Thrifty Thursday

Today was quite busy at work. I then went to Walmart for grocery shopping......on an empty stomach! Not good. Lots of goodies. I know the the lady in my check-out line was having quite a PMS day but I guess we all have them. LOL Let's just say I don't think she will be the Walmart greeter! ;)

Came home to this mail package on my porch! Wow! that was fast shipping and this is one of the best deals on ebay I've had in a long time. You know there are some good deals and then some Not so Good deals on Ebay, but this is a really good deal here. BodyGuard probably thinks I need a 12 step program now for my stitching addiction. I was so giddy when we were opening the box!

K's Frames, just as described and looks like it was never used. Yep, the bag is beautiful with dark navy outside and pretty pink flowers on the inside.

Zippered bag~~~~

Original instructions and warrenty

The bag looks brand new.

One thing I will probably get is the black T knobs you can get to cover the screw thingies so it will be a little better without hanging threads and wearing my fingers out. I tend to be a littley clutsy sometimes.

So, onward to putting groceries up~~~~ I got some Echinacca tea. I need to boost my immune system and this tea and my vitamins hopefully will do just that.

My pantry shelf also has lavender and valerian, chamomile in the Dutch girl jar for those restless days.

And for the little picky eater in the house, Ren, who now expects buffet service promptly at 6pm, I found these which were quite pricey but will tuck in the pantry for those times we eat out. I got 3 of them just to see if his tastey palette will delight in them!

Of course, he preferred the Rotisserie chicken with Rosemary and Garlic with us tonight and it was quite tasty from Walmart. I couldn't resist one as they just took them off the rack and I'm too pooped tonight to cook. These were not too much of a thrifty find but the label says all picky eaters will eat these, so we'll see. {{{{{giggle}}}} If not, I will always have Cheerios and Honey and Oats cereal on hand. He will eat that with milk but not after it gets mushy, has to be crunchy. What a character!

Well, it's time for some Nancy Grace show updates on the current crime cases. I watch her show just about every night. I'm not particularly fond of her personality but I like to follow the cases. Then, on to Anderson Cooper on CNN and then O'Reilly Factor. What a night but this is when I do my stitching. In another life, I will be a lawyer..........LOL

I'm so excited about the give-a-way next week! I really do appreciate all that read my blog!

I've been so blessed to meet so many stitchers all over the world! Thanks again!

Bordering the Peace

Bordering~~~~~~

Bordering the Peace block tonight

I watched too much O'Reilly Factor and didn't stitch fast enough but did get most of the border done. I can't wait to get to the house in it. I love to stitch houses.
My goal is to have it completed and framed by Halloween.....let's see if I can make that goal......

Interesting to watch all the news on Afghanistan as I stitch the Peace section. This will be a mark in his presidency folks so I have a sampler to prove what I was doing while the President made the decision about Afghanistan which on either way of sending troops or not to send will put him in a predicament. Maybe one day while I'm in the nursing home and reading through my stitching journals I can say, Yep, I remember that one. That's the one that was a critical decision in AFghanistan.
Well, on to another day of the week tomorrow, Thankful Thursday. I will post what I'm most thankful for tomorrow. It's a strategy I'm trying to stay with to ignore the things I cannot do anything about. Stay tuned.

Peace~~~ a so long desired concept that we really need in our country right now.

Before my son went to Afghanistan I was not a political person. Now, I'm gaining more insight at the political world......yeppers, Peace. Peace is what we want at Christmas and say that it will last all year but does it really?

There are concepts that I deal with daily that zap that peace right out. I have to work on coping with that and moving on to fun things like stitching and friends and chocolate, and oh, I am rambling.....time for bed :)

October Give-A-Way Breast Cancer Awareness Month

After listening to what you voted for in the polls here, I picked carefully a few things for a give-a-way to add to any stitcher's stash! The favorites seem to be 32 count linen and Crescent Colors Floss........

First, I'm envious.....I wanted these scissors, Oh how I wanted for these scissors when I saw them at The Dogwood Patch! The color is my favorite--PINK! And, they are Kelmscott scissors, Breast Cancer Awareness scissors. Cool! Cool! Cool!

The give-a-way includes:

Little House Needleworks design "The Mountains"---honestly, honestly, it struck me on the ride home from the needlework shop that I picked out a design called The Mountains for Breast Cancer Awareness Month..........I really didn't intentionally pick out something called "The Mountains" to match something related to the breasts but.......it just happened!

This kit includes the Crescent Colors Silk Floss in

• Chocolate
• Baguette
• Icing
• Blue Lagoon
• Cinnamon Stick
• Eiffel Tower
• Enchanted Forest
• Creme de Menthe

This kit is one of the kits included in the "From Sea to Shining Sea" Series which can be stitched together but alone are still very pretty designs.
If you haven't used silk floss before, this will spoil you! Stitches like butter!

I also picked out 32 count Belfast Natural Raw Linen---9 x 10 inch cut and serged

A small basket to hold your notions or threads

This give-a-way is in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

To enter for a chance at the give-a-way simply:

1. add your name as a follower to the blog (or if you already a follower skip this one)
2. put a post in this posting only by 12 midnight on Oct 15th, drawing to be announced on October 16th Saturday---- please include a way to communicate if you win.
3. If you want to put your name in twice, put another post that you announced it on your blog (if you have one)
4. And for a chance at your name going in 3 times, put another post with the name of your favorite designer or designers.

Remember to put these only from this posting; otherwise, my senior brain will not be able to keep up with it! ;)

Good luck, and remember to schedule that mammogram if you are over 40...and female.....I have to add that part.