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Woohoo! I never thought I would tear myself away from Sabrina long enough to finish something on the side but I did it. Of course it definitely helped that bunnies were involved ;o) Here is Bunnies In A Basket by Brittercup Designs -
Aren't they adorable? Such cute little faces. I'm not sure how I want to finish this piece yet but it's between a cube and a flatfold. I love the Elongated Smyrna Crosses that are used along the rim of the basket -
I plan on stitching all the bunnies in this pattern (thanks again Danielle!) but the rest will have to wait for now because I really want to make some headway on Sabrina.
I made it through my tooth extraction yesterday :o) The million dollar tooth is now history! After at least nine needles (yes, imagine how impressed I was about that), Dr. R had the tooth out before I knew it. I said that I absolutely loved him so maybe the Happy Pills really did work. LOL! What is maddening about the whole tooth saga is that it was never completely fixed. Not after the root canals AND surgery! I had gone back to the specialist who did the surgery and told him that my gum would swell up and he passed it off as scar tissue. What was really happening is the root that was never taken care in the first place kept getting infected :o( A LOT of wasted money.
This past week I've been going down to the rock beach in search of sea glass. The weather has been quite nice but with a cool wind. I haven't been down there for a bit so it was good pickings -
When I went down today, I made it my goal to find a red piece before I could leave. This is NO easy task as red glass is the hardest to find. I was there for quite awhile and then ended up in a spot that I knew would be good. It paid to be patient :o) Here is the red glass along with a neat piece of pottery that I found -
Seeing as the area used to be a very old port for ships, I always wonder what these pieces were and what their history is. 
Oh where oh where can she be? Don't worry, she's still here! Looking beautiful as always -
I'm not tooting my own horn here. I just think she looks amazing with all her bling :o) I haven't done a lot since the last update, I don't think, but I've started filling in the black beads. Knowing how many black beads I have ahead of me does not thrill me in the least. I think I might eventually go blind :oP
Because of the pulled muscle, my stitching took a back seat for a bit but when I felt up to it again, I brought out a smaller project...therefore Bunnies In A Basket! Here is another progress picture of them -
They look quite odd without faces don't they? Actually, the more I look at them, the more they are creeping me out! I think I had better add some features soon. LOL!
I want to thank everyone for the concern about my back. It's 'back' to normal now ;o) When I do something, I do it right (wrong) and I definitely did a good job on this one. Oye!
To add insult to injury, last week I managed to break one of my teeth in two. Do you want to hazard a guess as to which one it was? Bingo...the million dollar tooth! The one that had a filling, then was replaced with another filling, then there was the root canal (or was there two?) and finally the surgery. Yup! And tomorrow I have to go to the dentist and have it pulled out. Oh joy ;o) I just hope those Happy Pills really work their magic. LOL!
I've had a few people ask about the results of my job interview. Well...I was supposed to go in today for a second interview but the owner had come down with the flu. It's now been moved to Thursday :o) Things sound really positive and that's what worries me. You'd think it would be the other way around but I never said I was normal...
Don't say it! I know, I've been M.I.A. Have you ever had one of those days (weeks, months, years) that were just too much and all you wanted to do was crawl back into your warm, secure bed and shut out the world? N'uff said.
How was my Easter? No egg hunt, no Easter dinner, no bunny :o(
This month marks one year that Pickles has been gone and it was the first Easter in over eleven years that there wasn't a real live bunny in the house. I know Pickles had a good life but I do miss seeing him get all excited when I'd open the fridge door. He knew that was carrot time! I miss his ability to fling one rabbit turd across the floor with one swift movement. This meant that it was time to clean his cage. I even miss his little grunts. That meant "Leave me alone lady!"
What a surprise I had on Tuesday though when I picked up the mail! No, no one sent me a real bunny by mail but it was the next best thing :o) Danielle, the sweet generous girl, sent me the pattern Bunnies Galore by Brittercup Designs!!!! I was so touched by her thoughtfulness and don't think I have forgotten you. In case you are wondering, of course I started one of the patterns. LOL! I am stitching on Queen Anne's Lace Jobelan although it's hard to see in the picture -
For as long as I can remember, I've had an egg hunt on Easter morning. My parents did it for me and DH continued the tradition :o) Am I spoiled or what! There was no hunt this year though. DH felt really bad but it's probably for the best since I have a little stash of ECEs hidden away... If you look down the right side of my Blog, you'll notice that I have passed last years' number ;o) Shhhhh.....
Our dear friends T & K invited us to their place for Easter dinner on Sunday. I was looking forward to it all week and K was excited that we'd get to spend some time together. So Sunday morning I'm eating my breakfast and all I can think is that I must have turned the wrong (right) way because I heard a pop in my back :o( I had pulled a muscle under my left shoulder blade. I couldn't even take deep breaths because there would be shooting pain.
Seeing that I was doped up on muscle relaxants and in bed unconscious, DH made the appearance for both of us. When he got home, he carried in three containers full of food! K had sent enough Easter dinner to last us three nights and it was topped off with cheesecake :o) It was all sooooo good and I couldn't thank them enough.
I guess what I'm trying to say in this post is that, even though life may give you lemons, it's still possible to make lemonade when you have wonderful people around you. I was truly touched by both acts of kindness and one day, I hope that I can reciprocate :o)
As a side note, I am WAY behind on emails and Blog reading so don't give up on me yet! It may take me awhile to catch up but I'll be around to every one of you :o)
Happy St. Patrick's Day to all! I'd offer to buy a beer all around but that might be a little tough to do ;o)
Here's Sabrina in all her glory -
I really can't tell you how much I'm in love with her :o) I love picking her up and stitching on her almost every day. It's officially been one month since I started her. It's hard to believe. I've been meaning to put this in my Blog for a few weeks now but it keeps getting missed. I want to dedicate Sabrina to my Secret Santa (whoever you may be) because without your generosity, she wouldn't have been possible. Thank you!
I took this picture outside in the sun and it gives a good representation of the color of the fabric. It's pretty much all dress from here, except the cluster of roses on her butt. I even think I'm going to break my own rules and bead the dress as I start downwards. I've never done this before but there are A LOT of little black beads in this dress and I want to keep my perfect 20/20 vision ;o) LOL!
OMG! OMG! OMG! Have you seen the new chart by Brittercup Designs???? It's called Bunnies Galore -
OMG! OMG! OMG! I just HAVE to have this chart. I've been chomping at the bit ever since I saw a little preview. Unfortunately with money being tight at the moment, I'm going to have to be patient and wait. Me patient? HA! This will be a true test. Now off to try and stop hyperventilating or maybe eat a Cadbury Easter Cream Egg...or two...
