Christmas in July

I haven't gotten enough stitching done to warrant a picture, but I did win the Christmas in July contest held by Angela. She sent me this wonderful trio of snowmen patterns. I cannot wait to do them although I will resist the temptation at least until the weather gets a bit colder.

I haven't gotten much stitching done because the past few weeks have been a flurry of activity. We had a canoe trip down the Rogue River, a trip with the kids to Michigan's Adventures, and most recently a camping trip to Ludington State Park. The park was wonderful and it seems we were busy every minute. It seems that I remember camping in my youth with a bit of downtime for reading, stitching, etc. I guess times have changed. I got in quite a bit of hiking and a float down the Little Sable River. In spite of all the walking and activity, I came back a bit heavier {sigh}. I'm not quite ready to wear purple and say that I don't care a bit.

For some reason the Olympics always compels me to sit in front of the tube for 2 weeks. I've gotten some border work and other mindless forms of stitching done. I cannot do anything requiring a lot of counting because chances are that I'll make a mistake and need to frog. I've seen enough of the frog this summer. At least this will give me an opportunity to do some of this on my Double Flips so it won't seem so tedious when I'm ready to get down to some serious stitching.

I've recently joined the foray into digital scrapbooking. I want to make an album of the cruise we took this summer for my DMIL and DFIL. The cruise was in honor of their anniversary, but the actual anniversary date isn't until December. So, I figure I can make this album and give it to them as an anniversary present. I didn't realize how much time this can suck up. You don't know how often I've wished for more hours in my day. I end up kicking myself for spending hours in the basement when the sun is out shining and the weather is good, but at the rate I'm going I need to keep at it. So, to say that I've had things competing for my stitching time is an understatement.

Enjoy your summer and relish your stitching moments,