He Is Finally Better!!!!

Thank you all for your thoughtful comments and for those who prayed for my son. I am very happy to report that he is doing much better now! He has still been having some headaches off and on but the rash, fever and all the other stuff is now gone.

I really don't have a lot to report stitching wise right now. Have been doing some but it has just been the model stitching of my designs and I have not taken any pics yet. So, those are to come.

I have been a little busy creating a web site for my designing. I am really happy with the way it is turning out. I am still working on it and at first will not have a cart and check out or anything like that but there are other ways of taking care of business. The banner at the top of this page will take you there or you can just click here! Check it out and if you have any ideas for improvement, I would love to hear it!!

I do hope that you will all forgive me for not commenting on your blogs lately! Things have just been crazy around here and with me trying to get things going for my designing business I have not had a lot of time to visit blogs and when I do, I am not taking time to leave comments. So please know, that I have been to your blogs to visit, just have not had time to comment! I have even found a few new blogs and have not even had time to comment on theirs. So anyway, please forgive me, but know that I am keeping tabs on you all! LOL

Well that is about all this time around. Hopefully the next post will include pics!!!

Happy Stitching!
Cindy Mae

Scarlet Fever is NOT fun!

This week has been crazy. My son has been a sick baby. I say baby but he is 7 years old, but when he is sick like that he is my baby! LOL Anyway, after a couple trips to the doctor we FINALLY figured out that it was Strep Throat and Scarlet Fever! NOT FUN!!! Although I do thank God that it was not Meningitis!!! Even so, my son has been so miserable! His limp nodes where so swollen that his neck has been hurting for days. He has not been able to move it from side to side or up and down. One side you can even see the swelling with out looking for it! I took a couple snaps of him and his rash.
He is feeling better now. He has not ran a high fever all day and the rash is actually almost gone. His neck still hurts but is getting better. He finally ate food today so that was a major mile stone.

So, if you have noticed that I am behind on my blog reading, you are very right!!! I will get around to getting caught up in the next few days!!

I have made a couple new post on my design blog! One of them is a pic of my first model piece finished. And the other is a NEW FREEBIE!! Yes, another 4th of July piece but this one is designed to be finished into an ornament or pin cushion, something like that. It has a front and back and I think that it is really cute and hope you like it too!! While there make sure and sign up as a follower so you will always be the first to know about my designing adventure! LOL

Also don't forget about my upcoming giveaway! Check out this post for more info! Pass it on and get a second entry!!!

Well that is about it this time around. Sorry no other stitching to show this week but my model piece is all the stitching time I had. But I enjoyed stitching it, so thats ok! Pray that you all have a wonderful and Blessed week!

Happy Stitching,
Cindy Mae

14 Years Old - EEEEeeeeeek!

My beautiful darling daughter is now 14 years old!  Today is her birthday and I just can not believe how time flies!  And for those of you thinking another birthday . . you are right!  My sons was week before last, mine was last week and now my daughters is this week!  Expensive month April is!  LOL  

Anyway, Happy birthday Candice Mae!  I love you with all my heart and I pray that you have a fantastic birthday and that God just blesses your socks off today and for the rest of your life!!!

Here is how I finished the piece that she designed and I stitched.  She knew when she designed this piece that it was for her birthday card.  She wants to frame it and hang it on the wall now!  I think that there might have been a  couple people not so sure about her design.  If you look at it closely, you can tell that she has a shirt on that is the same color as her hair.  You can see a little shoulder and then her hands in front of her chest.  So, she is holding her arms in front of her and you see the sleeves and hands.  Hope that helps!  Anyway, here it is finished as her birthday card.  I really did not do much beside find a cute frame to put around it.  I did not want to take away from the girl!  Oh and YOSH means OK!

Now I want to mention an awesome giveaway that is going on over at Daffycat's place!  She has got two giveaways going on that are for some her own hand dyed fabric and let me tell you, it is gorgeous!!!  So you gotta go on over there and check it out!

Well, I guess that is about it for this time around.  Hope everyone has a wonderful rest of the week!!!

Happy Stitching,

Cindy Mae

Growing Up

Ok, so I have decided that the more I try and blog on a schedule the more I don't want to!  LOL  So, from now on I will just post when I feel like it!  LOL

My baby boy turned 7 yesterday!!!  I can not believe how time flies!!  My daughter will be 14 on the 28th and then I will be 33 on the 23rd . .  eeek!  So April is a busy and expensive month around my house!  LOL   Anyway, John had a great day yesterday.  He will have a party to invite friends on Saturday but he got his presents from family yesterday!  We got him a new bike!  He loves to ride his bike, he loves the outdoors.  When he came in from school it was sitting in the living room but when we were walking up he seen presents sitting on the table through the window so he did not even notice that bright green bike!  LOL  When he did notice it, he was so excited and started jumping around.  This bike has the front and back breaks.  My husband explained that if he only used the front brake it would cause him to flip.  Well I don't think that he believed daddy!  He was going really fast and what does he do . . . he uses just the front brake! (He had to try it, right?)  Next thing you know he has handle bars jabbing his tummy and has a pretty bad scraped up elbow!  But he is fine now and now he knows that daddy was not telling him a lie! LOL  Anyway, here is a pic of my handsome little man on his new bike!

He is so funny when you tell him to smile he makes crazy faces that you can tell are forced smiles! LOL Anyway, I let him pick what he wanted stitched for his birthday card, so here is the card that I made him.

I have started on "Wedding Spots" for my brother and new bride but have not had a chance to take a progress pic, so I will show that next time!  My dad told me that I had some money to spend on stitching goodies for my birthday so off to ebay I went!  I found a great ebay store with a ton of great 18 ct Aida for a great price.  So, I am looking forward to receiving that!

Don't forget to check out the new blog that I made.  This blog is for an ATC birthday exchange group that will last 1 year.  If you would like to sign up, please do!  The more that better.  If you are not sure what an ATC is then you can find a like on the left of this blog or on the right of the new blog to give you an idea.  I also have a few example pics on the new blog as well!  So make sure and check it out and sign up!!!  ATC's are a lot of fun to make and they are also very quick to make!

I would like to thank everyone for the comments on the stitching of my daughters design!  I would also like to thank you all for the wonderful comments for my dad and step-mom for loosing their dog, Tazy.  They are doing better now but miss her like crazy!  

I have not been very good about responding to everyone's comments but please know that I really appreciate every single one that I get and you all mean so much to me!!!!

Well, that is about it for now!!!

Happy Stitching,

Cindy Mae