Proud Mommy & some updates

Very long post...So get your oxygen tank ready..

I am just so proud *big grin*. My son Connor never ceases to amaze us. When he turned 2, his grandma (my MIL) gave him one of those $5 magnetized writing board for his 2nd birthday, couple of weeks later he started writing ABC's and the numbers 1-10 on it. I thought it seemed pretty normal, until I noticed that even my nephew who was past 3 can't even write yet. While we were in the Philippines for our vacation, Connor started saying all the colors in the rainbow, simply from identifying them out of fruit loops. LOL. I was so impressed! And then we got home and a couple weeks later he started to count and write from 1-20. He also learned a few sign languages like please, thank you, help, sleep, eat, drink, mommy, daddy, hat, baby, shoes (he thought me how to sign shoes LOL), socks, potty and a couple others. Anyways, he used that board, and for being $5 it broke after a while, he got a new one and the other day he did this...

Big tada!!! How awesome, he wrote his own name! and then he would run his index finger over and pretend (?) to read and said "Coyer" (with silent 'r' hehe) he can't pronounce his name very well yet. Okay, he kept missing an 'O' but still, he's only 2 years and 6 months. Not bad!!! Maybe in a couple of months, he will start reading to me LOL and do a better job at reading than his mom! LOLOL. Just so proud I am!!! =^0^=



Now onto stitchy updates...


I owed a close friend in college a stitched piece, she asked me a long time ago when she moved to New Zealand to make her a pooh cross stitch, now that had been like 2 years ago, I'm so bad, that she stopped talking to me LOL. Recently, i talked to her again, and i told her that I have been trying to find a pooh design for her (I wanted to stitch one where I don't have to spend my whole life stitching it LOL). I went to my stash and i remembered I had 2 booklets one was of pooh baby designs and then this other one that I picked up from a yard sale. I decided to rechart that and I ended up with what is now a wedding announcement for my dear friend (who got upset LOL). The fabric was a RAK from my friend Ericille, it was a one of a kind lavender fields from stab & stash. Thanks Ericille.

I also have a picture update of OUAT, can you see how i modified her again to suit my taste? Now, what the hell is this? (encircled in red) I know it's part of her dress but i think it makes it look so busy on the right side, with her wings and all...I can't help but think...tentacles!!! So i continued her arms, and hair and will be eliminating that part of her dress because i don't see why it should be there. There will prolly be a change or two coming soon, her necklace just looks wrong to me, an inverted cross??? I'll have to fix that one as well...creeping me out!!! LOL

Here is not much of an update piccy:

Whew! That was a long one, literally took me a long time to write, so sorry for the novel, but I haven't updated in a while and had so much to blah about. hehehe. I hope you are still breathing!!! j/k!

Thanks for coming down and visiting. Hope you have a nice day!

Funny story

I had a really funny experience yesterday, being hubby's 28th birthday, I asked if we could all parade to Cold Stone ice cream shoppe, it's my fave, it's quite expensive though and it's erected over at the other side of town, so it's really special for me. So anyways, we all started hitting the car, but realized we locked the keys inside the house!!! I didn't even carry with me my ever so reliable diaper bag that contains the spare key argh!!! I left the keys on top of the dresser after we got home from spending easter at MIL's. So we were stumped. I said, let's go to the backyard and maybe i could fit through the doggy door, LOL! we have a cat, and a miniature poodle by the way, so you can imagine how big a door that would be. I tried to squeeze in there while hubby was getting frustrated about how to get in. My shoulder wouldn't fit, i said "i don't think i can fit!" and hubby said "one shoulder at a time baby." I said, "i can't..." but then he said "get out and let's just walk to the mall." haha fat chance, like i would walk all the way to the mall. So i squeezed myself in harder, and yes! I got half my body through, now my hips are stuck! I said, "my hips, I can't get out!!!" (Thank's to pregnancy!) LOLOL Hubby said "haha, do you need me to push you?" So he put Connor down as he was holding him the whole time as our backyard, i think is a land mine LOL, i catch all types of allergies there. So hubby put Connor down and started pushing at my legs, and thank God, Jesus, flying spaghetti monster I fell in, and crawled my way in and up and opened the front door. Then we grabbed the keys, and went happily following the yellow brick road LOL. Hubby said "now, we know a 5th grader can come in and steal our stuff" and i said "we know now what to do everytime we lock our keys in haha." and he said "well, that was really funny, but it would have been funnier if you were stuck there, i would have to call 911." Hahaha. I was wearing pencil skirt too!!! By the way the opening of the doggy door measured 7x12 inches. LOL. I probably would have just slipped through the doggy door before I had a baby, i was the size of a skewer LOL But anything i can do, just for a bowl of ice cream!!! (i know you can relate. hehehe)

The doggy door to salvation! LOL

Oh, I am also happy to report that I placed an order for a silkweaver grab bag when i had the chance. They sell like hot cakes, anyways, i received them last saturday and boy, I couldn't be happier, they are all gorgeous, although the biggest size was 13x18, and most are odds but what better way to add to my small collection.

Ain't they all gorgeous? Love 'em!!!

Thanks to everyone who commented on my framed Nimue design, I totally adore it. And I'm happy to know that others think it's wonderful as well.

Framed & Hanged

I finally decided to frame my Nimue's La Balancoire. Hubby and i visited for the first time a local framer shop last weekend, they have a nice selection of ready to use frames and the prices aren't going to break the bank either. I got this 9x12 frame for $21.95 (awesome! even cheaper than Michael's!) and the glass was like 85 cents!!! I think I found a new shop worth driving for. It is not that far either. It's at the end of town, so it's not that bad.

I present to you...(drum roll)

I just love the frame and it fits the design perfectly, It has a rustic look to it, well sort of. I just love love love the way it came out. I am so happy!!! *jump jump* Hubby and i finished framing this last night just for that "instant gratification" feeling LOL. Here is a close up photo of the frame.

Have a happy Easter everyone. and TFL!

WIP progress and changes...

I have been happily stitching away on OUAT. I have already stitched a little bit of her blue dress as you can see here. There are symbols that are confusing (e.g. an area surrounding with "m" symbol and some "m" doesn't look like it at all, it looks retarded, or symbols that are printed only half way, and i can't tell exactly whether they are the same as the surrounding area or a different one that i can't find on the guide) so I asked hubby to look for a big finished picture for me so I can see what color etc. and he did find a big finished picture for me on webshots and said, "Are you sure about the color of her dress?" I was like "..." and he said "I'm not so sure i like that color, but she looked like a bride holding a bouquet, why not change it to white?" And in an instant i went pulling out my DMC color card and matched up whites with the older color, i really love it when hubby says something about my projects, It makes me feel like he is involved LOL. And so I went ahead and frogged the old blues and started with the whites, I love how it's looking so far, and I haven't been feeling "burned out" yet... LOL

The prince's shirt was as i had originally planned, hubby's fave color is green, I also converted the prince's hair. If something has to hang in my house, it should look like the people living in it, yeah? hehehe..

And now...Picture...

TFL!

Cute mini HD!

I finished the birthday gift for my friend's daughter. This is the blue ballerina from DMC, but the little girl said she likes purple and pink, so i converted her tutu (correct?) to purple, i used beads in place of french knots, which i know will come out horribly!!. Also converted her hair to match hers, she is a Fil-Am (Filipino-American). Fabric is dyed by me, and the frame is glorious! I went to Michael's with hubby and my son last night and found this frame for $6.99! I came home with 2!!! Not only was it cheap, it was also deep enough to accomodate the mounted piece, since most ready-made frames are only capable of fitting a picture, this one was just perfect! I did not even have to go through the whole 'discard backing and replace it with kraft paper, and then dragging out hubby's hammer and nail a hanger for it'. It was a piece of cake!

I have been stitching again on OUAT, will post updates later since there isn't very much to see, I have decided to convert the fairy's dress this time to white, so I have been frogging what was already there, and i had to order the materials needed for my conversion. I'm hoping it will look awesome once done.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting! Have a lovely day!

A little more progress and a new WIP

I stitched Once Upon A Time for few more days, I worked deligently on those flowers, and I am so happy to announce that I have passed the biggest part on them and only has a little more to go. Wooohooo!!! I'm glad to know I haven't been defeated! I am now working on the fairy's wings, and then more on the fairy and the prince later, just want to make sure I can catch up on where I am on the pattern. It is getting exciting!!!

However, I have to stop with OUAT for a while, my friend's daughter is going to be celebrating her birthday soon. She's the older sister of the little girl I have made butterfly baby from before. I haven't made her any as of yet, so now is the right time. Her birthday this year is the same day as Easter. I am planning on stitching for her Blue Ballerina by DMC she is taking ballet classes, I called her mom yesterday and asked what her favorite color is, and she said pink and purple. I went through my fabby stash, and since i don't have very many smalls, i can't find any pink i like. I went ahead and dyed her a piece.

And here is my start.

I also had S.E.X. (Stash Enchancement eXperience). I received my order from PTP. The mermaid I have been eye'ing since I got back from my trip. It was one of hubby's valentines gift to me, and Wow! I just love the design!

Thanks for stopping by & leaving comments. I appreciate it. =^-^=

Tagged I've been...

I have been tagged by Yuko, First thing first...The Rules:

1. Once you are tagged, link back to the person who tagged you.
2. Post THE RULES on your blog.
3. Post 7 weird or random facts about yourself on your blog.
4. Tag 7 people and link to them.
5. Comment on their blog to let them know they have been tagged.

Okay, weird facts...Ack! I don't think they're weird. But you might...So here goes!

1. I love to dip my french fries in softswirl vanilla ice cream

2. I love to eat dried fish, dried squid, salted fish and shrimp paste (no this is normal when you are a filipino, but my hubby and their family always think fish jerky is weird LOL) I also love fish head stew (the eyes are my favorite YUM!) and squid cooked in it's own ink, and seaweeds.

3. When hubby first came to the Phils. to see me, I was 20, and I took this doll with me when we hopped to another island, strapped it around my luggage, in full view. That once we got to the resort all of the attendants gave hubby a slashing look, they must'a thought i was underaged. hehe

4. One time my sister and i met up at a friends house to go to the beach, her mom was a nurse and had stashed this doll used for first aid training, I asked if i could keep it because I really like it LOL. I took it with me to the beach and bathed with it, cuz it was a little dirty, so i washed the doll, and some guy made a gesture that I was a loony! LOLOL

5. I get a crush/fall inlove/idolize anime characters.

6. When i was in high school, my favorite movie was 3 ninjas kickback, because I just think Colt was sooooo delicious. I've watched the movie countless of times and I memorized the whole script LOL.

7. I sound like a little girl. eww!


Now i get my turn of tagging 7 others, so i choose

1. Andie
2. Chiloe
3. Itching to stitch
4. Joyce
5. Jules
6. Romantic Fool
7. Sandye

Flowers, flowers... everywhere!!!

Thought I'd take a picture and see if I have made any (if at all!) progress on this never ending flowers. I worked on this for a couple of days. And you guessed it I am still on those flowers!!! Argh!!!

I just really want this over with, so i try ever so patiently to atleast work on those flowers day after day after day after day... Although it looks like once I am passed the (rose?) arbour everything should go smoothly as the fairy and prince itself have big blocks of colors, so it should be more like mirabilia-ish (which i love love love!)

Here is an old photo of my previous WIP blog entry

And here it is as of today (or since the last time i worked in it)

I have even thought about it over and over, that once I am done with this design I'm tossing it to my sister as her wedding anniversary gift this July, can you tell I am starting to get very tired of this design? LOL. But i showed a finish piece to hubby and he really loves this (no matter how many times I've yelled at him because of how pissed off i was at those flowers!!!) He even like this design better than Mediterraneo which i also adore. But maybe when it's all done, finish, over with...I will start to love this piece again. Crossing my fingers, eyes and toes!!! Kitting this wasn't a cheap one either. So please be still my heart!!

Is this new...?

Wow! I have never seen this pattern before. I wonder if it's new from ?!Who Knew!? I love Ocean treasure and I have it in my stash. But I have to have this one as well! It's beautiful!

Not so crazy about ocean daughter, but this one is an absolute must have! Gorgeous!!!

Feel free to feel enabled.

5 years ago from today...

I married my bestfriend, my soulmate, my other half, the one who completes me... *^_^*

We are two different people, yet common in every way, from two very different worlds. Fate has brought us together to love each other. (an excerpt from our love story) A love that has bounded us together into eternity, a love that bites, a love that seeps to every fiber of our being, a love that is a gift...It is not perfect, but it's in its very flaws and imperfections that has made our love stronger, deeper and more realistic in every way... Time has tested how strong our love is for each other, not even the distance could change the reality of how two people are meant to be together. All our dreams had came true, our lives were woven to be shared together since birth, life has been good to us, because it lead us to each other's path, and walked through everyday holding each other's love in our hearts. Because we were bound to be one in love...A reality that only a few has found, that includes us, a once in a lifetime love...never deceiving. ..never ending...A love that's true, a love that's real, a love that sends the God's and Goddesses down to praise it, one love, one reality... our love, our reality... that's Justin...and me...

Today, we are so blessed, we are gifted with our son, he's one proof, our proof that love is so mysterious, wonderfully surprising, and no matter what life throws at you, as long as you have each other life is worth living.