Thank you Tracy!

See? Another picture!
MAIL!!!!!!!!! Thank you Tracy. I received a lovely envelope filled with goodies. I love those little note pads, always use them. Fabric- can never go wrong on that one! A card, *thank you*! And an angel. I have never seen those before and what's really cool about that is that I can use it over and over. Won't the kids be jealous!
Thank you Tracy, you didn't have to, but I love it all! :)
**Dancing carrot*
And to anyone reading this- hop on over to Tracy's blog and wish her a happy belated wedding anniversary!
Happy Anniversary Tracy and Dan!!!!!!

Enabler?

I am just getting caught up on the pictures....... Sorry.
This is the little goodie that I ordered through One Star's Light. I was thinking how I probably wouldn't hang the Margaret Sherry cats on my walls but I love them so and thought, "Why not on a knitting bag?", so there you have it. An idea! I think I will either: 1.) stitch it on waste fabric or 2.) stitch it onto regular (evenweave) fabric and then make it into a knitting bag. I like the type that's gathered near the top with rings as handles. I have one now, an old one and like how it sort of seals itself but it accessible at the same time. I keep thinking that a bag with sort of a quilted type of style, maybe with the do-dads of crazy quilting here or there to personalize it even more. I could incorporate my favorite colors. And with it being a quilted type style I could always add more to it later. Possibly follow up with the other knit kitties of hers.

Funny, huh? I don't wear or do flashy. But for some reason I am comfortable with the idea of a funky bag. Yeah, I have been seen happily in public with my Strawberry Shortcake bag. :)

gorgeous

Check these out. I especially like the biscornu and tools near the bottom. Selina has the best finishing.

It's been a while!

Since I last posted. Let's see.
Nothing in the stitching front. I have had lots of kids around the house. I am watching a few on top of my own for the summer. So it's a lot of busy work during the day. Lunch for 5 (including me) and that kind of stuff.
It's been fun so far. Ask me in a few weeks! But the kids are starting to figure it out. When I say something I follow through. No empty threats here! So yes when I say, "IF you do that again, you will lose videogames for the day", I mean it!And no you can't throw the ball on the roof. This was asked about 10 times. Must think I have a memory of a gerbil. *chuckle.
It's funny though. When I watch other's kids, I feel very close to them very quickly. The whole protection factor kicks right in.

I had my hair cut today. It's about t-shirt collar length. I didn't donate it. There is a bit of a thing we aren't so sure about. I know they sell what they can't use- like grey hairs. But whether it means they sell the whole donation from the one person, or that they separate and sell the strands they can't use and then use the rest for the children's wigs. We aren't sure. Even my hairstylist isn't sure now. I guess they changed the Locks of Love program a bit. So if they can't use my hair, yes, I have lots of white/grey, then I guess I won't bother with it. And neither will Hubby. He's been trying to grow his out so he can donate again.

Now on to stash goodness.
I ordered a few things. RAKs mostly for other people. A couple things for me.
I have a stack from Silverlining coming to me. And I placed my first order through One Star's Light. Great service! My computer wouldn't let me see or do the shipping options for some strange reason on One Star's page. So I contacted the owner and still managed to order what I wanted. Hurray for Paypal!
I ordered through 123Stitch- the color variations thread pack for one of my flosskids,(I bought the other pack at the craft store with a coupon of course) and a giftie "just because" for Ami.
Just love the puffy envelopes.
And a few words to fellow stitchers- Keep an updated wishlist. You just never know what could fall into your lap, er mailbox, someday. :)

Hey I am running a very simple exchange over to the Flossmoms site. It's a single thread exchange. Sort of a simple and quick way to get things going over there. I thought it could help us get to know each other.
So only a little over an hour from now it will be locked up and then names matched up and sent off..... Tomorrow anyways, for the matches and contacts I mean. *Le sigh, I am tired.

Do you know what this is????

My neighbor has these growing in her yard. And, I like them! Does anyone know what it is called? Or anything else about it? She (my neighbor) has them growing along a fairly steep hill.
This was the clearest picture I could take. Good thing I did too because if I had waited any longer the blossom would have fallen off by then (yeah, the petals fell off one by one then it shriveled). I have kept it though, since it looks like it may possibly bloom again.

Thought for the day....

Always Right is a Lonely Place to Be.
I am not sure if I am quoting someone...

Scattergories

Scattergories - harder then it looks!
Consider yourself tagged!
Rules: Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following.

Your Name: ---- Angela
1. Famous singer/band: ----------- Abba
2. 4 letter word: ---------------- aunt
3. Street name: ------------------ Acorn
4. Color: ------------------------ Aquamarine
5. Gifts/presents: --------------- Amazon Gift Cert.
6. Vehicle: ---------------------- Altima
7. Things in a Souvenir Shop: ---- ashtrays (eeew!)
8. Boy Name: --------------------- Anthony
9. Girl Name: -------------------- Amanda
10. Movie Title: ----------------- "Airplane!"
11. Drink: ----------------------- Apple Martini
12. Occupation: ------------------ architect
13. Flower: ---------------------- aster
14. Celebrity: ------------------- Angelina (Jolie)
15. Magazine: -------------------- Activate
16. U.S. City: ------------------- Albuquerque
17. Pro Sports Teams: ------------ Astros ( I think)
18. Fruit/Vegetable: ------------- Avocado
19. Reason Late for Work: -------- Allergies (erm?)
20. Something You Throw Away: ---- apple
21. Things You Shout: ------------ Aha! Abracadabra!
22. Cartoon Character: ----------- Arthur

Yes you are all tagged, esp you Ami! (Hee hee.)

hrmph!

The next time I say, "I'll just make the invitations!", hit me really hard right upside the head, k?

Long awaited pics!

Seems I am just not fast enough with photos these days!
This is the fob from Blackmamba, for righting a wrong, with a wonderful card. Yes, I like the picture on the front almost as much as the message inside. I am a total softie for mail. Cards, letters, whatever you've got to send to me. I just love it. The more personal the better. Bills on the other hand just don't do it for me.

Here piccie, piccie, piccie!

We may have a working camera folks! So there may be lovelies here tomorrow for you all to see! *happy dance*


And on another subject-

Thank you Ami!!!!!

No clever title

for today. My camera has fresh batteries and is not working properly. You can still use the screen to view previous pics . But when you open the front (slide the panel over telling it to turn on and get ready) it just blinks the little red light and does nothing when the button is pressed. Grrrr! Now what to do? Part of says I may give it a little friendly "bump" to see if it does the trick. What more harm could it do?
Looks as though I'm going to be in the market to get a new camera, and not willingly either. So many other things I'd rather be setting money aside for! Sheeesh!
So sorry guys, no piccies until I scan things. And scanning takes longer so who knows how soon I'll be getting to that. Too bad too, we have a ton of rain on the ground and coming down in spells and I was going to be a smartie and take a pic of the "pond" near the road. It's really a ditch, but with so much rain it looks almost good enough to kayak! Certainly giving the sump pump a workout! (Which sets Hubby's heart all aflutter!)

Good news
I am meeting a fellow EMSer at the Mall on Thursday morning! We'll be french knotting and sipping fancy coffees. :]

And the 13th is the last day of school for the kids. So I guess that marks the official first day of summer for our household. So "rain, rain go away. Come back and bug us later"!