Um...long time no post...

Deep breath now...are you ready? I've got a lot to cover so pay attention...there will be a quiz later..Ok, here we go:

My lilies are in full bloom right now...this is the part of summer I look forward to the most. Pretty huh?

Stargazers are my favorite and the picture doesn't do them justice. Just stunning.

Stash. What can I say? Stitching Bits and Bobs who? I fell off the wagon, was too lazy to get up and catch up to it to hop back on. So there. What ya gonna do about it? Of course, I'm sure you see the Bent Creek Mermaid...(eye rolling...big SHOCKER Lori..)

I received my Lizzie*Kate Exchange from Nicola in England. Words can not express how very pretty and wonderful this pin keep is. You can see more pictures over at the Lizzie*Kate Exchange
and be sure to visit Nicola's blog HERE. All I can say is WOW. So very pretty! Thanks SO much Nicola, I will surely think of you when I look at it and treasure it ALWAYS.


Uh.....stash? What stash? I see no stash here from the Silver Needle. Are you SURE your looking at some stash? The L*K class from this past July 18th? OH THAT class...oh yeah...I got that stash this past weekend. I wasn't able to attend the class but this is just a TASTE of what was sent to me. Heather (click HERE for her blog) has some awesome pics from the class. Needless to say I'm jealous that I couldn't be there for it but I wouldn't have missed my DD's black belt test either!

Fabric? Sassys Fabbys? Listen people, I do NOT have a problem here...one little bump in the road that's all...honest. This is Sassys Fabbys All Hallows Eve. This. Is. AWESOME. Fabric. Just awesome. This is for my Judith Kirby Haunted Houses...some year I'll kit it up but for now I have awesome fabric for it. Did I tell you it's awesome?

Very slow stitchy update....L*K's Boo Flip Its is my focus piece for now. I'm in the home stretch!

This past weekend we redid the girls room. They have been waiting for a long time for this. They have never had new furniture of their own; they have always had hand me downs. So on that note here is some before:

(I had painted those roses up along the top before we moved in when they were babies and my DH MADE those headboards....yup. He made them. The girls made their minds up that they still want them...sweet huh?)

Ok mama....noz body getz up da stairz whilz daddy iz paintin!

DD #1 picked out the color with me at Wal-Mart...it went something like this:

DD-MOM look I found the color...this is IT!

Me-(looking at the color she is pointing to but reaching above it to grab another swatch)...uh, what...this color? (which was a soft pastel green, pretending I don't see the real color she is pointing at).

DD-MOM!!!!! no ding dong....THIS one!

Me-(eyes rolling praying to God she does NOT truly mean.....) this one?

DD-I can see it now! It will be AWESOME!

Me-uh sister...the color is called SOUR APPLE. Sour Apple? Are you kidding me?

DD-Nope! That's it!

I'm then on the phone to DH explaining the color and he is not helping by saying 'I don't care what color it is, just get it home so I can paint'.

oooooooooo kkkkkaaaaaayyyyy Buster Brown, you asked for it.

and paint he did. DD #2 went upstairs to watch on sisters bed and wound up falling asleep. It was too cute...

and here is the after. Even though it looks like Lucky Charms got a little crazy sick, I do honestly feel that it turned out fantastic. I'm not quite done with it yet, with still more things to get to throw (up) on the wall but all in all I wish I would have had a room like this growing up !

Ok, what is UP with these two clowns? I swear this child is a narcoleptic. (ya know, as I'm typing this blog I'm munching on a Weight Watchers SmartOnes Strawberry Shortcake dessert. Now tell me people, I think that they are NOT 'Smart Ones' by making these things...4 points my hinny...these are too damn good!)

Well, I'm hoping that the girls get their black belts next Wednesday. It's looking good so far and when it happens watch out! You won't be able to wipe the smiles off their faces (mine too I have to admit). Hope you enjoyed the show...until then...peace out!

Lori