Long Time, no Post and Very Little Stitching...

...so I am setting some Goals for August, more on that later!

In my defense, life has been a bit nuts. We decided to refinish our basement which required lots of sorting and cleaning out. My house is a construction zone right now, LOL. My parents sold their house and are moving here. Luckily the basement will be refinished since they are going to be living with us for the time being. Funnily enough those two decisions weren't related, just a happy coincidence :-). I've also resigned my position at church. They are restructuring things which would require me to work at least two more days a week and I don't want to do that. I've agreed to stay until 1 October so they have plenty of time to fill my position. In truth the timing is perfect. I want more time to do things with my parents. They love to go out to lunch, movies, day trips that kind of thing so I expect we will be a lot busier in a good way.

I did managed to get a teeny, teeny bit of stitching done. I finished Susan's neighborhood round robin.

I also worked on DT's Toccata Four a bit. I hope to get a fair bit done on it this month, it's such a fun piece.

I decided if I am going to get back on track and stitch more I need to set some goals for August.

1. Finish Georgie's round robin.
2. Work on ATS, I’d like to at least get the top portion done and the clouds outlined
3. Finish BBD’s Where My Heart Blooms
4. Finish a Christmas Ornament
5. Finish 4 sections on DT Toccata Four
6. Work on BBD Willow House
7. Do one block on VoHRH
8. Blog on Fridays (I really admire everyone who manages to blog several times a week, I'd be happy if I could manage once a week, LOL.)

I think it’s an ambitious list considering how much I haven’t stitched the last few months but maybe having some goals will motivate me ;-).

I have a lot fun things coming up the few months. Heather is visiting Colorado. We are going to spend a day together and go to Fancimats and lunch. My friend Karin and her daughter are coming to visit us this month. My parents will be here late August. The Sampler Guild starts back in September which is always a lot of fun. Finally in November Karin and I are going to the Attic for their Blackbird Weekend. We are anxiously awaiting the final details. I think they will be in the newsletter today :-).

I was given a "Kreativ Blogger" award by Sherry. I so appreciate it, especially considering I haven't blogged in over 6 weeks. I am suppose to nominate 5 blogs for the award and send them all a message. This was so difficult. I read over 200 blogs, all of them are inspiring and creative and I wouldn't want to slight anyone. I think all of the blogs offer something special. I finally decided to chose: Karin, Margie, Michelle, Jacque, and Jackie. I feel like I have personal connections with all them and I love their blogs.

This was a long post, I guess I shouldn't wait 6 weeks between entries, LOL. I appreciate everyone who reads my blog, thank you all. I will leave you with a picture of Sophie and Chloe.