Guilty/not guilty!

The trial of the parents, dad was found guilt of criminal mistreatment got 60 days in jail, 5 years probation, mom found not guilty. --

Anywho


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So what is everyone up to today? Church for us tonight. Other than that, work with Lex on her school work. Not much else. Hunter has early release on Wednesdays. Only an hour earlier. Supposed to be in the 80's. I can't wait till the sun comes up a bit so I can share my Autumn House. It is beautiful. Lookin good ;) 49 days till Phoenix!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so glad that I decided to get the church part done first. The church looks awesome! The stained glass part really adds character! The rest is going to be so much fun I am looking forward to it!! I can't wait to show you!!!!! I saved the best for last!!!!



Have a blessed day all! 24 days till Britt's 15th birthday!!!

Meeeeooooowwww!!!

Hooorraaayyy!! I have a finish! I finished the Long Leg Cat by SMO. When the sun comes up a bit I will take a picture of it and post it. I am so excited. I also started Autumn House by SMO. It will be pretty as well. I am using fabric by Sassy.



So not much on the agenda. Same ole same ole. Cold in the mornings. Supposed to heat up to the 90's again today. House stays nice and cold though. Lex does a bit of school work, tries to keep up on the computer, I watch the trial, right now 2 parents in Oregon on trial for not getting medical care for their 15 month old daughter who passed away. I am glad I am not on the jury because it isn't as black and white as you would think.

Anywho 50 days till Phoenix, woohooo!!!! Very excited. Looking forward to meeting Jackie and Bruce, lots of sun and of course, the second to last NASCAR race!!!!

To leave you for the day, here is a self portrait by Lex of her and Kahlua. Enjoy!!!





Well I must scoot but I will be back later to post that picture. Can't wait to post more!!!! xxxx

First Sept Post!

Happy Sept greetings! So excited to be able to share this! My dad sent me a laptop so I will be able to comment and share a lot more! It is so much faster than our older computer -- I am excited that I will be able to visit you all much more. I am sorry I wasn't able to keep up it is hard to visit when it takes 5 minutes for each page to load, very frustrating!!!!

So last week I was sick. Hard to be sick when you have soccer, 2 football games, well Ellie and Britt's school had homecoming and then Jeff and I had WSU football tickets. We left the 3 girls at home and Hunter spent the night at a friend's. We had an AWESOME time. WSU came back to win the game 20 - 27. It was sooooooooo much fun. I am surprised I am not hoarse from screaming. I loved every minute of it.

I haven't stitched much. I did want to invite others to joy me, Kay and Susie G in our whatever you want to stitch Halloween SAL... Let us know. I will post what I have gotten done so far, but I am stitch Long Leg Cat by SMO. I have about half of the cat done and half of the pumpkin. VERY cute!!!!

Everyone is enjoying school, except for Lex. They STILL don't have her laptop. Although the time isn't up for it to be here yet, so they still have time. That is ok. She still has done the work. It is very hard and challenging for her.

We have watched quite a few interesting court cases! ---

Well I am off to fold my last load of laundry. All the other stuff is done. Soccer practice tonight -- for those I see tonight can't wait!!! xxxx

Cleaning!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank heavens it is Friday! Although in the homemakers world that doesn't mean a whole lot, except everyone will be around all weekend ;) hehehe ... Cleaning today. About to eat some lunch with the girls and then hop in the shower. Head off to Aimee's Attic, drop off a bunch of stuff, then head back, clean out the trailer, do some more laundry and maybe stitch??? Whew!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have 24 Autumn SMO patterns I would like to get done. Think I can do it?? I hope so!

I heard that my blog can be read, but can't post comments. I hope I fixed it. Let me know. If not, maybe someone can help? Anyway, I am off like a herd of elephants. See ya tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May all your x's be crossed....

School's in session!

for Hunter anyway! A bit of quiet! So nice. We got back from camping yesterday afternoon. Just Ellie, Bubba, Jeff and I went. Lex and Britt stayed with different friends of their's. We had a good time. Dirty and no flushing toilets or showers. Lots of good trout though!

Warm during the day cool in the mornings and evenings. Beautiful. Sheila and I took a walk around the lake and ended up in quicksand. The more she laughed the more she got stuck. It was hilarious. I fell too in mud. We told Big Jeff and Jeff that they missed some mud-wrestling LOL...

I haven't stitched much YET either. Been making lots of phone calls today and doing lots of laundry. Sure good to be home!

Soccer starts, I am just really loving this time of year! Happy Autumn/fall ya'll!!!

On the road again..

Well happy end of August! I am not sure if anyone can read my blog or not. If so, would you be so kind as to let me know?? Thank you!!

We have been having such a good time this summer. My dad and stepmom came for a week around my birthday. That was awesome. We went to the coast, we had lots of good food, and just played games and enjoyed each other.

Then Britt went to teen camp for a week. As soon as she got back, we headed out. We went to Wyoming first to see my grandma and uncles. Then we ate breakfast with my mom in Colorado. All along the way we have been camping. We got a pop up trailer. It has been fun! Then we were in Oklahoma visiting Jeff's mom and stepdad and grandma. We had a really good time, really hot though!

Then Britt and Ellie stayed there and Jeff, Hunter, Lex and I went up to South Dakota and took in the sights at Mount Rushmore etc. How beautiful. The Wind Cave was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! We had a really neat time. Lots of laughing.

We went to Montana and got Britt and Ellie last weekend. Tomorrow we are heading out to go camping with some friends. Lex and Britt aren't going.

I haven't done much in the way of stitching while traveling but I sure have missed it so I am sitting here browsing others' blogs and doing a bit.

Well I hope to hear from someone. I don't know what I did to my blog!!! Talk soon!!

June WHAT???

What the heck? Where has 2009 gone? I blinked, that is what happened. Here's to hoping you can read this! We have been super busy! Lex has had softball, and Jeff has been helping coach. They haven't won but one game, but they try super hard and have fun doing it. She loves it! She is really good too.

I just came back from women's retreat. Let me just say, as some of you already know, I didn't want to go. Never gone, really didn't know what to expect. I am so happy I went. I know the Lord was there with me, and besides just spending time in my Bible, the main part I got out of it, was the next generation isn't walking with the Lord.

The next month or until August is going to be really busy! My parents are coming!!!

Anyway, my camera has died, but when I am able to show pictures I have some big news to share. So I hope you can read this and I will be back, hopefully!

May all your X's be crossed and sending hugs across the pond.

Blessings!!

I wanted to journal this and remember my many blessings.

1. The SUN! It is amazing what a little sunshine does for your spirit.
2. My son, I had a wonderful lunch with him. He makes me laugh and he is just a true blessing. (To remember later when he is driving me crazy!)
3. People that do really nice things for me. This book I agreed to read for an author, I expected a paperback ARC, and instead I got a hardback regular, awesome book!
4. Food in my belly --

Now, time to go outside, read and enjoy some of these blessings.

I hope you take time to remember your own!! Know that all of you are listed in mine every night. :)

Sunshine has arrived!!!!!!!!!!!

Just in time too. We FROZE at the game last night. Did I mention we froze???? They lost, but did well. The score was 13-15. Awesome effort though!!! Jeff took his final test for the 1st year apprenticeship and he got a 98%!!!! YAY!!! Now he is off for the summer. Double yay!!!

I am about to go take Hunter out to lunch. He never stays home with me sick, unlike the princesses (hahaha) so I thought it would be nice to eat with him. My MIL sent me $20 for Mother's Day (isn't that super awesome??) so I thought I would use it to get him something special for all his hard work this year. He turned in EVERY one of his assignments, almost always 4 days early!!!

Tonight we have another game. At least the sun will warm things up a bit!

I got a little bit stitched last night. I love how the little quilt pieces are going to look, as well as the different baskets, don't you?





After looking at yesterday's post and today's it seems I haven't gotten very far, but each basket has 3 or 4 different colors for the shading, so it is a bit more time consuming!

hugs across the miles, may all your X's be crossed and may the frogs stay on the other side of the pond!

Success!!!

We have success! The house is clean for the week. HOORAY! I really wanted to get it done before this weekend, because Sat we are going to brunch and then hiking for the day, so Sat wouldn't be a good day. Then of course Sunday we have church in the morning and evening, and fit the race from Sat night somewhere in there.

It is STILL raining, so I don't know if there will be a softball game tonight. They will never get to play at this rate!!!

Well I worked a bit more on my I love baskets and quilts WIP.





Well off to enjoy an hour of quiet before the children come home and we start the evening!!

hugs across the miles and may all your X's be crossed and the frogs stay on the other side of the pond!!

Happy May!!!

Happy May to everyone! I keep wanting to post but it seems life is flying by right now, and so here, now I am!

A LOT has been happening here at the Speelman house. Lex is playing softball, her coach up and quit so Jeff is helping out another dad coach. Hunter is in swim lessons and also we go swimming every Wed afternoon. Busy busy! We had a taco dinner at church to help fund the young adults to go to camp this summer. It is $185 per youth. Please pray that everyone gets to go.

Here are some pictures of the kids enjoying the pool:


Lex and A:



Hunter:



and Ellie and K:



Our weather hasn't been that great. I hope all this rain makes everything soooooo green!!!

I finished SMO Summer Side: (sorry it is sideways)





and last week sometime I started CCS I love baskets and quilts from the June 2009 magazine. Here is my progress:





Here is what it will look like when it is finished:

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I love the blues in it!!!

Today we have swimming and then softball practice, and church! WHEW!!! I woke up with a migraine, I didn't even hear any of my family getting ready for the day. So I must have been out of it. I got up and took a shower, and feel a bit better. I might just stay home tonight though and sleep, so it doesn't come back with a vengenance.

hugs across the miles and stitch lots! XOXOXO

Shhh.. we're hunting..

for eggs. Here is Hunter before the hunt being Mr. Silly.



Hurry run run!!



Shhh don't tell I found these!!







The bunny left plastic eggs with a bit of candy and some even had $1 bills!!

Be back later, after I get back from the First Annual Home and Garden Show hehe!!

(Lots of stitchy pictures coming!!)

Ok now on with the show!

CRAZY Weather!

Monday we had a brief but HUGE flake snowstorm for about 10 minutes! I wasn't able to finish dinner and get out there.

Tuesday night, we had a bit of hail.



Bubba dancing in the hail!!



K and B were going crazy trying to eat it all!!





Ok, next MY WEEK IN STITCHING!

So I tried a rotation this week, only doing whatever bag was for that day! It worked out awesome! Even if I didn't want to put away the piece I did, and I think I look forward to working with each of them more so!

Monday was SMO Say Melons. Before:





After:





Tuesday was SMO Feb 08 Swirl.

Before didn't get on my camera for some reason, but here is after:





I finished with this one sooo quick, I started March! So here is March when I left it Tuesday night while watching Snakes on a Plane.





Wednesday was a UFO. Smile Giggle Laugh by SMO. I had done it in some other colors, but I am so much happier just going with what is called for instead of taking all that extra time to find different ones. So here it is, I didn't get much done on it at all after all that time rip rip ripping. :)



Thursday was the Halloween SMO SAL. Friday was SMO Say Apples. Today I am working on SMO Say Summer. Both apples and summer are UFO's, but I did them in colors I don't like, so most of this week was spent ripping! I haven't taken pictures of any of them yet. I will tomorrow and share!

Have a wonderful, blessed Saturday!

Good Friday!

Good morning everyone! Looks like it might be another beautiful day here. Regardless, I will have a wonderful day. All my chores are done. Spaghetti for dinner!!! Ellie is still home sick, with a fever. Bummer. Jeff took off today. He is going to Pastor's to weld something.

I am not sure I will get back, so everyone have a blessed Easter. I might be back later to share pictures of my stitching, but we will see!!!

Stitch lots!!!


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It is finished!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it so much!!! Here it is:









So today I gave the dog a bath, and got a load of laundry done. Everything else was done last night. Tonight we are going to have pork chops, roasted potatoes, salad and corn. YUM!!! Ice cream for dessert. DH got Peanut Butter Cup and Double Fudge Brownie. It is funny because yesterday I was saying to the girls how it would be nice if I had some brownie ice cream and then DH shows up with some!!! We think alike ;) hehe

Looks a bit chilly this AM, but sunny. I can hear lawnmowers going. Woohooo...

Today I am going to work on this UFO/WIP, Walk Worthy:





When it is done it should look like this:

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I just love the colors. Heck, I love anything from JJ :) hehehe!!!

Well have a blessed, stitchy Thursday. Off to eat some ice cream ;)

Introducing...

The toothless wonder!!! (I think he will be singing AGAIN this year for Christmas all I want is my 2 front teeth!!)



He lost one of them last Thursday night and then the other one Sunday.



The first one he let his friends talk him into pulling out and then the other one was so loose it was bothering him and he had daddy pull it out!!!

Here is my Honeybee Sampler. It is sooo awesome to see it coming together. I am excited to finish it!!!







Off to get the kids off to school, daddy off to work, and make some phone calls. Also going to take care of my sick girl. Have a wonderful wacky Wednesday!!

Happy Hump day!!!

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It is Wednesday! It has been a short week! Monday night was so beautiful everyone didn't come inside until almost 8 pm. Last night we had communion at church so there went that night. It was a beautiful service. We are blessed to have such a wonderful church family.

Today Ellie and Lex have their 6 month dentist appointments but Ellie has a fever so I don't think she will be going. Tonight is also church, so her and I will stay home.

Making some oatmeal for breakfast, with some toast and juice. YUM! Great way to get the day started. Last night I made lunches, took out the recyling, made coffee for Jeff, and got all my chores I could get done then. This morning I will pop our sheets in the wash. Other than that, it is stitch time!!

I will post later, but I can send the end VERY soon!! I have half of a house to go and the lettering on the beige scroll. That is IT!!! Yahoooooo.

Have a blessed morning and stitch lots!!!

Progress!!!

Roger, we have progress!!! I got quite a bit done yesterday. Knowing all the boxes are on there now, and ALMOST done, is quite exciting!!! Take a peek!!







I got all my chores done last night and this morning, with the exception of sheets, which I am working on now. I wish I had a clothesline to hang them out on though.

Regardless, looks like another beautiful day here in the NW. I hope everyone gets a piece of the sunshine today. Many blessings and stitch lots!!!