No-o-o-o, my weakness!

This week’s SBQ was suggested by Rachel and is:

What is your cross stitch weakness? (i.e., What do you have to have when you see it, even if you are supposed to be on the Wagon?)

If it has dragons, horses, or tigers on it, I have to have it. The Wagon does not exist in that case. I can never have too much of any of those.

Wow...

So, I've come to the conclusion that I have more stash than I will ever, ever stitch in my life. Along with my own, which was getting very large, my mother just gave me all of her stash and the stash my grandmother left her. Sweet baby jeepers, what am I going to do with it all?

On another note, I've been procrastinating when it comes to getting my pictures taken. No, procrastination isn't the right word. I've been running around so much I've had no time! I did finally start my birth announcement project. Gah. So little time and even more to do!

How do others budget their time?

Food!

Swiped, with love, from View from an Alternate Dementia.

01. CHEESE or CHOCOLATE? Chocolate is preferable to most things.
02. BLUEBERRIES or STRAWBERRIES? Blueberries!
03. COFFEE or TEA? Coffee if I have to have either, with cream and sugar.
04. CORN MUFFIN or ENGLISH MUFFIN? English
05. PANCAKES or FRENCH TOAST? French toast is the love of my life.
06. YOGURT or CREAM CHEESE? Yogurt. I will eat cream cheese on a bagel though.
07. RICE or PASTA? Both, but more often rice.
08. CAKE or PIE? Cake.
09. GROUND BEEF or GROUND TURKEY? Turkey please. I don't eat red meat.
10. HOT DOGS or HAMBURGERS? Um, a turkeyburger? Hot dogs are too close to mystery meat for me.
11. JELLY or MARMALADE? Jelly
12. AMERICAN CHEESE or SWISS CHEESE? Ew. Swiss I guess.
13. DIET SODA or NO SODA? No soda.
14. LEMONADE or ICED TEA? Lemonade
15. CHERRIES or GRAPES? cherries
16. CHOCOLATE QUIK or STRAWBERRY QUIK? Neither!
17. WAFFLES or PANCAKES? Both.
18. WHITE BREAD or WHOLE-GRAIN/WHEAT BREAD? white
19. PEAS or CARROTS? Uncooked carrots
20. PUDDING or FRUIT-FLAVORED GELATIN? pudding
21. COLD CEREAL or HOT CEREAL? cold cereal
22. KETCHUP or MUSTARD? ketchup
23. MUSTARD or MAYONNAISE? mustard
24. MAYONNAISE or KETCHUP? ketchup
25. BLACK OLIVES or GREEN OLIVES? Neither! Ew!
26. ONION or GARLIC? I'm allergic to both.
27. PLAIN BARBECUE or BARBECUE WITH SAUCE? Dry rubbed
28. SCRAMBLED EGGS or FRIED EGGS? scrambled
29. EGGS or EGG REPLACEMENTS? eggs
30. MEAT or VEGETABLES? meat
31. CHINESE TAKE-OUT or PIZZA? chinese take out
32. SUSHI or DELI SANDWICH? deli sandwich
33. WHITE CLAM CHOWDER or RED CLAM CHOWDER? White because I've never had the red.
34. KEY LIME PIE or LEMON MERANGUE PIE? Lemon Merangue
35. PIE & ICE CREAM or CAKE & ICE CREAM? Cake and ice cream, though apple pie with vanilla ice cream is a close second
36. WHIPPED CREAM or CAKE FROSTING? whipped cream
37. HONEY or MAPLE SYRUP? honey

First Official Happy Dance of 2008!

I finished Funshine Bear! No, I haven't taken a picture yet (probably will tomorrow) but I am so happy. Yay me! Pictures will be added as soon as they are taken.

Starting Over... and Over...

This week’s SBQ was suggested by Loretta and is:

Do you have any projects that you have scrapped and started over? What made you start over from scratch?

Oh my goodness, yes! The parrot I am doing for Mr. CW's grandmother has been started over twice now. The first time I started it, I didn't like the aida I chose. I originally chose a light blue aida that had clouds stamped on it. It just didn't look right so I switched to plain light blue.

The second time I started it over, I realized that the change I had made to my colors didn't work as well as I had hoped. I went back to the colors it was designed in, and it looks much better.

Great question, Loretta.

Happy Birthday to a Princely Boy.

Happy birthday, puppy-man! My Lhasa Apso, Prince, turns 13 today. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing home from the shelter at 8 weeks old.

This week’s SBQ was suggested by Kathryn (thank you!) and is:
Are there other crafts that you have tried and abandoned? Why do you like stitching better?

I've tried quite a few different crafts and I've stuck with them all: drawing, painting, latch hook. The only one I have abandoned is knitting. I just can't do it. I love the look of stitching and the looks I get from people when I give them something is worth it!

That Quite Contrary, February.

Another month has gone (where, I ask) and so begins one anew. I have too much to do. Fah. So... here are my goals for February. I so know most of this will go unfinished.

1. Finish all eight Care Bears for my brother's room. Sunshine Bear is almost completed.
2. Finish Lil' Yet-to-be-named's Heaven Sent birth announcement. By the time I finish it, I should have all of the relevant info. An example can be seen here. http://www.janlynn.com/detail.cfm?ID=2176
3. Start and finish Bedtime Bears Trio (Janlynn)- also for my brother.
4. Start A Friend Knows, created by Dimension.
5. Start and finish baby quilt.
6. Start Try to Relax (Dimension).
7. Finish Love by Artecy for Mr. CW.
8. Finish Parrot by crosstitch.com for Mr. CW's grandmother.
9. Finish Deer latch hook kit (Caron) for my father.