My finish(es) in stitching and knitting

Well, I FINALLY finished the LK Blessings of Christmas that I have been working on forever. It had been a UFO earlier this year and I decided that it was time to pull it out and finish it. So yesterday while sitting in my Mom's hospital room while she was sleeping, I put the final stitches in the linen. Woooooohoooooo!

Earlier this month I also finished up my daughter's scarf which is my first completed knitting project. I have another scarf which still requires a fringe to be added before it is marked as done. I am hoping to finish a 3rd scarf which will be a belated Christmas gift (for Mom) later this week as well so I won't post that picture until it is received.

I also am adding pictures of the kids Winter concert which took place a few days before my Mom's heart attack. Becky performed on the recorder, violin and in

the chorus. Ray performed on his flutophone. What is a flutophone you may ask? (I know I did!) It is basically a recorder with raised finger holes which aids younger students with the finger placement.

I have been working on two of my BAPs - Dance of the Roses (Told in a Garden) and I See the Moon (M Designs) but I haven't made enough progress to really post a picture yet. I have been working on America by Trail Creek Farms and also on Don't get your Tinsel in a Tangle by Lizzie Kate. I am hoping to start some new ornaments this week for next Christmas since I would love to set up a small tree one year with all handmade ornaments. I even have joined a blog called the 2009 Ornament Challenge. There is no exchange, just you are encouraged to stitch and finish a ornament a month. The location is http://2009xmaschallenge.multiply.com/ if you are interested.

I am hoping to see Mom tomorrow and will hopefully continue to see the improvement that I have been seeing for the last few days. Will keep you posted. Thanks for the prayers and kind thoughts ~ they are working!