Super Busy

Well, Ive done it again. On top of babysitting six days a week, I am also feeding my second cousin's farm animals while they are on vacation. I have to feed chickens, cows, horses, goats, a rabbit, and cats. I get to take home any eggs that the chickens lay which is nice but at the same time kind of depressing. If my chickens hadn't been killed they would probably start laying right about now. I am planning to start over with my chickens I'm just not sure when.

Also, a poo n' spew virus has been making the rounds in my family. I haven't gotten it yet (knock on wood) so that pretty much means that I am doing all the chores that everyone can't do while sick.

So to make a long story short (too late), I haven't been able to stitch very much. This is what I did get done.....


Here is my very little progress on Legends of the Dragons.



We bought a few "exotic" Hibiscus shrubs at a Hibiscus plant sale and some of them are starting to bloom. This one is called "Super Kool".


And this one is called "Some like it Hot". I think this flower would have opened more but we are under a severe drought and everything is suffering.

Tiny Happy Dance

I managed to get this little guy stitched up during the holiday weekend. This is "Small Frog" from CyberStichers designed by Barbara Ana. He was a fun little project and was just what the doctor ordered! I am planning to turn it into a Christmas ornament for my frog Christmas tree that I'm planning for this year. I still need a frog angel for the tree topper but I figure it shouldn't be too hard to make one.

TUSAL July

No I didn't forget. Here are my orts for the TUSAL. I was going to try to get a better photo but I've been sick all week, running a fever. I haven't been able to stitch since Wednesday. I will be using this holiday weekend resting and hopefully getting well.

Some Stitchy Progress

I actually got some stitching done! I don't know how though. This week has been absolutely wild and stressful. I finally decided that if I didn't get a little stitching into the schedule, I was going to lose my mind. I always feel better after I get a few stitches into the fabric. I stitched the bottom tree, the deer, "Sheriff of Nottingham", and the peacocks. I think that's pretty good considering the week I've had. Now I have to decide if I want to continue on this or move onto another project.

Oh! Where is my head!? I forgot to mention that my project above is Robin Hood by Little House Needleworks.

My Latest RR Progress

Here is Rahenna's RR project, Oriental Butterfly, a kit by Dimensions as I received it.



And here is how looks as I mail it home! There are supposed to be two corded ties on it but I chickened out and decided to let her do them. I justified it to myself that they might not "travel" well through the mail. If it was my project, I wouldn't care if they didn't turn out perfect.

A Sad Day

Due to a faulty garage door, my dogs got out of the pen today and decided to "play" with my chickens who were out grazing in the yard. Needless to say, we will be spending the evening burying the chickens. Every single one of them, dead. They weren't ripped apart but they all had broken necks from being shook too hard. I have decided that before we get anymore chickens, we need to make a fenced in chicken run for them so they will be safe. It was my dogs this time but it very easily could have been a neighbor's dog, a hawk, or anything.

This is one of those times that you just have to learn from the mistakes made and move on.

June's TUSAL

Here it is! You may or may not be able to make out the tomatoes behind my TUSAL ort jar. The kitchen seems to have the best light and the counter is currently covered in my homegrown tomatoes. :)

My cousins get out of school for the summer this week so I'm about to be getting very busy! Hopefully I'll still be able to find time to stitch. :-P