
I am posting early today since tomorrow will be even more busy than the past several days. Thank you to everyone who left a get well comment for Harold. It has been scary and I want him home instead of isolated from us in the hospital. He keeps thinking that *the next day* will be his day to come home but even though I haven't said anything to burst his balloon, I know he would be there awhile longer. They moved him to a different room yesterday for monitering purposes and he seemed a bit better when I left but he still has a good way to go *in my opinion* before coming home.
Saturday, I finally wised up and packed up my cross stitching to take with me to the hospital since I usually stayed the better part of the day. Now, if I could only have taken my coffee maker along too! I would have been set for the long haul. Going up and down the elevator for a major size cup of java every several hours gets old. Sometimes the nurses will supply to my caffine needs from their own snack station. Unfortunately, I didn't get much done at the hospital as DH wanted my undivided attention and I was too tired to worry with it when I would get home.
I mentioned that AAFG was ready to start stitching on again. I even made a trip to pick up some thread colors I needed. All was right with my stitching world until........ (well you know what happened over the weekend). For no reason other than the sheer *I want to* factor, I started a new piece! It was in my "2010 hopeful pile" but had not even been kitted up yet. While kitting it up I realized I was out of several colors the chart calls for. I substituted. Basically the same color family and only a shade difference. I want to do the design and I didn't want to mess with another DMC trip right now. I'm entitled to fudge a little here and there. I only have several stitches in it so far so I'm not sure if it qualifies completely for a new start yet. And yes, I still plan to work on AAFG this month. I really want to see this piece get finished up this year.
I will leave you with a picture of a mountain road showing her lonley winter side. Don't worry my dear mountains, the tourists will return in droves this Spring. Until next time, may you have simple days and an uncluttered heart.













