Christmas Stitching

I know-it's 4 months until December, but I'm not a fast stitcher! I completed this Sue Hillis sampler last week and enjoyed it so much. I have a cozy spot on our recliner loveseat-just the right size to spread out all of my cross stitch paraphernalia and have a place to sit and put my feet up. I love sitting and stitching while watching TV with the hubby in the evening. Very calming and definitely a happy place for me.  (This is an internet picture-my phone camera doesn't like my shaky hands!)

I'm also working on a set of 12 days of christmas ornaments. (Sorry about the photo quality-I took these pictures.) It's an old pattern from a 2002 magazine and I'm having to do some of them from pictures as I'm missing two of the charts:

I'm looking forward to this chart coming in the mail this week:

Lot's to enjoy and keep busy!

Back to School part 2

This very proud little 4 year old started Pre-Kindergarten today. So proud of our oldest grandson!

Welcome September!

Although our leaves won't begin to turn for another 6 weeks or so, just changing the calendar to September makes me feel a little like fall is almost here!

Birthday Boy

Our oldest grandson turned 4 on Saturday and we celebrated at his house with steak and cake! Time has passed by so quickly-we moved here just a couple of weeks before he was born. Seems like it was just last year! Love this sweet boy! He'll be starting Pre-K next week! (His hair is wet from a bath in the big picture.)

Back to School and Back to Blogging

Our two grand daughters started school this morning-2nd and 5th grade! Time has gone by so quickly. This will be our oldest granddaughter's last year at elementary school-it doesn't seem possible! Their little brother will start Pre-Kindergarten next month.

Time is flying-we've lived here four years now and I turned 60 last Friday. I really wasn't looking forward to this "landmark" birthday, but we spent the weekend with friends and family. I got to love on my other two grandsons who are also growing up too fast! It was a fun weekend with lots of laughter and even a birthday cake!

There's a touch of fall in the air-after several weeks of +100F temperatures and no rain for over a month, it has been cool and rainy this past week. I'm ready for fall, but it's still August so I'm sure the hot weather isn't over yet. Still, I'll take all of the days like these that we get!

Our beautiful grand girls!