Stitching, school and scouts

Well, I haven't gotten done as much as I wanted to finish by the end of the August, but I am still pleased with the results. The kids returned to school the last week of August and things seemed to fall back into schedule pretty quickly for them both. Ray started 2nd grade and Becky began 4th grade, both are in advanced classes. Becky is playing violin again and is now a Junior Girl Scout. Ray is a Wolf in cubscouts this year and I am the leader for both troops. Our first meetings for both scouting units was this week. There are 15 girl scouts ranging from 6 (1st year brownies) to 9 (1st year Juniors) years of age. The cub pack is up to about 40 kids with 7 boys, all 8 years old, being in my den.

Stitching wise, I have a few finished items to show off, a few pieces stitched and waiting for finishing, some waiting for buttons and some progress on my WIPS. I will include some pictues at the end of this post. My LNS completed the finishing on 2 of my stitching projects, Milady's Needle Christmas Blessings (as a treasure box)and LK's Be My Valentine (framed). I completed Trail Creek Farm's Sweet Summer and Adore Autumn along with completing the following blocks on my LK's Blessings: Caring, Family, Joy and Giving. That leaves me only 3 more to go before this UFO can be completed! I'm hoping to finish it by the end of October and I think I'll have it finished up as a serving tray.

I have finished the stitching for Trail Creek Farms' Wish Winter but I need to order the buttons from the Stitching Post. I made some progress on Dance of the Roses and I'm going to try and keep this in rotation for the rest of the year along with M Designs I See the Moon as my BAPs. I also want to finish up a few smaller projects before the end of the year as well.

I'm ready to go camping again in my Sunline! The fall is the best time to go camping because you can enjoy a campfire in the evening and look up at the stars. I love to stitch in the mornings before everyone else starts getting up while sitting outside under the awning. Here is a picture taken of my home away from home up in Mexico, Pennsylvania during our RV Rally. It was a luau weekend so it had some flamingo lights, Welcome to Paradise banner, the monkey, and other decorations as well.