9/4/18 an update, a page finish and a new start

8/27

I spent a good part of my evening watching one of my WIPs play quarterback for the JV team for the first time.

but I did make a little progress on Lust over lunch and in the car

 

 and while I waited for my son to get home, I made some progress here too.

8/28

8/29

8/30

8/31

Page 26!!

 I also decided I wanted a new start.

9/2

 I ran out of one color so there are a few holes but they should be on the way.

9/3

I ran out of a skein of one of my reds.  There is a slight difference, but I don't have a choice so I'm leaving it.

8/27/18 update

I had a pretty good week.  Lots of progress on Lust and on my diamond painting.  I don't think my kids are impressed with mom hanging out with them to work on the diamond painting though.

8/20

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8/23

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8/26

August 13-19

Looking back at this week's pictures, I've made quite a bit of progress.  I hasn't seemed like it as it happened, but it is there.

Today is day 50 and I'm still sticking with Lust.  I've been thinking about keeping her out after this challenge.  I finished a page in July and I should finish a page at the very end of August or very early September.  If I can finish another page in another 30 or so days, I would only have eight full pages and 8 small partial pages to finish.  I would really like to see her done before she turns 10 and it's doable.  I just don't know if she'll burn me out and take several more years to finish.

8/13

8/14

8/15

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8/17

 8/18

8/19

 I've also dipped my toes into the diamond painting world.  So far, so good.  It's interesting to see a different interpretation of cross stitch.  It almost feels like I'm making a mosiac with tiny little pieces of ...whatever the drills are made out of.  

I just need to keep my cats away from this workspace.  I've discovered that at least one of them discovered the canvas and tried eating it as I now have teeth holes in a couple of spots.  I've learned to keep things covered and/or out of range.

8/13/18 progress

Progress is still being made...just not as much as I would like.  Between work, 2 a day football practices, a visit to the DMV, getting ready for school to start and produce from the garden starting to make it's way inside, it's been a busy week.

I have a new driver now so there's a little more stress from that, but I don't have to make extra trips to school and sit and wait during practice.  So there's that.

8/6

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8/10

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 8/12

July29-Aug 4

Not a lot of progress this week...

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8/5 

Page 25

I did manage to finish page 25 of Lust last week.  I put in a few stitches on Lust Sunday, but I decided to pull Polar out to be my focus for a few days.  I'm thinking about putting Polar away at the end of the month and working on He Came With the Rain from Unconventional XS.  The pages are small and I'm tenting so it would be a nice change from teeny tiny full x. Chatelaine's Heritage Sampler is also upstairs and may see some progress.  Someone on the Chatelaine Support group recently finished theirs and it's gorgeous!

7/23

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7/26

7/27

7/28 - page 25 is finished!! 

7/29 

He Came With the Rain

Heritage Sampler