TUSAL and Fred

Here are my orts for the TUSAL. I have my jar next to some scrapbooking stuff which is what I've been working on all weekend. My Mom and I pulled out all of our scrapbooking stuff that we have collecting over the years and scrapbooked together. I don't know why but it's just not as fun doing it alone.


Let me introduce "Facebook Fred". We found him on Facebook and he was needing a home. He is so sweet and he seems to like me the best. He follows me everywhere I go. My other male dog, Pete, isn't too happy about it though. They may have to decide who the king of the house is but hopefully they will be friends when it's all over.

A Sad Day

Due to a faulty garage door, my dogs got out of the pen today and decided to "play" with my chickens who were out grazing in the yard. Needless to say, we will be spending the evening burying the chickens. Every single one of them, dead. They weren't ripped apart but they all had broken necks from being shook too hard. I have decided that before we get anymore chickens, we need to make a fenced in chicken run for them so they will be safe. It was my dogs this time but it very easily could have been a neighbor's dog, a hawk, or anything.

This is one of those times that you just have to learn from the mistakes made and move on.

I'm Still Here

Wow! Where does the time go? It's been ages since I last posted. Sorry about that.

I have been stitching but it's kind of been scattered. I did a little here and a little there so there's really not much to show yet. Pictures will come soon hopefully. Currently I'm working on the UFO RR piece and the baby sampler. I may also start some ornaments soon as well. See? Scattered.

I do have a photo that I can share. This little guy has been coming to our backyard at night to eat figs off our tree and our dogs go crazy every time. I found out that possums also eat baby rats/mice and cockroaches so he can come over any time he wants. Ha ha! He may become a problem when we finally get our chickens though.

Christmas Ornament

This is "Nickademus" by Raise the Roof Designs from the 2010 JCS Ornament issue stitch on Siren's Call Opalescent Linen from Enchanted Fabrics that I had on hand. I love how cute this turned out! I made this to be my coming nephew's first Christmas ornament. I am planning to stitch his name and the date on another square to put on the back when I "finish" it into an Ornament. I think I'll wait till it gets closer to his birth just to make sure they don't decide on a different name or something like that. Lol!



Here is my weird but adorable dog who decided to take his nap half on the chair and half on the table. Hee hee! He thinks he's a lap dog.

Dogs and Pin Cushions

I decided to buy a pre-made doggie hat for Pete to see if he would wear it or not. I would love to make him some doggie costumes but I don't want to go to all that trouble just to find out that he won't wear it. He looks so cute in it but he really doesn't like it at all. He will wear a bandana around his neck if the weather is cool enough so I guess that will have to do.


I am done with all of the pin cushion ladies! Yay! I am relieved. Now on to the next obligation project which is a RR piece.

A Finished Project!

This is "Life Is Good" from the Tailwaggers #1 book by Jeanette Crews Designs. It is stitched on Smokey Haze Flair Monaco from Enchanted Fabrics. It looks like many of the dogs that I have had over the years but more so like Priscilla, our first Basset Hound. I think we got her when I was 6 or 7 years old and we have had Bassets ever since. I had thought about stitching all of their names around it in a border of some kind but I decided against that. I'm not sure there would be enough room. There would be Priscilla, Lily, Daisy, Freckles, Buster, Sweet Pea, Petunia, Julie, Blue Bonnet (Bonnie), and Peter. That's not including the 3 liters of puppies that we have had since we didn't keep them.

Puppies!

Here are the puppies! It's amazing how much they change as a few weeks go by. The adult dog is not the mother, it's Aunt Julie. She loves to play with them. For the most part, she has been very gentle with them. We are working on weaning them now.

Julie

I had to get a photo of this even though she's not supposed to be on the furniture. How can you be mad at that? I think she around 6 or 7 months now.

Puppies and Frogs!

This is Julie. She's growing so fast now! She even lost a baby tooth last week. She is getting so destructive here lately. She loves to chew and rip things up like the newspaper, pillows, stuffed animals, and even the phone book. And as you can see from the pic, she insists on sleeping on your pillow! Yes, she's my Sister's dog but until she grows out of the puppy stage, she stays with me.


Here is my latest progress on "I'll Make My Own Happy Ending" by Dragon Dreams. I don't really enjoy stitching with metallic threads that much but they sure do make a project "pop." The shoe is done in pearl metallic thread for those who are not familiar with this design. There's also going to be a gold metallic crown on the frogs head.

R.I.P. Daisy

Daisy, our oldest Basset Hound, died today. She was in quite a bit of pain so we finally said good-bye to her today. It's been a tough 2 years. All of our dogs were about the same age so they all started dying at the same time. We will all miss her but I'm glad her suffering has ended.

A New Face!

I know, this is the last thing I needed. But, she's not mine. This is my Sister's new Basset puppy. I've been taking care of her during the day while Sis is at work. I can't get too attached though. When Sis gets married in October, the puppy, Julie is her name, goes with her.

At the same time, my two older dogs have been having lots of trouble. Daisy has gone blind in one eye. I noticed she kept running into things. Poor girl! Freckles is in really bad shape. In fact, we are probably going to have to put him down soon.

Another Trip To The Vet

Petunia has a slipped disc in her neck that causes her problems now and then. This is the second time it's gotten bad. She's in quite a bit of pain so we had to go get her meds and we have to keep her in a crate so she doesn't move around too much so she can heal. This photo is an older pic so it doesn't show how miserable she is. Hopefully the meds will kick in soon. Two trips to the vet in two days. Here's hoping that nothing else will go wrong!

Daisy's Vet Trip

We just got back from the vet. They thought Daisy might have bladder stones but several expensive tests later, it turns out it's only another bladder infection.

Ha Ha!

This is Freckles. Tonight we discovered he likes sour cream! He was licking the sides of the empty container.

My Sweet Petunia

I just couldn't resist getting a photo of this! This is her "I know I'm not supposed to be on the couch but please don't be mad, mommy" look. I ask you, how can you be angry at a face like that?