WHAT?!?! NO MORE AUCTIONS??? The horror!!! how would people get bags! like me who are in NEED of several more?!?!
I am not sure? It's just that the auctions always sneak up on me, and then I feel like I am scrambling to get them done, and the last few have barely sold... So... It might just be time to be done with them. I will play it by ear and see how it goes over the next few months... Maybe I will just take a break from them or something? Or offer less of them per year? Maybe I will just do my crazy days auctions? Not sure yet.
anyway. Hope you feel better and the auction tonight goes extremely well, I may surprise you and but it all.. Since i need to show my Disney side...
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Thanks! I am pretty excited about this one! It's not that often that I get to work with someone who has such a great talent! I just LOVE Jenny's items, and it's been so much fun to do this with her!
You can come have your picture taken in front of my fireplace. I may even have a tree next to it....maybe.
This made me laugh! I would totally steal your fireplace for pictures if I lived closer!
Hang in there D~ your body is adjusting to changes. I know that plateau stage where it seems like nothing is happening and you feel that "what's the point?" - don't give up, maybe a modification to your workout might be in order.
Thanks Tess for cheering me on... I wish I would plateau a size smaller though. LOL I would really like to be solidly in a 13/14 jrs before I stall out. As it is, I am JUST there and have been JUST there for over a month... Something has got to give soon...
I remember the last time I went on a diet (I'll admit I never worked out), after a month I was at a standstill for whatever reason. Hang in there...I have faith in you.
Can't wait to see your skirt.
Thanks Kathy - it's so hard! I was thinking about this a little bit yesterday, and come March - I have been at this for a year. I keep criticizing myself for all I have yet to accomplish... but then I look at how far I have come, and WHOA! What a difference... There are things I do now that I could never have done a year ago... on top of that, I hold my head higher, and I have more confidence (as if I needed any more of that?

) - not to mention all of my "health" issues which are no longer an issue. I just need to remember that it's not always how far I have to go, it may just be better to focus on how far I've come.
I thought I was behind on Mo's... but holy cow! Okay, I've read the first 2 pages. So... not even going to comment except that you & your friend's photo shoot is adorable. Your girls being so close is really really nice.
Hi Dee!!!! It's great to see you! I hope you are well! Thanks so much - I love how that photo shoot turned out too... I would love to do another one in the spring. What I REALLY want, is to do one with DH... I've been on him about it since Alli got her camera last spring, but not luck dragging him out there yet.
:Okay, there is no way I can read anymore tonight. But, I am subscribed, possibley again... lol and will be back another day to read more.
Please don't worry about catching up... Honest... Just pick up here - or where ever... I don't mind. Honest. I'd rather have my friends stop by and say hi, than feel obligated to catch up too, and because of that - they never say anything. So, just stop by when you can, say hello - tell me how you are doing... I would love that!
:I will say this too.... August again huh? Didn't get wet enough last time.

Hey, what are the chances 2 years in a row having the entire trip rain 75% eac day?
I know, I know... I hate August in FL... The girls and I will be the first to admit that... But it's June (crowds n' hot), July (crowds n' hot) or August (less crowds and hotter than...) - Well, I guess we will take the last one, even though I would rather go in Oct-March. LOL
Behind again. I picked up in the middle of the bus fiasco, glad V finally made it home. I would've been a wreck.
Hey!!!!!!!!!! It's great to see you!!!!! Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't worry about being behind... See my reply to Dee above... I"d rather have you stop by to say hi, than not stop by at all.
Prayers to all who need them.
Thank you - I know everyone appreciates them!
I've been busy just keeping up with life. This short time to Christmas is messing me up. We did get our tree up early and my daughter put most of the ornaments on and did a pretty good job. She needed help with the high ones and a few needed to be moved to unoccupied branches, but overall I was impressed for a 3 year old. We have not wrapped and read our 25 days of Christmas books. It is just hard to do. We barely made it through last year. Oh well.
Awww... This sounds so cute. I remember those precious days!
My grandma is now on Hospice services, she's ok for now, but heading downhill. She has been my second mother, so this will be hard. We are happy for everyday we get with her.
Hope to keep up better
I am so sorry to hear that your grandmother is not doing well.

Please know that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
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I goofed off most of the day yesterday...
Shame on me...
I did finish my custom order for the week - I am VERY happy with it! I just love the colors, and the applique is fantastic! I hope to take photos this morning and get them posted later today.
Yesterday, a customer of mine sent me a text, she included a photo... She had just hopped on the Monorail and noticed another of my bags... How cool is that. So the two of them posed for a picture and sent it to me! Made my day! Made my week!!! Seriously - how cool is that?
THen I worked on some of the flour-sack dish towels that I am embroidering with my new machine to give as gifts. I am quite embarassed about the quality of the towels themselves, as they are soooo thin, that the stitching is making holes in them at points where the stitching is thick. Josh and I went out in search of better quality towels last night, and we did not have any luck at all. Does anyone know where I can get better quality towels? We have tried Kohls,
Walmart, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond... Someone mentioned that the Dollar Store had nice ones, so we will try there too... Sigh.
Here are the designs I am doing on the towels so far:
Then, last night, Josh took me out to dinner for our 16th Anniversary.

He let me choose, so we went to Outback Steakhouse - which is a 45 min drive for us, but I love to eat there. And I

their coconut shrimp... So, I was in heaven! It was very nice to get out together and enjoy some time alone.
Since I am "done" in my sewing room until after Christmas, I am taking the weekend off... Then I will work on my side projects for the next few weeks... Hoping to take them at a leisurly pace, so I can enjoy the holiday.
I thought I would leave you all with a funny V/MM photo... He is so crazy! And don't mind V with curlers in her hair - this is totally normal.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Good thoughts and prayers to all!
D~