Happy mail, happy day

Received the beads and thread I need to finish Lily of the Valley.  I'm very happy I don't have to put her away to wait.  I haven't been stitching that much the last few days.  I've been trying to clean and organize the house before Aaron goes back to school.

Here is a progress pic of Lilly

Aaron's uncle (his dad's brother) got married on Saturday and we went to the church service and to the park where they had some family pictures taken.  Here are a couple of pictures, one of Aaron and I at the house before the wedding and one of Aaron at the park.

Up the pond

Today is the 196th Royal St. John's Regatta.  It's a favorite day for me, I love going to the pond, not so much for the races but for the food, the games of chance and the atmosphere.  The regatta usually draws around 50,000 people to the shores of Quidi Vidi Lake.  It's also an odd day cause it always falls on the first Wed of August, weather permitting and it's a Municipal holiday for St. John's but if you work in any of the surrounding towns it isn't a holiday.

In other news I paid my deposit for a scrapbooking retreat in Nov.  I went to the Spring retreat in April for the first time and had a blast so I decided to do the fall one as well.  It's at a church camp about 45 min outside St. John's.  The accommodations are basic, 2 sets of bunk beds per room and bring your own linens, but the company and the food were well worth the price.  Last time I went with 4 friends and there were three other girls there that I knew, this time none of my friends have signed up yet but I know know 20 more people so I'm sure I'll have a great time.

Aaron went to Nanny's for a sleep over last night so I got some progress made on Lily of the Valley.

Finally progress

We had a busy weekend last week with the whole family here on Sunday to celebrate Aaron's birthday.  Then on Monday since it was his actual birthday My mom, sisters and I took him out for supper.


Tuesday threw a real wrench into our lives as Aaron's home therapist gave her notice.  I knew it was going to happen since she is working with three families now and both Aaron and one of the other boys will both be in school full time in Sept.  I just knew there was no way to fit the hours both need into after school, especially when the therapist is starting a distance ed program as well.  We are optimistic that we will find someone else, if not before she goes than before school starts.


Needless to say I haven't done much stitching this week, but I sat down last night and after a minor frogging session I have progress of Lily of the Valley.  She now has two arms and one wing is completed.

Aaron's day out

Aaron got to go on an adventure today with his Nanny Shirley and Aunt Donna.

First they went to McDonalds for lunch and Aaron got a cool Mario Visor.

Next they went to the Suncor Energy Fluvarium, Aaron and I have been there twice before, with his class in Kindergarten and Grade 1, for field trips.

Then they did a little shopping at Walmart.

Finally, they went back to Aunt Donna's house for a swim in the hot tub.

And what did Mommy do while Aaron was out?  Housework.  I did take a break and stitched a little, here is an update on Lily of the Valley.




Also, my brand new Fall/Winter lia sophia style guides arrived.

Stitching again

It's been 6 months or more since I put a single stitch into my many Cross Stitch projects.  So I decided last week to try again.  I love stitching and have been doing it for 25 years.  Instead of picking up one that I had been working on I decided I needed a fresh start so I chose Nora Corbett's Lilly of the Valley Pixie (my birthday flower). Here's what I have done so far, I'm afraid I don't know the name of the fabric.

Cross Those x's

I've been cross stitching for more than 20 years and I love it.  It's my favorite way to relax.  I've come a long way since I started from aida cloth and just DMC to dyed linen and evenweave and silk threads.   I love doing exchanges and RR and really miss my sitching friends in Nova Scotia.

I've listed some of my favorite stitching blogs on the sidebar and here are a few of my favorite finishes:

I call this one Father Christmas cause I'm not sure of the actual name, it came from a magazine.

This one is Touching the Autumn Sky by Mirabilia.

This is Tea for Two by Paula Vaughan.

This is a Father Poem by Stoney Creek.