AND NOW WE WILL LOOK AT THE NUMBER 7--

 Yep--boys and girls--only 7 more days to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!!!

How are you doing???  One minute I am all in the Christmas mood and spirit and then--the next minute I feel like a Grinch!!!!!  But I have put alot of stress on myself by deciding to knit '3' stockings for the grown up kids--the first plan was just one for the new 'daughter in law'!!!!  more on this story at the end of the post!!

I did get one block done for embroidery this past week--

And here is all 12 of the blocks now--

I don't believe this photos does these blocks justice--they are really pretty and I am happy with them --so far--now to decide how to finish them in to a wall hanging???? These were monthly blocks from Melisa at Pinker n Punkin

And I did get some time mornings to work on the newest Counted Cross stitching--

One mouse is in and so is the deer--!!!  But there' a lot of work on the tree--will be doing the lady mouse next--

And I got some heart blocks prepared for applique this week--

Here is the makings for 3 blocks I am behind on--

I also found some time to get the last 2 Snowmen blocks traced and colored in--

And I did start the embroidery work on the 3 snowmen in the snow cream bowl!!

I also don't think I showed you a photo of some dish/face cloths I knitted for gifts this year--

And that 'sweet' Melisa showed us a 'squirrel' and I just had to get one too-

Got this on Amazon for under $6.00--love the patterns in here and can't wait to make some of them--just not sure 'when' in the line of things I have to finish !!!

And I got 'part' of an early Christmas gift today--

the 2 ducks look handmade--but not sure--and I can keep all my little treasures in the little box!!

there is also a big box of wrapped up gifts for Christmas morning!!  From Anne in NY--

And I nearly have the dil's stocking all done--

the buttons are  not sewn on it--

and I have a small start on my son's stocking--these are 'big' stockings--!!!!

And --don't faint--I am reading a book--

I am about 3/4 through it--it is a good story!!

OK--now for my own story--that has to do with JoAnn Fabrics--now I have often ordered from them though the year as it is hard for me to get to their actual store--or was until the new Monday Van service and now can get there every 3 weeks-- I have always gotten my order within a couple days to a week---Once I decided I wanted to make my daughter in law a stocking--I decided to order the yarn as it would be at least 2 weeks before the Van went--so I did an order on Nov 30th and 2 days later I decided to do all three new stockings--so did a 2nd order on Dec 2--WELL--as of today Dec 17th I have not received any of the yarn--have gotten 3 small packages from them and a couple notices they don't have items--BUT--they will not cancel the rest of each order--I have already went in the store and bought yarn for all  3 stockings and as you read--have finished 2 of them and started the third one!!!!  So I have money 'tied' up in the bank account for when ever they do decide to ship--money I could use for gifts now!!!  I have to wait and see if they ship me anything and then return it for a refund--Crazy--like I said I have gotten 3 small packages from them--one had 2 pair of flamingo socks--of which one had a hole in it so that had to be replaced--one with 2 owl picks and today one package with one little card of buttons in it--all 3 of these packages were large--2 were plastic bags--non recyclable---grrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Ok--back to the good stuff--Christmas--

HAVE A FUN AND ENJOYABLE LAST WEEK BEFORE THE BIG DAY--

AND KNOW THAT I AM THINKING OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!!!!

HUGS AND BLESSINGS TO ALL--DI