binding the daytimers at work today - cool machine! Could use one at home too!

Ups And Downs

What a rollercoaster ride of emotions last night. Watched CNN coverage of the WV mine accident and for a while there things were so hopeful. It seemed as though a miracle was going to happen when it was reported 12 of the men had survived. I can't imagine being those families and thinking your prayers had been answered, only to find out three hours later, the reports weren't true.

Had trouble sleeping last night - don't know if its because the mine story was on my mind, or whether it was just getting geared up to wake up to alarms and schedules again.

But I did get quite a bit more done of Celtic Spring, here's the obligatory picture.

Repreive

Emailed the boss yesterday and since I know we'd be overstaffed this week, I volunteered to stay home another day to give everyone else the hours - what a nice person eh! (hehehe - like it doesn't benefit me too!)

Spent yesterday watching the Bowl games and CNN for coverage of the WV miners who are trapped. And worked on Celtic Spring. Here's the latest progress pic.

2006 Stitching Projects

Got a start on the 2006 stitching projects - decided to start with something a little more challenging.....or a little bigger at least! Celtic Spring caught my eye so here's a pic of the progress after the first day of stitching.

I'm trying not to make a list of projects to do this year because I'm afraid it will make me not want to do them (LOL) but I would like to work on the Lizzie Kate 2005 Stamps, Brightneedle's 'Key West Sampler' (already did it once, but the colors are sooo great!) and a few Shepherd's Bush patterns from my stash, like Herb Gatherer or Toy Gatherer.

Rose Bowl parade on this morning; its absolutely pouring in Pasadena and the cameras keep getting drenched or fogged up. But the floats are still stunning!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Welcome to 2006!