Secret Project revealed, RAK's, yadda yadda yadda

Hey there! How's it shaking? How was your week? Considering that next week is the start of tax time for me and my co-workers my week went pretty darn good. It wrapped up last night with this:

Lizzie*Kate Friendship Flip It done on 28 count cashel (unknown color..tan of some sort lol) stitched with DMC threads

This is the Secret Squirrel project that I've been telling you about over the past month. I couldn't reveal it because I gave the 'homework' to my stitchy group friends to have them complete it by last night because I spent a couple of hours teaching them how to make their own boxes! Yeah! I think it turned out quite cute myself.

I gave them all pre cut kits for the project to complete, showed them the way, and off they go. It was like pushing a toddler to walk. :) Kathleen from the group actually finished the whole thing last night. It was so proud! (wiping tear from eye).

I just wanted to thank you for all your kinds thoughts towards Smokey Cat. I truly appreciate it and he 'seems' to be doing better. I think we will give it another week to truly see how it is going and to see if we need to follow up to make sure he doesn't need a boost in his insulin. SUCH a good kitty, he truly is.

What can this be???? My DH informed me that a package came in the mail for me and what do I see? But pretty wrapping staring back at me...hmmmm

PIRATE STUFF!!!!!! A POSTAL PACKAGE PALOOZA OF PIRATE STUFF! Sharon (It's Daffycat) sent me this AWESOME package of pirate stuff from fabby, to charms, some awesome floss tags, and the bestest thing (it was all awesome but this took the booty) were these:

Two identical cigar boxes! Sharon you tell your DH that these things are just awesome! Not just one, but two! I seeing some cool things happening with these! And lastly, on her blog she won a pirate skull cap that you wear underneath your motorcycle helmet a while ago during a poker run. She sent this AWESOME skull cap to me! Oh I love love love it. So what did I do...I ran into the bathroom (where the kids wouldn't see me) and did this:

By day, she's a mild mannered mom of quints, trying to balance her life and make her family have as much fun with theirs as they can........

BY NIGHT SHE IS A TKD BUTT KICKIN' PIRATE QUEEN THAT WILL TAKE NAMES AND ASK QUESTIONS LATER. ARRRGGGG.

(I truly hate pictures of myself because it will come back to haunt me...for you Sharon, I'd do it!)

THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL RAK! This made my day.

Update on the HEAD: Well I only work on this thing truly about maybe 4 hours during the whole week. I don't want to work on it full time because 1.) I wouldn't appreciate it because 2.) I would get burned out on doing it. When I do work on it, I have to force myself to stop because I do love it. Now the above picture is before the below is after. Please have a couple of beers before looking at the below picture because it wouldn't 'flip around' for the life of me and I truly spent 20 minutes trying to get it to do so. So, on that note, just drink the beers and then tilt your head sideways.

This is the width and length of page one all together. *sigh* Some day I'll get it done but I do have a lot of encouragement! Now to end off the week I received yet ANOTHER RAK last night.

A PANDA FOB AND PULL!!!!!

Karen from my group came over last night during the tutorial a little late and to 'brown nosed' me into doing her box, she dangled these over my face. Well DUH, it was like dangling the carrot in front of the rabbit for crying out loud! Truly, as much as she has done for me regarding fobs, it was the least I could do. Are they not the cutest things??? LOVE them.

Thanks for stopping by this week. Your comments and messages me a lot. Have a great week, be safe and until then I'll leave you hanging by a thread!

Lori