Sorry for disappearing all week! I was going along strong on Crabby when I got a little cross stitch obsession aversion therapy in the form of a two-evening headache. That really put me off my form. The week at work was l o n g for some reason. Friday couldn't get here soon enough. Then, I had a brilliant design idea so I've been working hard on that, perfecting and now stitching. This will be shared in the form of a freebie, possibly next Friday. Stay tuned in for that! Here is a little sneak peek...
Sadly, the weekend hasn't been much better. I got all geared up to finish the housework early yesterday morning so I could have the rest of the weekend free to design and stitch and play with stash. I was doing laundry and blog reading when the sewer backed up into the bathtub and toilets! You should have seen Taco-cat's eyes when big bubbles erupted from the toilet; and her tail bushed! The back bathroom toilet overflowed and the main baths' nearly did. Good Lord, what a mess! Everything was at a standstill until the plumber could come and snake out the main line. Why does this kind of thing always happen of a Saturday, when it costs twice as much? We are back in business though...after a thorough bleaching!
Finally, I feel like stitching again. Just in time to go back to work. Blah!
I like to wish a very happy birthday to my dear friend, Angela! Hey, you! Where's the cake?
I hope to get another Crabby update in for you soon. In the meantime, be sure to check the other participants' blogs for their updates. The links are in my sidebar. They all look really awesome! Way to go girls!
Thank you for visiting my blog today!
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Ohhhhh...I can't wait to see what it is :O)
ReplyDeleteOh crap! LOL! Sorry ;o) Glad it's been fixed.
Sharon, your cross stitches look so nice. All straight and no twisting. Beautiful job! I can't wait to see more of your progress on Crabby.
ReplyDeleteI hate it when those headaches last for days. I just experienced that a week or so ago.
I can't wait to see your Crabby update. I'm sorry you had a rough week and weekend. Hopefully this next week will be much better.
ReplyDeleteJanuary seems to have its challenges for lots of us. I cringe when I hear 'headaches'. I'm just getting over bronchitis myself... seriously interrupting my stitching. Hopefully this week will be better.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your next freebie. I have your reindeer on my to-do list this week.
ReplyDeleteI hope this week goes better for you and fast for us, so we can see that design.
ReplyDeleteOh my girl I know what you are saying. We have had our sewers back up once and it was awful. I am glad that things are fixed and you are back in business.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had quite an ordeal this weekend! Glad you have a few minutes of stitchy time before the weekend is over.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you feel better! (i'm not feeling so hot right now myself - wonder if there's a bug going around?)
ReplyDeleteWhat a bummer weekend!!! Hopefully this next week will be much better for you. I'm looking forward to seeing your next freebie. No fair teasing us!!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Carolyn :)
I can't wait to see what it will be! I'm glad to read that you can stitch again!
ReplyDeleteYeuch! What a horrid weekend! Oh well, in the words of the song, things can only get better.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your Crabby update, and to seeing what your little sneak peek turns out to be
Hope you have a better week. Looking forward to seeing your latest creation.
ReplyDeleteeeewww... not a fun surprise, there!
ReplyDeleteHaven't a clue whatyou're designing, but hanging in to see.
What an awful week for you! Here's hoping that this week will be VERY delightful!!! (At the very least, it has to be better, right?) :)
ReplyDeleteOMG! What a weekend you had. Looking forward to seeing your stitchy freebie :o)
ReplyDeleteHahaha on kitties eyes! rotflmao....I hope the week goes better and HOW DARE YOU tease us like that! for shame.....
ReplyDeleteSorry about your plumbing disaster, sound horrible. I'm looking forward to seeing that design though.
ReplyDeleteCant wait to see the crabby update! And yikes, I think if a toilet exploded, I would have to move out of my house. I hate dealing with toilets, lol!!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing what you've done on Crabby and your mystery design. Hmmm, I see some over one stitching there.
ReplyDeleteOh I like sneeky peeks but love unveilings even more ;0D
ReplyDeleteOh dear, pongy !!! Glad you got it sorted and could finally Stitch!!!
Bad enough to have plumbing problems...but you are so right...why do they have to happen on weekends???
ReplyDeleteI hope this week is going better for you!
ReplyDeleteOh yuck!! So sorry to hear about your sewer troubles...glad that's over with!
ReplyDeleteAlso sorry to hear you've had 2 nights of headaches:( Hope you're feeling much better now!
Can't wait to see your freebie surprise and another Crabby update!
Have a better week!
Hope you are having a better week and we can see your Crabby update.
ReplyDeleteIck. That's exactly what happened to us (septic-wise) this summer. Our lines are still a mess, but as they are interconnected with the other houses in our row, we don't really know what to do other than try to time our water consumption for off-hours (middle of the night laundries, etc.).
ReplyDeleteGross! I HATE plumbing problems - they seem so easy to fix when the plumber is doing them!! I swear they have a Saturday conspiracy (or maybe we just notice the times it happens on Saturday's because of the bill. The cat description was a riot! It's crazy when the tail buses out! Yikes!
ReplyDeleteYou are due for a wonderful weekend- I hope this one is it!
You need one more panel on "Crabby": a toilet with the caption "sewage." It's happened to us too!
ReplyDeleteHoped you are feeling much better and looking forward to an update on Crabby :)
ReplyDeleteIm curious now lol.
ReplyDeleteI too have had a lot of bad heads just lately and the computer does seem to instigate them but I think the cold is responsible too as I seem to "hunch up" against it and I think that causes the muscles in my neck to tighten. I hope yours are a lot better now.