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    Friday, July 27, 2007
    Chief Red Cloud 7-27-07

    Week 12 and page 1 is finished. YAY!!! YIPPEEEE!!!!! Page one is the largest page as it also includes some off page 2 and page 3, so I am actually a little over 1/4th completed. WHEW!!!! That's the hard part is finishing page one. I am almost all the way across the top. If you look at the left side then you can tell just about where I am on the right side. I so can't wait to get out the white. Yeah I am doing white on white again. Oh well, it won't last forever.

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    posted by Greg @ 8:03 PM   7 comments
    Friday, July 20, 2007
    Chief Red Cloud 7-20-07
    Week 11 and all that is left on the Chief is white, white and more white. It's ok as I know that I am so close to being finished with the first page of 4 pages and it will be slightly over 1/4th completed. Hopefully tonight I can make a huge dent in it. YAY!!!!
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    Got my new Q-Snaps Monday, the size 11x11 and have been using them and I love them. The 11x17 are just too large and I couldn't hold on to them. But these are just perfect and am wondering now what did I do without them before. Oh yeah I remember, but I am not going back to the hoops. :)
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    Three more days of being on the steroids DexPak 1.500mg. This medicine is a corticosteroid used to treat severe allergies, arthritis, asthma, and skin conditions. I have the severe allergy and skin problem. I look like I have the measles, hopefully this will take care of that and keep it off me. The side effects of the medicine is difficulty sleeping, nervousness, increased appetite, indigestion, nausea, swelling feet, hands, legs, mood, mental or personality changes, eye problems, headache, muscle aches, dizziness, trouble breathing and that's just to name a few. Guess which side affects I have had so far? All of them. :( Just checked and I have 5 more pills to take, WHEW!!!!!!!! So this hasn't been a good week for me.
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    Bad news yesterday, Thursday. Took my Mom over to her Pulmonary Doctor and he read the results of her Cat Scan. She has Severe Emphysema and some growths on one of the nodules. I have suspected this for a long long time and now we know. He is going to do another test a PET Scan and then in October do another Cat Scan to compare and if it's worse then he will go in and do a biopsy on the growth. He gave her a couple of prescriptions yesterday and a Nebulizer was delivered today.
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    Peajib and Izzy got there haircut Monday and the woman cut it too short. Izzy has never had hair this short and it don't look like her. Peajib's hair get's so tangled that it had to get buzzed off. Maybe I can keep up on it this time so she don't go around bald. Poor little Peajib has to wear a sweatshirt cause she is FREEZING! Izzy is hot blooded so it probably is cooling her down some. Peajib on the left and Izzy on the right. They were so good that they got a new toy out of the deal. A tiny toy hippo.
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    I want to thank everyone for all their messages left on my blog, give me some time and I will be around to you. Hope you all have a wonderful week of stitching!

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    posted by Greg @ 6:04 PM   8 comments
    Friday, July 13, 2007
    Chief Red Cloud 7-13-07

    Week 10 update on Chief Red Cloud and color is starting to appear again. YAY!!!! I have one small band of red and then the rest will be white and light grey on white. YUCK! I can hardly contain the excitement I feel about that.
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    I tried the Q-snaps out last week and guess what, I love em but I got the wrong size as a 11x17 is just way to bulky to handle. So I ordered a set of 11x11 from Down Sunshine Lane. YAY!!! I love shopping there, Amy is just the nicest.
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    It's storming here again for the umpteenth time this week so I am shutting the system down. Hope all has a great weekend and a great stitching week.

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    posted by Greg @ 5:48 PM   7 comments
    Saturday, July 07, 2007
    Chief Red Cloud 7-06-07

    Week 9 and Chief Red Cloud wasn't worked on much this week. I did manage to do a little on it but not the normal amount I had been. That's ok as sometimes working on a large project you just need to get away from it for a short break and that way you will appreciate it more when you return to it. I will start back on it tonight and guess who bought some Q-snaps yesterday. I am so anxious to give them a try that I already loaded the fabric in it. I bought the 11 x 17 q-snaps as Hobby Lobby only had the two sizes 11x17 and 17x17 didn't think I would need the larger ones but now wish they had the smaller ones. Speaking of Hobby Lobby I am so disappointed with them as they didn't have much Cross Stitching supplies like they use too and they even put part of the aisle in knitting supplies and crocheting supplies. I can't do them and don't know who does. I did get to see the DMC specialty floss but at a $1.99 a skein I had to pass on that unfortunately, but looking at it was exciting. YAY!!!!

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    posted by Greg @ 6:22 PM   2 comments
    Hot Cocoa Sampler finish
    Ta da I am finished with the Hot Cocoa Sampler. I love working on the 28 ct. Lugana. Must admit that I had to use my handy dandy HUGE magnifing glass in order to see all the tiny holes. But that's ok as it got the job done. I have 3 mistakes on this piece and no I am not pointing them out to you either. I decided not to frog all of it either as no one knows the mistakes but me, just don't look too close please. lol All and all I loved working on this and can't wait to do the Cherry Cheesecake Sampler and Casey has two freebies on her website Chocolate Covered Cherries Sampler and Eggnog Sampler Ornament down towards the bottom of the page. If you want to see the Hot Cocoa Sampler done to perfection jump over to my SAL partner Around Barb's Bend and there it is. I tell you this woman stitches 10 times faster then me and 10 times better. Thank you Barb for stitching this with me, I really enjoyed it.

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    posted by Greg @ 6:03 PM   6 comments
    DMC Mentoring Program
    I have been a DMC Mentor for several years now. When I joined I knew I would never get to use the little kit they sent me to inspire someone and the cute little lapel pin was just well too cute to turn down and would make a nice addition to my lapel pin collection. I found out two weeks ago that my dietitian Sarah wanted to learn Cross Stitch and Quilting. WooHooo I got to actually use the mentoring kit. I was ecstatic to be able to pass my passion on to a someone else. While I taught Sarah I actually stitched one too but I did something more by backstiting all of it just to show Sarah what a difference it could make. Since Thursday was my last appointment with Sarah I did give her the little piece I backstitched for a reference when she actually finishes the piece. Hopefully I taught Sarah some of the basics of cross stitching and do hope she will keep working at it and become a full fledge cross stitcher. Thank you Sarah for all your help and getting me prepared for my upcoming surgery. YAY!!
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    Here's the mentor pin that didn't scan too well so I scanned the photo of the emblem. If you have any lapel pins laying around just mail them too me as I collect them all. Thanks in advance.

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    posted by Greg @ 5:39 PM   2 comments
    Monday, July 02, 2007
    Hot Cocoa Sampler by Casey Buonaugurio

    I have started doing a SAL with Barb at Around Barb's Bend. This little design is the Hot Cocoa Sampler by Casey Buonaugurio. The design calls for 28 ct. Lugana Cocoa Bean from Sugar Maple Fabrics stitched 2 over 2, with a stitch count of 38W x 93H and a finished size of 2 3/4 x 6 1/2. This is my first time stitching with Lugana and so far I really like the fabric. Just have to be on my toes and make sure I count my holes as it is so easy to miss one. I always enjoy trying new fabric and colors. The only thing I can get locally is White Aida, boring, boring, boring. When a chart calls for a specific fabric I try to get it if possible. In the photo you will see where I am after day one and the fabric and floss.

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    posted by Greg @ 4:07 PM   8 comments
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