Busy, Busy

My Mom has been and gone.  It was so sad and hard to say good-bye.  On a positive note, she DID apply for a job at the company I work for.  She has been contemplating moving back here to Wisconsin where I live, but of course, doesn't want to move until she has a job lined up.    Amazingly enough, the day after she flew back to Colorado, I found out that there were 2 training classes starting in April and May in the department I work in.  NOT the same unit, just department.

 So, now we wait to see if she gets the phone interview and then 2nd interview.  I pray that she gets the job.  I cannot express how amazing it would be to have her close to us again.  She has lived in Colorado since 1997....that's a long time!  I want her to be closer so that she can get to know my boys and of course, my Granddaughter Emma.  We just never know what will happen in this life and I want to take every bit of time I can with her.


I did talk to my Mom about the sexual abuse I suffered as a child.  It was easier than I imagined it would be.  It was also quite freeing....my secret is out.  I told my husband that I feel, now, that everything will be okay.  I know I still have work to do with my therapist and I AM continuing that, but it just feels "right" now.  I don't know how else to explain that.  


I do have some new pictures of Emma, but don't have our printer hooked up to our new computer yet.  Waiting for hubby to take care of that.  She is growing soooo much!  I can't believe she's nearly 4 months old already.  Where has the time gone?  She's smiling a ton, starting to giggle and coo, and drooling like nobody's business!  he, he!


Saturday Therese and I went wedding dress shopping.  She tried on some beautiful dresses, and we're down to just two to choose from.  We're going back Wednesday night for her to try them on again and make a final decision.  One is from the clearance rack for $200 and the other is brand new, custom ordered and over $600.  Biiig difference there!


On the stitchy front, I've been plugging away at my "Castles in the Air" SAL, but it's time consuming.  Also been working on my Quaker Sampler.  I'm nearly finished w/my pinkeep for Becky's Pinkeep Exchange.  I recently won a couple of Ebay auctions for some Gentle Arts threads and also some Weeks Dye Works.  I think I'm coming to the realization that I really like the more subtle overdyed threads like Gentle Arts and Belle Soie.  Since I can't really afford Belle Soie, I've been picking up more and more of the GA.  My goal is to have 2 of each of their threads, so I can work a new piece whenever I want.  I need to purge my floss stash and either post it for sale on the ILCS group or put it up on Ebay.  I had bought quite a bit of overdyed flosses a while back, and have decided I probably won't use it after all.


Well, it's about time to put the youngest to bed, and try to work on my Pinkeep.  I need to have it shipped by April 1 and it's nearly done being stitched and then I just need to finish it.  Hopefully I will get that done on Sunday.  Take care!

It's been a couple of weeks - PICTURE HEAVY!

Well my Mom has come and gone along with the Olympics....  :(   She got here on Friday the 19th and left on Wednesday the 24th.  It was such a short visit, but full of love.  It was everything I had hoped it would be and I was able to finally talk to her about what happened to me during my childhood.  I wasn't sure how I would feel afterwards....would it change how I am or how I feel or react to things.  Honestly....I think it has.  I certainly feel more open with my husband.  Things just feel right.  It's hard to put it into words.

Anyway, while Mom was here I didn't really get any stitching done, but I sure did have fun showing her all my stitchy stuff!  I finally did a little stitching last night during Biggest Loser.  I'm working on a Pinkeep Exchange that Becky from Becky's Bee Stitching Hive is hosting.  I'm finishing it as a Biscornu, so that will be a new thing for me.  After I finish it, I'll post some pictures.  I'm hoping to work on either my Quaker Sampler or Castles tonight...not sure which.

So that leaves....pictures of course.  While Mom was here we drove down to our hometown of Freeport, IL where my niece & nephew live and visited them.  So the group pictures here are of them w/my kids (sans my son Caelan).  We had such a nice time.   Obviously the older woman in the pics is my Mom and the dark haired girl sitting w/my daughter is my niece Andrew who is 6 months younger than Therese.  Please enjoy my pictures!

 The last group shots are of my Mom's last day here.  I pulled the kids from school just after lunch so they could say their good-byes.  This is Great-Grandma holding Emma before she leaves.  It was very sad.