What I've been up to...and why I'm now feeling the stress!

Hello! Hope you all are doing great and enjoying December so far! We had flurries ALL day today - nothing stuck, but it was pretty. Hard to believe that 2 weeks ago we were in sunny California for a week! My sister-in-law married a wonderful man the Sunday before Thanksgiving in Malibu and the 5 of us flew out there to be a part of their special day. The wedding was beautiful and elegant and we could truly feel the love in the air. And, of course, what's a trip to L.A. without a trip to Disneyland, Legoland, Santa Monica Pier, etc., etc...!!!

So, now we are home and I am feeling the STRESS because of the number of ornaments that need to be finished as Christmas presents (and several of them sent on their merry way across the US). Because, Christmas for us this year is going to be a very home-made because of the aforementioned trip!!!

I have loved stitching all these ornaments and can't wait to get them finished-up. I'm hoping to spend quite a bit of time tomorrow working on them. I've set up my dining room table as Christmas project central and hope that having all the pieces out and readily available will help make the finishing go fast.

I hope to be able to show you much progress soon! I'm also in the process of stitching Peppermint Latte from this years JCS 2010 Ornament Issue...and, have another one from the magazine kitted up as well. Nothing like leaving this to the last minute ;-)

Hope you are well and enjoying the Season so far! Thanks for stopping by!

Meredith

Progress on Sunflower Inn

Hello! We are home from vacation. We had a wonderful time. Beach every day, boardwalk everynight. The kids loved it! The weather was perfect and it was a really great week.

I even got a little stitching done every morning. And, what was extra nice about that is that I got to stitch with my Mom! We are the early birds of the family so every morning we would meet outside on one of our front patios (we stayed in two different condo units) and stitch from about 6:15 am until the first of my kids appeared - usually around 7:30). I wish I had gotten a picture of us but since there was no one else up....and, that's what made it relaxing and fun, I never got a picture. We drank our coffee, chatted and stitched. What a nice way to start each vacation day. Here is what I got done last week.

And, here is my husband leading the kids to another night of adventures on the boardwalk.

This week is going to be another busy one - all 3 kids need physicals for school and sports on Tuesday, I am taking my oldest daughter for an orthodonture consultation on Wed. She's a big thumbsucker so she'll probalby need a palette expander this fall (there goes the stitching budget ;-) Then my son starts Flag Football - practice is every Tues, Wed and Thurs nights from 6-7:30 until school starts!!! It's my husband's and my father's birthday Wed night. And Thursday I am taking the kids to visit family in VA Beach for a long weekend. Somewhere in there I hope to get some stitching done!

Hope you are well and thank you so much for stopping by! Mere