… to myself. And here it is. Looks pretty cool, doesn’t it? It’s Bernadette 
Lusk’s Serenity Fairy from Heaven and Earth Designs; the chart I was practically singing about in my previous post from ages ago. Two weeks ago, I found some fabric that I had page gridded for another project. It’s perfect for this chart. The same number of pages in width and there’s more than enough height to accommodate it too. I adore the colors and watching the Klimt-like background appear. This chart, for lack of a better word, ROCKS! So what’s with the subject of my post? Today, while being a ballet mom, I recalled just what I had originally gridded this fabric for. It wasn’t for a HAED chart. It was for a Character Creations chart and Kerry’s pages are a wee bit smaller than Michele and Bob’s. (Ok, quite a bit smaller.) I came in the door, rushed to my stand, popped the fabric out of my hoop, laid it out flat on the floor, fended off the cats and measured. Then I looked at the chart again. I measured again. I cried. I have never made this mistake before.
So now I have to decide if I want to stitch this. I think I’ll stay away from it for a while and spend some quality time with the xbox and my DS for a bit. *whimperwhinesob*
The princess of the house has/is (hard to know exactly when as she’s a shelter baby) turning three this month. 
One look at this picture and you can see why she’s the princess, empress, resident goddess, supreme being, one-to-be-reckoned-with and lady in charge!
Happy 3rd Birthday, Nikki!
Happy 10th Birthday to you too, Fluffernutter, you scared ball of fluff!
This 
past weekend was the HAED animal SAL and I pulled out Rosie. I needed some cheer and there’s nothing better than all those pinks and sparkles! Last time I worked on her, Fudgey asked when she’d be peeking at us and I’m proud to say that the time is now! Isn’t that a sophisticated kitty eye? There is one stitch of sparkle in her eye to go with the one stitch of sparkle for the dimple in her cheek. I love my Rosie! Because there is an obvious page division between one of her eyes and the other, I’m not bothered by her only having one eye. I’m strange, I know.
Speaking of Fudgey, has she tempted you with Periphaeria Designs’ Spanish Sampler Mystery SAL yet? She caught me with it and I’m bouncing all over the place fiddling with fabric and silk trying to decide if I should spend my certs now and order things, or wait it out until part 1 comes out March 15th… and then order and then stalk the mailman waiting for my fabric and silk to arrive. I’m torn! I so want to start something new! While I’ve been looking at lots of fabric, this linen is the one that I have always come back to and I’ve been thinking that Vikki Clayton’s Natural silk would go well. Thoughts?
And finally, 
the girls were off from school last Friday thanks to (yet another) “wintery mix” storm. So they rummaged around in the game closet and came out with one of Nikki’s favorite games. No sooner was the lid off of the box when she was right where she wanted to be! Think the mice were scared that lazy afternoon? (And of course we didn’t chase her from the box when we were done playing… we left her there until she was done with her nap and then put the lid back on the box!)
… but not usually.
Last week we had our usual February “wintery mix” weather. This equates to something that starts off as snow and then meanders through snow mixed with sleet, sleet, sleet mixed with freezing rain and then freezing rain. Sometimes we get snow after that. Last year we got a lovely near foot of that stuff and Mike aptly named it concrete as it took over a week for some of us to be able to get out of our driveways! Last week, however, we ended up with freezing rain. This was unfortunate as it my daughter ended up breaking her arm in ballet class that afternoon and we spent several hours in the emergency room only to emerge with her newly splinted arm to find our car completely encased in ice. (the orthopedic doctor she visited on Valentine’s Day had to put a cast on it — she chose bright pink!)
The next morning, Scott risked 
life and limb to take some lovely pictures… this is the part where ice can be lovely. Fortunately, he didn’t need any casts, Ace bandages or other boo-boo mending gear. These are some Crape Myrtles. We live far enough south that they love growing here. Of course, after they burst into bloom, we usually get a wicked windstorm and all the flowers blow down the street… or into the pool. *sigh*
Some of you may recall when the white pine tree fell on our house last year. That was due to wind and shallow tree roots. 
Of course, it doesn’t keep me from worrying that another one of the huge pine trees around will do the same even though the arborist has assured us that the remaining pines are stable. They really droop when weighed down with ice, but in this closeup, they don’t look so menacing. In this area, residential power lines have to be underground, so I don’t have that worry on my property. Whew!
We have a myriad of shrubby 
things around outside and when we built the house, our landscaper was very good about having the tags left on things, but that would still require me to either trapse outside into the cold and try and find the tags on nine year old shrubs or dig out the landscape plan and translate his really long latin-y names into the more common names that we know. So instead you just get my swell description of a hibernating bush with ice-covered berries on it. It’s still quite pretty!
Meanwhile, inside the house, life goes 
on and my Ziggy sleeps through everything without a care in the world… not even that there’s a stuffed bunny (affectionately called “Bun Bun” by Lindsey) perched on his back. Ahhhhh, to be able to relax like my ZigZig! He does curl up next to my head in the morning so I can rest my cheek on him so I have a purring pillow, so life is stripey and purrrrrrfect!
It sounds like a start of a bad joke, but it’s not a joke, honest! My daughters, one who does gymnastics and the other who takes ballet, went to a birthday party last weekend which took place at an ice skating rink. This was their first time ice skating so it was an interesting two hours of entertainment! My bouncing noodle (that would be the gymnast), fell lots of times and fearlessly got up over and over and just kept on trucking around the rink. At the end of the day, she was doing fairly well. She took a big spill at the end and still has a sore tail bone. My shy little ballerina started out quite cautiously holding on to the side of the rink and fell a few times. By the end of her day, she was skating for long distances and looking like she’d been skating before. As with their hobbies and personalities, my twin dragons are opposites in just about everything. It keeps things exciting around here! *grins*
Speaking of exciting, some of you may remember the picture I posted of my elusive Fluffernutter. 
Her name is really Stardust, but since she’s part Maine Coon cat and very fluffy and also one crazy cat, I’ve taken to call her Fluffernutter. She’s very shy. I think it took 3-4 years of visiting regularly before Kat saw her face and not just her backside as she bolted away to hide. You can’t tell from this picture, but those feetsies of hers are big. Maine Coons are great mousers. Anything under the covers on the bed counts as a mouse. She loves that game. But whatever you do, don’t try touching her feet! All Scott has to do is waggle his fingers and walk towards her and she bolts because it’s become the “Muahahahahhaaaaa! I’m coming to get your feet, kitty!” sign. 
She is also quite possessive of her Mommy. When I was pregnant and confined to bed rest, she always kept an eye on me. She refused to leave me one evening… and wouldn’t you know, that was the night I went into labor. When it’s just me at home, she’s out and about and lounging nearby. (Maine Coons like to be near you but not on you.) So, I asked her to smile for me! Here’s my pretty little Fluffernutter and her adorable pink nose! She has a big fluffy tail that she likes to hold up high in the air which reminds me of Pepe LePew. *giggles*
And finally… big big *HUGS* to you, Nic!
Being as I’ve already used “plethora” with babbles as a title I had to hit up the thesaurus. I don’t have a lot of any one thing to blog about, just a little bit of this and that.
First off, congratulations to Jenni and Scott!
Kathie and Mike are currently on their way to Naples… Sheba is here and just spent a lovely afternoon in the pool… and while I’m not wishing their trip to end, I certainly miss them! *whines*
Vicky has some gorgeous pictures of her trip to Sydney which you simply must see!
Fudgey has finished Elenia and it’s gorgeous!
Happy Father’s Day to all you Daddies and Daddies-to-be out there… and finally, I have a Curly Tailed Rosy… do you?
Lusk’s Serenity Fairy from Heaven and Earth Designs; the chart I was practically singing about in my previous post from ages ago. Two weeks ago, I found some fabric that I had page gridded for another project. It’s perfect for this chart. The same number of pages in width and there’s more than enough height to accommodate it too. I adore the colors and watching the Klimt-like background appear. This chart, for lack of a better word, ROCKS! So what’s with the subject of my post? Today, while being a ballet mom, I recalled just what I had originally gridded this fabric for. It wasn’t for a HAED chart. It was for a Character Creations chart and Kerry’s pages are a wee bit smaller than Michele and Bob’s. (Ok, quite a bit smaller.) I came in the door, rushed to my stand, popped the fabric out of my hoop, laid it out flat on the floor, fended off the cats and measured. Then I looked at the chart again. I measured again. I cried. I have never made this mistake before.
One look at this picture and you can see why she’s the princess, empress, resident goddess, supreme being, one-to-be-reckoned-with and lady in charge!
