2007 is about to leave the building. I am starting to think about the year that was and unfortunately, not too much of it was really good. I will probably write more about that later though.

This morning I have to take DS#1 to grocery shop and then I have to go pay my taxes. Boy does that suck. I could think of lots of other things to spend that money on. *sigh*

On the stitching front, I am finishing up my second exchange square from the COBS board (one is going out today) and then I am going to start Hannah's Treasure box from Indigo Rose Designs. That was one of the classes I was supposed to take at the Celebration of Needlework Show I didn't get to go to. I can't wait to get my hands on it, the colors are gorgeous!

Here is an ornament I finished off from the 2007 JCS Ornament issue. I mounted it on a giant covered button form and I just love how it turned out. I may have to make another one so there is on for each of the boys.

This one is M Designs Merry Christmas Needleroll and another one off my stash busters list. I love this finished off... I can't post the exchange square until I know she has it so that will have to wait. I am glad we started the Stash Buster group so I can knock off some of this stuff that has been sitting around! LOL



OK ... off to pay the tax man!! BLAH!!

that life was just beyond you? Everything was beyond what you could tolerate or accept or even deal with. My car is having problems, work is nuts, family is well, let's just say "beyond". I am supposed to be getting together a holiday and I don't even want to. I want to curl up in my chair with a good movie and my sewing or a book or music and let the world recede for a while. I am so tired of juggling everything. I am tired of even trying to juggle everything. Maybe I am just tired.

I find myself longing more and more to become a recluse. Not having to deal with anything. No wonder my Christmas wish for this year was just PEACE.

a few finishes for the last week or so. The stocking will be for my MIL (who has never had one). The Poinsettia and Santa are from JCS 2007 ornament issue and the blue pieces are from a Dimensions leaflet called Holiday Elegance.

I am off for 2 days and was planning on making some Christmas goodies so since I had to take groceries to my MIL's last night, I got some baking stuff as well. I got to my MIL's and she is all wrapped up in a blanket...not normal at all. Then she starts with this huge wracking cough. After a huge fight, Tom took her to the ER and sure enough, she has pneumonia yet again. She is a COPD patient so it is overly easy for that to happen. She is insistant she is not going to be admitted to the hospital and is being nasty and argumentative. So instead of being able to stay home today I now have to go get her prescriptions and such. I will probably be coming right back but just the fact that I have to get dressed and go...blah.

To top it off I am having one of those days where all I want to do is cry, the weather is cold and dreary and I can't get interested or motivated in anything. I did get a bracelet made but I am not happy with it so it will have to come apart. I was stitching an ornament and messed that up too. I guess I will stop and rent a tear jerker movie on the way home and then at least I will have a reason to cry huh?