Up since about 1:30 AM

NEGATIVE CONTENT - DON'T READ IF YOU WANT TO STAY UPBEAT> Just me letting off a bit of steam.




I just couldn't sleep for worrying what will happen next. I know that "worry" is a negative and only drags a person down but I'm feeling defeated and totally discouraged. I've started applying for a job in the hopes that it will help turn things around for us before we loose everything. I'm so much happier at home caring for my family but no one will give my husband a chance to show them how valuable he would be for their Company. Creditors are gnawing at our door with threats on a more frequent basis. And we feel like we have put our selves here so it is up to us to dig our way out on our own. But this is one of those times when I am feeling totally defeated. Staying upbeat and positive just aren't in my toolbox at this moment in time.

Working up a little surprise....

I decided to work up a little surprise for someone; not saying who it's for until after she gets it but I will share a sneak peek at what I am making. It's a seashell doily; made from size 10 crochet cotton thread. I have a dresser drawer FULL of this thread that I need to use up. The doilies work up pretty fast and are a project that I can take along places for those times when I have to sit and wait.

Fall/Halloween FUN!

I thought I'd share some picture's of some of my nephews and niece. I see these 3 the most the rest are leading VERY busy lives so I don't see them but about once a year. Kinda sad really; but I will enjoy spoiling these three for as long as they will let me. I wish I got to see the rest more often.



Dougie wearing his Spider Hat that I'm sure he created in school - he recently won an Art award and will have a "show" at his school featuring his Art work.



Abby - being a Super Model - HEY TYRA! - Check this future "America's Next Top Model".



And then there's our WILD-MAN in a pair of skelton PJ's that he refused to take off even when the sun came up.



These 3 are my brother Jack and wife Nichole's kiddos and we love them to piece's!

Today's Finishes

Here are the pictures I promised earlier of the projects that I was working on this morning. I got the necklace and earring set done; with a little help from my furry assistant on HIS quilt. And I got a round (or two) added to Anne's Round Robin Center. Nothing fancy just simple strip additions as I didn't want to put something too intricate next to her wonderful center; I'll let the next person add some POW!

By my hands....

Yesterday I tried working on Anne's Round Robin but what I was thinking of doing wasn't working out at all. SO I scrapped the idea but had to do something with the strange little blocks that I had come up with so I made a Christmas Table Runner. Scott says that it is quite busy and thats putting it mildly; what do you all think?















This morning I started working on a necklace and earring set for a little gal in my life - her birthday is this coming week. I hope that she will like them; she told me that her favorite colors are red, black and purple and that she likes silver better than gold. I'm making her a Fairy set. I will take some more photos when I get them completed.



















With it being the weekend Scott and I went for yet another wonderful walk by the River. The Osprey was there in the old dead tree near where we park the car. It looked SO MAJESTIC and there were 2 large black crows doing their level best to torment it but it didn't care one bit how much noise they made. What a Regal creature.

I spied a lovely baby Brown Water snake. It was only about 8 inches long and doing it's best to hide from us. There were also hundreds of baby fish that I tried to get a picture of swimming near the shore. You'll have to blow that water picture up and see how many you can see.

And I can never get enough of the sun glistening off the water with the large dark protrusions of rock busting through it's surface.

All in all so far today has been GREAT!

Lovely Goodies in my mailbox

Laura over at http://craftingsheep.blogspot.com/ emailed me to offer two skeins of beautiful 100% wool - hand dyed - just because she knew I could use it and would enjoy it! She was having allergies to this wool so I told her I would gladly accept it and put it to good use - now to find a lovely project. It is sock yarn but I have never made socks - perhaps it's time to try. It's absolutely lovely yarn. Thank you Laura for thinking of me!


The next fun bit to arrive in the mail was Anne of Illinois' NEW Holiday Round Robin Center. She chose Christmas... I can hardly wait to add my round to it. I sent my center off a couple weeks ago and I know that Carolynn in Washington State was having a blast working on it - if you remember I had done a Halloween Center for my Round Robin. Here is Anne's Center:

To top off the lovely mail Scott and I took a nice leisurely walk by the River. We are both pretty sore in the muscles so it was just a slow steady walk to enjoy this beautiful day. I so miss the New England color explosion in the Fall. Here the leaves just turn brown and fall - then they are gone! Scott and I searched as we walked and found some REAL color and I just piled them up to photograph just so I could make my own small explosion - all in one small pile.

Lovely Walk by the River

Yesterday Scott and I took Amelia to the River-walk and we had a lovely time. The River is still quite low so we were able to walk aways out toward the middle of the river. It's definitely a different perspective from standing on the boardwalk. Amelia so loves to be with Scott the most.




I'm thinking this graffiti is a sign of these ruff times. It is so hard to stay away from this feeling of despair. I know because we find ourselves wondering if things will ever improve - but there is ALWAYS HOPE!


Everything changes with time; and we will make the most of what we are given. Nature gives us lots to enjoy and so many lessons. Kudzu - grows 10 to 12 inches A DAY - do we really want change to happen THAT fast. Look how this plant just takes over an area - imagine if changes hit us this fast.