YAY...I CAN ACTUALLY POST!

Not bragging or anything...but I think I can finally post pictures from my Mac...(with the help of my son.) . Had I have known I was going to have such an issue, not to mention I'm too old to learn the in's and out's of going from a PC to a Mac, I would have purchased a PC...but....I am learning!

We have been in Florida and South Carolina for the past nine days, and are heading home tomorrow morning.  It has been a sweltering 97 degrees here in Charleston, but from what I've heard, Michigan is freezing cold...from one extreme to the other...UGH!   We had a really nice vacation.  My daughter's family joined us for the week and my son and his family came down for three days.

Alexandra and Rory, the two youngest cousins, getting together again.  Alexandra will soon have a little sister to join her in August...so we'll be heading back down here again...so much fun!

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Now...this has nothing to do with our vacation...but I just wanted to share my organization of my ever growing collection of cross stitch charts.  Seems I've been obsessed with stitching these past few months.  I haven't really be interested in rug hooking, but I am taking a three day work shop at the end of the week.

I purchased this small filing drawer system from Michael's in March and organized charts by designer.  

Then...I purchases these mesh bags from Amazon in March as well.  They were $9.99 for ten of them and come in five different colors.  Big enough for charts, fabric, and threads.  I have six designs kitted up just waiting for my needle....I tagged them with the designer, the title, the type of fabric and floss that I am using.  I also put the date I purchased the pattern, when I started stitching it, and when I completed the design.  A bit obsessive....but it's fun to see the progress (or lack of)!

I finished this sampler by Nebby Needle a few weeks back and now I'm just waiting for a frame.  It's going to a very special friend....

My rug hooking guild, The Michigan Rugg Artitstes, are sponsoring a three day work shop featuring Jen Kleinheinz.  I have heard really good things about her and am excited to take this class.  I will be hooking this rug.  It's big and I have no idea where to start and how to color plan.  So she will be there to help.  I would really like to finish it for the fall season...

Well...that's it for now...it's strange to be back blogging after five months..but fun too!  

Have a great weekend and Happy Mother's Day!