What's been going on...

in my life lately! Well, I finally did start my Spring Beauty Princess by Passione Ricamo! Here is whai I have stitched so far. There is so much white in her dress!! I hate large blocks of color like this, but her dress just called for it!

I also finished digging up my garden and planting the seeds last Sunday. Lo and behold! With all the rain we have had this past week (every day) and what little bit of sun we had this week.. yesterday I went out back to check and I have green beans popping out of the ground, the cucumbers are starting to sprout and best of all, corn is starting!
That made me feel so good! I wasn't really sure if anything would even grow. I've never tried to grow a veggie garden before.

I need to transplant the 6 inch green bean plants that are in my Upside Down Patio Garden, because (I didn't know this when I first planted the seeds)but.... 1/2 runners are supposed to grow up a trellis like thingy. So I will be buying some tomato cages soon!
Speaking of tomatoes.... my tomato plants in the Patio Garden are thriving! Some are definitely getting bigger!

I also was able to get that 16 qt. pressure cooker/canner the other day at Wal-Mart! Now, all I need to get are the mason jars and lides and then I will be ready to can!

I'm hoping to get a picture soon of my garden. Just waiting until they come up a little more! and are more photo ready!! LOL

I got my limited edition fabric from Silkweaver yesterday! Gorgeous!! I don't really remember ordering opalescent fabbie, but that is what I got! Totally awesome!

Not much else going on right about now. Just lots of pain due to lots of rain (and still in recovery mode from digging garden!

2 week check-up for granddaughter!

On Friday, May 22, we took my darling granddaughter for her 2 week check up. She has gained 9 oz in 11 days (a little above average). She now weighs 8 lbs. 8 oz. and has grown 1/2 inch (21 in. now)!!
Her doctor constantly raves over her color (luscious pink) and how advanced she is. While we there, the doctor checked her reflexes, her leg strength (very high) and how well she can hold her head up (about 1 1/2 minutes) and to see if she could roll over. Of course, she didn't at doctor's office, but she certainly does here! She has done it twice I know of.
She does have a little bit of diaper rash, so dr gave her a prescription to use, just in case.

She is doing fine though! I went out the other day (Thursday) and purchased a couple of those Playtex bottles with the plastic inserts. The are sooooo much better on her tummy. Not as much air.
Seems to be working better also. Apparently they have cut down her hiccups and colic-y behaviour. She actually slept for about 5 hours the other night!

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Wedding Sampler Completed!!

Here is my Teresa Wentzler Wedding Sampler completed. I stitched this for my cousin's wedding this June. I had given him my TW Egyptian Sampler a few years ago, because he had spent so much time in Egypt while in the service.

I think this will match that in some ways mostly because of the colors and because of the beads and intricate/specialty stitches she uses in this.

I had to put it aside for a little bit while I stitched up Serendipity Fay and all I had left to stitch (when I was finished with SF) was the little corner down on the right side!! I thought I would never get that little bit done because I was so anxious to start on PR's Spring Beauty Princess!
Now I have started on SBP!!!

Hope everyone enjoys this design!

Sorry I've been so long updating, but.....

with having my beautiful GD born last week and all the running around I did last week, to store, to hospital, home, to hospital, shopping, cleaning, putting up the crib, getting things ready in the room, I didn't have time to do much of anything!
I didn't even get any stitching in last week! Wait, I take that back! I did do a little stitching on Alla Turca while we were waiting for her to deliver, but not much. Chairs were terribly uncomfortable and I can't stitch very well in uncomfy chairs!

Then, over the past weekend, I finished up TW's Wedding Sampler, washed it, ironed it and took it to my framers since I wanted mats on this one. Should be ready by June 1. I need to mail it off shortly after that so they can receive it before June 21!!!
I have taken pics of it, but haven't uploaded them yet, but will try to do that today.

With all the running around I have been doing since the 5th, my body went into shut down totally. Yesterday, I didn't do anything at all, but sit and stitch! I hurt in areas I didn't even know I had! And, to beat it all, it was a gorgeous day! Sunny, blue sky and 80F!! But, I didn't even have the energy or ability to go out and sit down and stitch!
I woke with terrible spasms in my upper back -- I could literally feel my muscles rolling around in my back, very very painful!!

The best news of the past couple of days is that I finally started on Passione Ricamo's Spring Beauty Princess! And boy, was Dawn right! I already hate white and I haven't really done a lot of her dress! Lots and lots of white in her dress!!

Hopefully I won't go so long without updating from now on!

Finally! After 23 years.....

I got my first granddaughter! I mean, my DD is 23 years old now and all the rest of my kids and grandkids (up to this point) are boys! So, boy was I ecstatic to find out I'm going to have a granddaughter!

And she is perfect in everyway! Fantastic skin (no stork bites/acne) anywhere on her!!

She was born on May 5, 2009 at 11:14 pm after a long day! DIL had to be induced, but nothing was happening for the longest time! They came in and broke her water, but that still didn't help any!

Finally, she started having contractions and with barely a fart/hiccup, out she slid! She squawked once when she came out, but then she didn't make a sound! Even while the nurses were cleaning her up and getting her ready to be presented to Mommy and Daddy, she didn't make a peep!

She was the most alert baby I have ever seen! She just kept "looking" around as if she were waiting for someone to tell her what to do! She was definitely ready to take on the world as soon as she was born, that is for sure!

She already has eyelashes, and some really long ones at that! Plus, she has some very nice black hair, but I figure that some of that will disappear and her regular hair will grow back in!Everyone says she is going to be a heartbreaker when she grows up and I believe them!

She went to the pediatrician earlier this week for her 1st week check up and she had already gained back the 5 oz she lost during her time in the hospital! Dr was slightly surprised she had gained it back so quickly. We told doctor how she eats---she is a total piglet!! She sounds like she is going to suck the bottle right into her mouth!

Not only that, but at 10 days old, she is wanting more than just 2 oz of formula! Unfortunately, her tummy isn't big enough! Her eyes are definitely larger than her tummy!! Of course, sometimes we might give her an extra oz or less, but boy, she sure can eat!!

Latest Picture of darling GS!!!

Here is my darling grandson, Marlon, asleep on the couch with his Daddy (my son)!! Isn't he precious (baby, not daddy! lol)
We get him every Sunday (long story there) and this was taken last Sunday. He has discovered cars and since my youngest son (12) has every Hot Wheel car ever made, Marlon was in 7th heaven!

Plus, since it was a gorgeous day (80's and sunny) he took Alex's car carrier outside and played with it for hours! Hence, the nap time!!

Still waiting for granddaughter to arrive! She is due on 5/3/09, but I don't think she will be coming then. She is just now dropping into position!

When Stacy (mom) goes back to dr on Tues, I think she is going to discuss picking a day and having a C-section. Since there is a possibility of some issues due to Stacy's drug use (needle user), I personally think a C-section would be better for her and baby. I think she thinks that too. We have talked about it a lot!
Went out the other day and bought some of those Onesies for baby to wear, along with some receiving blankets and crib sheets.
We need everything for baby, since they have nothing now. Everything has been lost over the past year or so. So, I'm trying to help as much as I can! Can't do a whole lot, because our money is soooo very very tight right now.
We did go out to the DHHR the other day and she got her medical card. Surprisingly, I was able to also get a medical card for my 2 boys! Great! Now I can finally take my youngest and get his ears checked! I think he might just need those tubes put in so he can hear! Also means, dental and vision can be taken care of finally also! You have no idea how much stress that relieves! Both of them need dental care badly and eyes checked also!