Joyce's Love of Life

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Updated blog

Good morning to all my stitching and crafting friends. It has been two weeks since my surgery on my toes. I stayed at my daughter's for the first 11 days as I could not put any weight on my foot. I have the best daughter and two grandkids in the world. They were so good to help me as I needed to be helped to the bathroom and everything brought to me. They saw that I had what stitching I wanted next as they love to watch my rotation pieces. I did go back to the doctor on the 19th. and he put a cast on it for the next 3 weeks. I can now put weight on the heel and get around a little. I am back at home and went back to work on Thurs. No driving, but my grandson is great to take me to work and back home. The doctor said the toes were worse than he thought, but he feels good about the surgery.
Now on to my stitching, I did finish an ornament for an exchange and will picture it next week after, my exchange partner gets it. I also finished the ABCS of Aging, Lizzie Kate and it is on the way to be framed. Also, finished the Season of Growth, Summer _Littlehouse Needleworks and the first 8 pages of The Alphebet Samplings Books-With My Needle. Now to get the pillow completed and the ornament finished. Here are pictures of my completed and WIPs progress.

The ABCs of Aging Artfully-Lizzie Kate

Season of Growth-Summer Pillow-LHN

The ABC Samplings Book-With My Needle

First 8 pages of 16 completed.

TEXAS - Sue Hillis

Stitching for my Great son Christopher

Snowman and friends Christmas Stocking-Gold Collection kit.

The Halloween House - U. Michaels. A SAL with Linda at http://stitchingwithmyfurbabies and 10 other stitchers.

RED BIRDS JCS issue nov/dec 2011.

Happy stitching and crafting to all in the coming week.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Weekly Update

I am only a few days later than usual. My daughter has been out of town and I have been house sitting and making sure the 2 grandkids are ok. Also, my next update might be a little late again, as I am having foot/toe(right) surgery in the morning. I have arthritis in the big toe, no cartledge left, only bone on bone. The doctor will straighten the bone and put a plate w/screw in the toe. It should help me with pain and my foot will be straight again. I have to stay off the foot for 4 to 6 weeks. Hopefully I will get a lot stitching done. Here are the pictures of my progress on WIPs last week.

The ABCs Samplings Book - With My Needle
The ABCs of Aging Artfully-Lizzie Kate

Season of Growth-Summer Pillow - LittleHouse Needleworks

Snowman and friends Christmas Stocking Gold Collection Kit

The Halloween House - U Michaels SAL with others

Red Birds M Baker - JCS nov/dec issue 2011

Also, stitching an ornament for an exchange this month.

Happy Stitching.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Happy Memorial Day weekend

Hope all of you are enjoying the Memorial Day weekend and remembering all of our veternans
and those still helping keep our country free. I did get a little stitching done this past week. My daughter has gone to Colorado and I am house sitting and making sure the two grandkids get where they need to be on time. Here are pictures of my past week of stitching on WIPs:
The ABC Samplings Book - With My Needle

The ABCs of Aging Artfully Lizzie Kate

TEXAS- Sue Hillis

Snowman and Friends Stocking Gold Collection Kit

Halloween House - U. Michaels SAL with others

Summer Seanson of Growth pillow - Littlehouse Needleworks

Red Birds - JCS nov/dec 2011

Happy Stitching

Monday, May 21, 2012

Weekly Updated Blog

What a busy week. I finished up a picture album for our past president in my sorority(Beta Sigma Phi) chapter and still managed to stitch at least 1 strand of thread in my WIP rotation pieces. Also, will show you a couple of pictures from my Staycation over the weekend. Eleven ladies from my sorority chapter spent the weekend at the home of one. We visited, ate, had a little wine and enjoyed her pool, ate, watched movies, shopped and had lunch out on Sat, and then ate and talked somemore. You get the idea, we like to talk and eat.
Then I got to see my grandson, Christopher, enjoyed a prom at a neighboring school. My favorite pictures are the one that could only be taken in TEXAS USA, with a horse and on a John Deere Tractor.

Enjoy.
The ABC Sampling Book-With my Needle,another letter done on page 8

Stitching on the W on The ABCs of Aging artfully Lizzie Kate

Texas - SueHillis Designs

Snowman and friends-Gold Collection Kit

Summer-Season of Growth-Pillow- LittleHouse Needleworks

Halloween House-Ursula Michael

Red Birds - JCS nov/dec issue 2011

A wish for a great weekend.Our Host is testing the water for us.

Dinner Sat. evening on the patio.

Let's go to the prom.

Tractor or Horse.

Always will be his Mom's little man.

Happy stitching.

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Happy Mother's Day and updated blog

A great big wish for all the Mother's out there. I spent the day with my daughter, Deanna, and grandkids, Christopher and Anna. It was a real nice day. She grilled pork chops, and added potatoes and beans. Great Day.
Friday night we had bad rains storms come our way, with hail, tornadoes and flooding. My apartment complex and the surrounding neighborhood was flooded after 7-9 inches of rain. Thank goodness, the sun came out on Saturday and dried up everything. I got water in the back floorboard of my car, as well as many other neighbors. What a night.
I did stitch and got a few stitches in several of my WIPs. Here are pictures of my progress for the week. The ABC Samplings Book - With My Needle