Life With Jules, and other stuff

First of all, I want to extend a warm WELCOME to my newest followers! WELCOME!!! With any kind of luck, and word of mouth, maybe I will reach 100 Followers by the end of 2011. I finished the backstitching on Caroling Snowman yesterday. Here is a picture of the finished design: The only thing left to do is put it in its frame, but I may hold off on that until later in the year.       I also got some stitching on Abraham Lincoln’s Birthplace last night. Here is a picture of that: It’s a bit off-center, on purpose. This gives you a general idea of the position I am at on the chart (center, top, right). As you can see, I have a long way to go. It is very monotonous right now as I am using only 2 or 3 of the colors so far. Once I get into the surrounding greenery and flora it will be nicer to work on! Today, I have been stitching on Cat in Chair. I am finding it frustrating as I am missing 4 colors (need to go to Michael’s or JoAnn’s to pick up DMC). ...

Well, I managed to finish almost the entire Caroling Snowman design last night. I started the backstitching, which is all I have left. This is where I finally put it down: I will probably finish the backstitching today, so I am calling this my first finish of the year as well! Yay!!!! I spent a little time on Butterfly Shamrock Wreath on Sunday and this is where I left off: I reported for Jury Duty on Monday morning. We went through the orientation process. One panel was called (my name was not on that list). The next panel was called (again not me). Then around 10am, the Jury Room Supervisor announced that if you weren’t called for either panel or filled out the form you were excused for the year!!! Yay!!!!!!!! I was sooooo happy. Oh, when I went to Barnes & Noble Saturday evening to get my magazines, I also picked up this little fella: He was yummy! Until next time…

Iguana’s along Overseas Highway VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL   Seen along the side of the Overseas Highway heading away from the Keys. These pictures were taken July 2009. I had to pull off the road to get out and take these pictures! They...

I’ve been moody, busy, quiet, lazy, angry, sad, and just plain tired! And it’s not even Valentine’s week yet!!! Not to mention that I have had a sinus headache for several days and my left eye has been a bit on the twitchy side! UGH…I would say thank God it’s the weekend, but Monday morning I get to haul my ass butt out of bed at o’dark thirty to get dressed up and be at the courthouse in Dade City, a mere 10 mile north, for JURY DUTY!!!! I have never, ever had the desire to serve and the last time (only 2 times) I was called I was exempt due to being active duty military! What I would give to still be in the Navy, LOL. Hopefully I will be able to get out of it. Now, how did I realize that I received a summons?! It’s only been sitting in my house since the first of the month. Well, I put it aside with other mail stuff, placed all of it in a box, and decided mid-week I better clean it out. I was looking for what I thought was a 1099 from school so I could do my taxes. What it really w...

First for the Final Goodbyes. I don’t know if you follow local, national, or international news (depending on where you are in the world) but one of the communities near my town recently lost two police officers. On Monday, Jan 24th, Sgt. Baitinger and Ofc. Yaslowitz lost their lives while assisting a Federal Marshall serve a warrant in St. Petersburg, FL. Today, their funeral service was aired on local news channels and I happened to watch. It was a beautiful tribute to these two fine men and their families left behind. Normally, I don’t cry when sad things are aired like that, but today was different. You see, when the caskets were about to be brought out of the church, Ofc. Yaslowitz’s K9, Ace, was front and center. Ace was not behaving like the other K9’s, you know, sitting quietly while their handlers were at attention. No, Ace was showing his grief over the loss of his human. That brought on the water works for me. I can’t imagine how the families, friends, and fellow officers a...

I did a little bit of stitching on Coming Home last night, but not enough to really show a picture of at this time. This afternoon, however, I finally finished Makin’ New Friends into a pillow. The recipient is my step-mom! She made a comment 2 Christmases ago that she loves snowmen and I thought this would make a perfect gift for her, albeit a little late! I am having my dad take it to water aerobics with him tomorrow afternoon to give to her (yes, they have been divorced for 40 years, but they are friends and in an exercise class together, LOL). Anyhoos, here are some pics of the finished product: Makin’ New Friends VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL ...

A little late in the day, but here is my post for today’s S & T: Sometimes my sister comes up with the cutest arrangements! I am not sure how she got them to stay on the tulips, but the flowers, but they are either glued on or stuck on with a piece of wire. They sure do make the tulips look fun and cheerful and brings a touch of spring! Hope everyone is having a drier evening than we are. It began to pour about 3 hours ago and has not stopped yet! Our roads are rivers, yards are lakes, and the driving conditions are horrible, but the sound of the rain coming down is wonderful!!!!