Stitching, Camping and Beading

Water Wonders Pools & Spas

We are still busy with pools and spas, doing a lot of service work, replacing equipment and such. But this was a first for us, a liner replacement caused by a bullet hole. First picture is the old liner.New Liner
Hole

Cross Stitching

Finished my silly chickens.
They go in a soap dispenser. After it was all done and filled with soap, I found out that it doesn't work! I have had it so long, I don't remember where I bought it at.

Camping

Went camping Friday and Saturday night. Saturday there was about 50 people that floated the river, but I didn't get to go. I had to go to work, Boo-Woo! This is a picture of Rick's set up. You never know what he will be camping in.

Beads

Still ordering beads, wonderful beads!

New Patterns

Lace Necklace, made with seed beads, fire polished beads and bicone crystals, using right angle weave and netting.

Twist Necklace, made with seed beads, using odd count peyote stitch.

Pearls & Scallops Bracelet, made with pearls and seed beads, using right angle weave.

Peeking Pearls Bracelet, made with pearls and seed beads, using right angle weave.

Holy Cross Ornament Cover, made with gold beads and pearls, using right angle weave.

Elegant Christmas Ornament, made with silver beads, pearls and crystals, using ladder stitch and netting.

Crystal Ornament, made with silver beads, pearls and crystals, using netting.

All patterns can be purchased at ZaneyMay's or The Bead Coop.

My Week...

It was one HOT week here in Northern Indiana. I did get to the beach one day for about 2 hours and I took my two person float, everyone wanted to know where I got it at. It was great, it is so big I can lay on it anyway I want.

Well, I think that was pretty much my week, hope you had a good one.

Back to life

Back to Reality

Sunday morning when I work up at the retreat I had three miss calls and one text from Bob, saying that Dara was going to pick me up that the airport, instead of his Aunt. Everyone asked me if everything was okay at home and I told them it was, I think he just wants me back to work on Monday. Sure enough Monday morning this is what I was doing...liner replacement. Now we have done a lot of liner replacements, but I have to say this was the absolute worse one we have ever done. There were two unknown decaying animals that were pulled out of the pool. I was so glad that we had someone with us that day, so I didn't have to get in that pool!!!

New Liner

Then we moved a pool from Argos to Plymouth. These people complained about everything, then when we are done, they said that we are not paying until next Wednesday.

Built a new pool in Knox.

A week or so before the retreat I bought two froggers from Meari. When they arrived one of the bottom pieces was broken. But I thought I had something that would work and I found this, it's not a perfect fit, but it works good.

Framed two finishes!!! Both patterns are by Calio Crossroads. I think both of these patterns came from the freebie table at one of the ILCS retreats.

Thursday evening I make a quick trip to House of Stitches and took three pieces with me, (Moon Fairy, Christmas Tree and The Garden Fairies). To pick out frames and mats, I will be framing the Christmas Tree and The Garden Fairies, but I am having them frame Moon Fairy, it is very large and I think I would be having fits, if I tried to frame it. They said it would be about two weeks.

Wednesday I couldn't take it anymore and picked up Kayden for a few hours.

Today, is house cleaning, laundry and work this afternoon. I might get some flowers moved from the backyard to the front and pick up Kayden to play!

Well that was my week, hope you had a good one.

My Life

Picture of Dara and Brandon at Prom. This was a few weeks ago. Just got the picture.

Brandon and Dara at the hospital. We have made 3 trips to the hospital to have this baby and still no baby yet.

Bob came home last night and said "Happy Mother's Day" and handed me this. LOL! It doesn't look like a porch swing to me.

Picture of me cleaning a pool in Plymouth. This is a very old pool, with an odd shape.

Picture of Bob cleaning pool. We have been so busy with the pool business that most night we don't get home until 10:00 pm.

I just thought this was a beautiful picture.

Another picture of the same place. Plymouth Indiana at Lawrance Lake.