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I don't think I've ever really looked back on a year to see what I've accomplished...probably 'cause at this point in my life I tend to feel like each day is just a repeat of the one before it. But I have managed to finish 5 cross-stitching projects this year, which I feel is worth sharing. And I also have a decent start on a 6th.

So here is my 2011 Stitching Review

Paris
Started: January 16, 2011
Finished: March 7, 2011


Jack
Started: March 10, 2011
Finished: May 22, 2011


Dodger
Started: March 26, 2011
Finished: July 12, 2011


Murphy
Started: July 28, 2011
Finished: October 12, 2011


Berlin
Started: January 19/10
Hiatus Between: March 25/10 - July 13/11
Hiatus Between: July 28/11 - October 13/11
Finished: December 16/11


And here's the most recent picture of the wedding gift I'm stitching for my uncle

\o/ we finally have some snow!

I know most people don't like snow and I'm sure if it was keeping me from getting somewhere I needed I'd dislike it too. But for now I'm just enjoying how it makes everything look and feel more Christmassy to me. Unfortunately since the snow stopped falling we've been getting some rain which is making everything look rather slushy but there might be enough snow for it to hold out against the rain.

I feel very out of focus today, I've been cross-stitching but I'm feeling like I'm not getting anything done. This feeling doesn't have anything to do with the patterns, its just the way my brain is choosing to process my day.

Here have some pictures my sister took with my camera this morning of our kitties enjoying her old comforter which she most certainly did not put in the dryer for 20 minutes to make it all nice and toasty warm for said kitties. Nope! Definitely not!



In this picture you can see Dodger is pretending to be a blanket for Romeo

I'm actually quite happy with this arrangement, it means for the vast majority of the day the kitties happily sleep. However this isn't so good for my sister as she takes both Romeo and Dodger into her room at night and Romeo can be very energetic at night ^_~

I'm really wishing I lived closer to a Micheal's or if not that, that I actually had a craft store with a decent supply of thread. The only one in my immediate area is in Cobourg and they charge .79 cents for their floss while I can get it at Micheal's for .49

I'm always really disappointed at how little selection of colors the one in Cobourg has, and its like that every time I go in there. The woman who owns the business keeps telling me that she's waiting on a shipment but for how long? I'm not all that pleased with how that business is run anyways. I have asked to be called with an order I put in comes, but I haven't heard back. I went in there to ask if they could order in patterns for me [I was hoping to avoid having to go all the way to Peterborough] the owner wasn't in so the girl took down my name and number and told me she'd have the owner call me. Never happened. The point is mute now as I have my Pattern Maker.

Merry Christmas