Last day of school! I am totally wiped out, physically and emotionally! Watching my 5th graders do their final walk is so hard. I cry the entire time, plus hug as many kids that reach out for me. I view these kids as my kids! hahahaha   These kids touch my heart every year. This past school year was especially  poignant for me as I have watched them as kindergartners up to 5th grade.  So is was hard to watch them go. I know that many of them touched my heart and I will not forget them.
I haven't been able to cross stitch as much as I'd like. I go back to the eye doctor tomorrow, I hope the tear in my retina is better, I soo need new glasses. lol
I have so many projects just waiting to be started! I want to make those birds from SamSarah. I can't wait for the new Halloween issue and the Ornament issue.
I've been such a bad blogger again, I hope to do better since summer vacation is here for me!
Hugs to all!
DaisyGirl

PINS Saturday

Today was our Saturday Stitch Luncheon with the PINS group. I'm so glad I was invited to join this group last year. We go and eat at this awesome little country kitchen and they have the yummiest  food. I normally get the vegetable plate. I brought along my best friend Norma in hopes of her liking cross stitch! lol. Well, I'm not too sure she likes it! But I'm not giving up! I need to help her find an easier project to start her off on.

I am doing alot better since my surgery. I kind of did too much too soon, but I'm hoping to feel better soon without any pressure to use the bathroom every 15 minutes. hahahaha  I went back to work on Friday and the kids sure must have missed me alot! Hugs from so many kids. My boss just went with the flow of kids that had to stop and welcome me back. I really do love my job and I hate when I have to miss work. The kids really bring me so much joy to my heart. I can't believe that we only have 18 more school days till summer. It will be here before I know it! I'm looking forward to sleeping in for 9 weeks! hahahaha
I'm trying to get that baby gift completed, I'm running behind as usual. Vision problems hinder my sight, so I'm wearing readers on top of glasses and I use my magnifier lamp too! But you do what ya gotta do! Cause I so love my stitching!
Well, it's late and I should try to get some sleep!
Hugs,
DaisyGirl

Sitting here trying to recover from my surgery on Friday.I had another kidney stone removed. I am a stone making machine.I am chilling out on the couch reading blogs and working on a baby gift! Ariel's shower is May 19th! I also found the cutest little pattern in a Mollie Makes magazine that I'm gonna make too! They are little Llamas! Adorable!

I am looking forward to summertime! We only have 5 more weeks of school left! Yeah!!!! It's hard to think that the school year is almost over. It just seemed like yesterday was the first day of school. Time doesn't slow down at all anymore. 
After I recover, I'm gonna restart my workout program. I've got 15 more pounds to go until I reach my goal. I'm so close to my goal, so I am very happy where I am right now, but I'd like to be a tiny bit smaller if possible. So I know I can do it! 
I'll post pictures of the little Llamas once I get them started!
Hugs to all my friends!
DaisyGirl

The boring IV time......

Today was my IV for Remicade. Since I've had an allergic reaction the past 2 treatments, they premeditated me and the medrol has made me sick to my stomach! Ugh!!! But hopefully I will start to feel better soon. I will be starting a new medicine to help me sleep. I have been having such a hard time sleeping lately and I told Dr. Jonnala and so she's adding a new med to the arsenal of meds I take. Crossing my fingers that it works!

It only took 3 tries to get the IV started! They talked to me again about a port, but the port issue is once I have it, I won't be able to lift 50 pounds anymore. And I need to be able to do that for my job!

I'm still working away on my 6 Fat Men, I'll take a picture and post tomorrow. It's slowly coming along, I plan to stitch tomorrow night, just didn't stitch tonight since my stomach hurt.

Well, it's night time!

See ya tomorrow!

DaisyGirl

More on 6 Fat Men!

Another quick picture on 6 Fat Men! This is gonna be such a cute pattern! I can't wait to have it finished! We don't get enough snow down here, so I can look at this and think of snow! :)

It's late, so I'm gonna keep it short tonight!

Btw, my son Jacob got a job at Kroger, so now both of my boys are working for Kroger, just wish it was the same location. I'll be travelling taking him back and forth until he can save enough for his own car!

Hugs and lots of joy to you!

DaisyGirl

Sitting here resting my eyes! Well, sorta! :)

Well, I went to the eye doctor finally. I shouldn't have waited as long as I did. I have several things that are wrong! hahaha

1. Sjogren's Syndrome=Dry Eye, blocked tear ducts.

2.Retinal tear

3.Corneal scratches

4. Ocular inflammation

5. Cataracts (can you believe this! They are small, but I thought you were older when you got those! hahaha)

I will be on eye drops forever now for the Sjogren's Syndrome. I will take steroid eye drops for 8 weeks and then I will be re-evaluated to determine if I need some kind of tear duct plugs.

It's no wonder my eyes have been hurting me! My vanity in not wanting coke bottle glasses might have been my undoing. Oh well, I'll do fine, just might have thicker glasses. Boohoo! Be prepared Johnny, I'm ordering the thinnest lenses they make baby!

I'm hoping my eyes will feel better this evening so I can stitch. I have the font on size Largest to be able to see since my eyes are still dilated. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do!

I'm glad that my vision will hopefully start to get better in about 8 weeks, I will need a new prescription, but not until I finish the steroid drops.

Now on to exciting stitchy news! I have found the newest magazines that I must subscribe to.

Primitive Quilts and Projects and Mollie Makes(this one is a UK magazine)

Love them! I'm gonna take them with me this Tuesday night to my Hooty Girl stitch group!

I know Trish will love the Primitive Quilts one!

Well, my eyes are burning so I'll sign off for now!

Have a happy day y'all!

DaisyGirl

Update on 6 Fat Men!

Good goobbly moobbly! I am the slowest stitcher! It has been so hard to see, that I finally broke down and made an appointment with the eye doctor. I go Monday morning at 8:45! I will have to leave very early cause I gotta go to Sandy Springs Area! Yikes! Traffic is not gonna be great! :(

We are on a mini vacation from school for President's Day. We got Friday and we will get Monday off too. So I'm excited to sleep in! I'm ready for summer. lol

I'm waiting on my Mary Kay girl to get here! Jill keeps my face looking great as usual with their great products. I'm alittle concerned cause they are discontinuing the Classic line and they are trying out the Botanical line. We shall see. My skin is already so very temperamental as it is, so I'm hoping for good things and not skin problems. Crossing my fingers!

Gonna go for my walk as soon as Jill leaves. I'm about to go commando on my workout and diet. I've hit a horrible plateau and I'm frustrated. I've got 15 more pounds to lose. I am stuck at 172, and I wanna be 160. I'm gonna change up my diet and as much as I feel this is wrong, I need to eat more. Matt says I'm starving my body and it is holding on to dear life to the fat that I've got! lol. I do realize that I've come far since starting my decision to be a healthier person. When I look back at pictures of me at 245, it makes me sad that I let myself get that fat. But, not anymore!

Just gotta keep plugging along!

Y'all have a great day!!!

I'm gonna stitch and finish that block today!

DaisyGirl