April 5th!

Warning! You will find her book VERY hard to put down! So you must alot a certain amount of time to read. Her name is Roison Meaney. The book is Semi Sweet. It starts out with Hannah getting ready for a celebration with her live-in boyfriend and family before the big opening of her new cupcake shop. However, he has other plans. He is leaving her for the massage therapist, Leah. What he doesn't know though is Leah is pregnant with his baby.

You will meet lots of different people in this quaint little town in Ireland. You will come to love some of them, and not understand some, but grow very fond of them all! You won't want to leave but it will be all over way too soon either way.

Hannah also has a wonderful male friend Adam who comes to live with her to help her out financially so that she doesn't have that burden, and I secretly hope they get together, but I won't ruin anything for you! Go Hannah!!! hehe

They are all solid characters and Roisin is a master storyteller. Bloody brilliant! I am scrambling trying to get my hands on every single book I can now! hehe So spread the word, we have a new author to stalk!

Battery tester anyone?

Monday Graphics

Good Monday morning all! Can't believe March is right around the corner! It is coming in with a real roar here, not the snow and weather other people are getting but the wind and rain/sleet is continuing to come down!

My son is my hero! Last week in some snow and ice my son cleaned off my car! He is such a gentleman. This morning when I was taking pictures the camera needed batteries. He changed them and then said don't throw the old ones away. I want to make sure they are bad. So he tested them! I didn't even know we had something like that!





Here is a March calendar piece I finished the other day.



Here is a CCS piece I am working on but it is a secret! heheh..



Blessed day!

It's finally Friday, I am free again....

Friday Graphics

Well I am free techinally every day, since I don't work, but since I work at home, I work every day... hahaha... Happy FRIDAY!!!! DAYTONA WEEKEND!!!!!!!! I sure do wish to go one year! Maybe when a couple of the girls are gone. Lex wants to go, so may be one of these years very soon!

We have had an interesting week. Basketball is over. Eight games, not ONE of them a win. However, the girls worked hard and loved doing it. So that is what counts! Now on to track. For Britt and Ellie. Lex is softball. I am not sure if Bubbs wants to do Little League this year or what...

The flu has been making its rounds. The cold kind, but I hear through the grapevine that the stomach flu is going around too so I am sure we will be sharing that as well. Joy joy joy!

Cujo visited our house last week too. Here is Cujo:



And here is where she nipped me!



She just lost her head and got excited when playing and didn't realize how crazy she was getting I guess. Silly silly Kahlua!

So I finished the Feb piece for the Merry Member birthday. Here it is! So cute!



Then I finished Be Mine!





That's all I have to share today! Britt has a 4 day weekend so off to hang out with her, read a little, nap a little and relax!!! Have a wonderful Daytona weekend and President's weekend all!!!

Middle of?

Morning Graphics

Holy cow! It is already the middle of the month of FEBRUARY almost! That is crazy. Time sure does fly when you are having fun!

Lots of fun at the Speelman house lately! Basketball, shopping, eating at Red Lobster, birthday parties.. the list goes on and on!

Here we are after a wonderful meal at Red Lobster!





Two really neat ladies from the SMO board sent me a card and some wonderful other things.

Darlene sent this really cute blackwork piece that will hang in my office always!!



Loretta had my name for the V-day exchange (and I had her's but didn't think to take a picture before I sent duh!) and sent me this adorable thread holder Love Bug. It is so cute, I have ALWAYS wanted one of these!!



I also finished SMO Close to my heart --



Here is an update on Creation is But Art Sampler.. Don't you just love the berry vine on the right??? It is so beautiful!





Blessed day all! -- Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Psalm25:6

Hoops!

Good Thursday to you!

Been super busy here with basketball practice, school and life! Ellie is really enjoying basketball. She made 4 points Tuesday!!!!

Here she is:





A friend from the SMO board sent me a cute little package. The cube is just so neat and I was so thrilled to get it!!!





I have been working on the WIP I posted in the last post. Here is an update.





Blessed day to all! (It is ALMOST Friday hooray!!!)

Dessert is served!

Good Monday ya'll! Rainy and a bit chilly here but what a wonderful blessed day!

I finished the cupcake. It was such a fun stitch!

Note the pincushion a dear friend sent!!!





I am a bad bad stitcher today. Startitis has struck! I started this piece this morning. I just love her colors. Always fun to stitch too!

http://www.crosscountrystitching.com/data/project/226stitching.jpg

Ellie Bell has her FIRST basketball game of the season today. We are super excited!!! Have a blessed day all!

FIRST POST 2011!!!

Whoops! Every day I say I need to get on the blog and update it, and here it is, almost the END of Jan!!! Wow... these days are flying by!

Well busy month for the Speelman's. Doctors visits, basketball practice, prom committees.. the list goes on and on. We are loving these years though. Soon they will be gone and we will be on a different chapter of our lives. I am excited for those moments too. We are beyond blessed with our children.

I have been doing a few Bible studies, Made to Crave, From Chaos to Calm and The Mom I Want to Be. If any of those sound interesting to you, make sure you check out the 2 books. (from chaos to calm -- message me if you are interested in that one..)

Been reading a LOT, been stitching a LITTLE! I put a sidebar of my finishes so far but it seems to only be a little showing, not the whole screen if you understand what I am saying. Anyone know how to fix that? LOL..

I am working on SMO Feb Cupcake from the MM board last year. What are you working on?

Blessed day be back soon!!! I promise!!!