Our Children

Our children are growing up and time is marching on.
We are so very proud of both of them.
Our Son is presently serving our country in the United States
Navy as an ET3 PO, and our daughter (our heart hero!) will be inducted into the
National Technical Honor Society for computer
Studies, through her high school.
I thank God every day for Blessing my husband and I with
Two children that were ours to nurture , love and
Raise.
All I want for Christmas is to have our Son home.
To have our family together once again.
This may be our first Christmas that he may not be
Able to come home. I am already sad thinking of the
Possibility of the reality of him not being home this year.
This would be our first Christmas that would be
Different from all we have ever known.
Please pray for all our military this upcoming season
Of Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is not only hard on
The families, it is hard on those serving too.

Here are our children when they were little....

 Halloween costumes when they were little...I sewed their costumes every year for them...My Son loved Power Rangers...My daughter loved Raggedy Ann...well, you knew that already!! :P

 So many wonderful memories!! The  years seemed to have gone by way too fast. Now our daughter will be graduating soon..how can this be! I wish I could slow down time..just a little.....

  Here is a picture of our Son at boot camp graduation from 2012 and
Our daughters senior picture that was taken recently. They are all grown up!!

We are truly blessed indeed.

Louise xx

Autumn! Free Chart ~

Free Chart for Autumn from the Snowflower Diaries!

Soooo cute!

Click HERE!

:)

Louise XX

"Pumpkin for Cathey"

I am joining in with fellow bloggers and posting a pumpkin for Cathey of The Pumpkin Patch and Co. Blog
She has not been feeling well and I join in with everyone sending prayers, love and support her way.
We all love you Cathey and Wish for you continued strength and better days ahead.
The pumpkin I am posting is one that I have stitched quite some time ago.

Louise XX

Week one Mary's Mystery Sampler Finish!

I have finished week one of Mary's Mystery sampler being offered by Plum Street Samplers. See post below if you would like to join in the fun to get the link to the blog!

I have decided to use antique white jobelan with DMC threads. I am using the colors called for the black material although I am not using black. I like the muted tones of the threads. I really like how it looks so far and look forward to each new week as each part is unveiled for our stitching pleasure. How very generous of this designer to do this for us! Thank you so much!

Here is my piece so far:

I have also been stitching on my AOY design and here are the updates on that also;

I have also finished a pretty wool scarf in my favorite colors of plum!

Baked an apple pie!

Baked some yummy peanut butter cookies too....

Loved on one adorable bunny named Charleston (my baby!)

Did some shopping....some pretty yarn in more colors of plum!

An armchair caddy for my stitching supplies...I always wanted one of these!

Someone turned 18!

My sweet daughter!!

I talked to my sailor Son on the phone today.

:)

My husband made dinner while I stitched...I am blessed indeed!

Louise xx

Sunday Mystery Sampler/Marys Sampler at Plum Street Sampler Blog!

Thought you might like to venture over to Plum Street Samplers Blog and check out a Sunday Mystery Sampler she will be offering for all of her readers..I am considering stitching this one..sounds like fun don't you think! :)



Plum Street Sampler Blog


Happy Stitching!
Louise

Little finish today :)

I stitched this little piece today and will make a pretty pin cushion.

This design is from Pin Pokes I by Homespun Elegance. It stitched up fairly quickly. Such a cute little design! :)

I decided to add the little hearts... Looked like it needed some love ;)

Hope you are all getting some stitching time in today!

Raggedy stitches and Blessings,

Louise

Fall Freebies!

Hello Friends,
It has been brought to my attention that a freebie I have posted from the past no longer has a working link. I don't keep up with older links in past posts from previous years,  unless of course someone brings it to my attention. Thank you Meari for bringing to my attention a link that is not working for the adorable Owl freebie chart. I have searched the internet and it looks as though Cherrywood Design Studios may have taken it down..but I did find it still up at The Weeks Dye Works Site. I corrected the link on my old post, but I will repost here for those who might be interested in this adorable freebie..perfect for this time of year! :) Sometimes though, if a designer takes the link down, there is no way of tracking down the freebie chart again. If you see a freebie you like, don't just bookmark it, make sure you save it or print it out for future use...because it just may disappear forever!
Cherrywood Designs Studios~
Hoo Wants Treats!

There are other Fall Designs that I absolutely LOVE...I thought I would share them with you...some may be old to you, some may be new. I love this time of year, my favorite season!

Not Forgotten Farm~
Freebie and Challenge/Contest!

Not Forgotten Farm
More Freebies

My heartstring
Give Thanks

Primitive Betty's
Thankful

The Drawn Thread
First Snow

Plum pudding Needleart
Fa La La

Passione Ricamo
All Hearts Come Home For Christmas
From With Thy Needle and Thread
Welcome October!

Sullivans
(scroll down once clicking on link to see these Fall Freebie Charts!)
Fall Leaves/Harvest Time/Autumn Quilt

Gazette "Autumn Cottage"
Autumn Cottage

Plum Pudding Needleart
Lookin' Like Fall and Blessed Be

DMC-USA
Falling Leaves

OWLS!

More OWLS! :)

 XSHappy
Pumpkin Fob

The Stitcherhood
Autumn (and other seasons)

Rainbow Gallery
Fall into Autumn

Cross Stitch. About
Seasonal Sampler

Erynne Chard
Lil' Pumpkins

The Stitcherhood
Give Thanks

Primitive Bettys
Primitive Bettys Freebies

That's all for now....got some things to do..hope you like the freebies I posted!
Blessings to you!
Louise xx

Crazy For AOY!

I have discovered AOY designs! (All Our Yesterday's) beautiful designs by artist Faye Whitaker. Adorable designs which picture little girls and boys of days gone by. What attracted me to these designs were the sweet little Sailors , reminds me of when my Son was little. I have started stitching a chart called Hand in Hand. It reminds me of my Sailor Son and my daughter, together on the beach! I am going to work on this as much as I can so I can finish it and frame it. I want to hang it in the hall bathroom which has a beach theme. Here it is so far, backstitching will be done at the end :)

Louise

Goodbye My Friend

I lost a special friend this week. She was one of the first ones to welcome us to Florida back in 1999. She was not just a friend, but like family. She would welcome my phone calls no matter what time it was. We were late night phone friends! She watched my children grow. She was one of the most talented stitchers I knew, I watched in amazement as she stitched her masterpiece, The Sistine Chapel. I remember fondly our "Goof Troop" stitching get togethers. What fun we all had! I always admired how she could stitch and complete projects while I never seemed to finish one. I loved that we shared secrets. I loved that we both kept our secrets. I loved that our age difference didn't matter in our friendship. I loved that she would always have an ear to listen. I would always smile when I saw that little Raggedy Ann in the Paula Vaughan she stitched that hung in her home. We shared laughter, we shared tears. I know how hard it will be to hang the ornaments you made me on our tree this year, but so glad I have them. Lots of memories, lots of love, always. I will miss you Avona. Thank you for blessing my life with your friendship. Your stitching needle is now at rest, you will always be in my heart!

Till we meet again,
 

Some Old Photos..

Just wanted to post some old Raggedy Ann photos!
The First photo is my sweet daughter, my little "Annie".
The next photo is a drawing she did when she was little of her
favorite dolls, Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy!
I cannot believe in just a few short weeks our sweet girl will be 18 years old! Where has the time gone!!
I am one Blessed Mom for sure.
I miss my Sailor Son :(

Old Freebie is being offered again!

Love this freebie! :) This is by The Stitcherhood
I have stitched this one myself....

you can find it again HERE!

Have a wonderful day everyone,
Louise