Bye Bye Summer

I know it's not officially over for about another month or so, but as far as I'm concerned when school starts back it's done. I only wish they would've started after Labor Day like a lot of the surrounding counties instead of today. They were both really excited to go. I'm happy to report that they LOVE their teachers and they can't wait to go back tomorrow. It also helped I'm sure that Cassie ended up in the same class as her best friend and several of her other friends. I think someone had a helping hand in that. It wasn't me! They like school up here so much more than they did in Texas. I'm excited about that. I really want them to like it.

Cassie had been asking me about making a blog for a while so we did that last week. If you'd like to see the ramblings of an almost 11 year old, you may see them here.

Saturday evening Mike, Joshua, and I went over to our neighbor's house for a crab feast. I do not feast on any type of sea creature but didn't want to be a party pooper so tagged along to visit. They have a crab feast every year and several of the neighbors come over. I really like these neighbors and go over to visit with often. I can't go over there unless I'm hungry though. She NEVER lets me leave without either eating something there or taking something home with me. She's a little comedian so I especially like going over when I'm missing my family because she can really get me laughing :). Back to the crab feast.... They had large tables in the garage covered with newspaper with tons of crabs on it. When the pile dwindled down, there were boxes more that they added. Pretty disgusting if you ask me but I'm sure you seafood eaters probably think it looks divine lol. I know Mike and Joshua had a great time. Cassie is a crab advocate. She loves them as animals, not food. She refused to come with us so we left her at home lol. We were only 2 doors down so I thought we'd cut her a break this time. Joshua liked cracking the crabs a little too much I think...lol. He also insisted that he join everyone else (except me) and eat some. I'm thinking he mostly did that to irritate his sister because it's the first thing he said to her when we got back home lol. Here's a pic of my funny friend with her feast of crabs lol.

As for stitching, I've done a bit but not a whole whole lot. I spent most of last week playing with the kids while Mike was in Alabama. I did manage to stitch a Halloween piece piece for a Halloween exchange while I watched the Olympics. I can't post a pic of that right now but I can post one of a couple of ornaments I finished from the Sweetheart Tree. They're the Candy Cane Heart from the monthly heart series. I'm actually working on a third one too. They're going to be gifts for a few friends here. I really like this piece and have actually stitched it before for myself. I don't intend on buying the sterling silver candy cane charms for them though so need to find a suitable substitute. You can see in the middle there where the candy cane is supposed to be. I figure I'll finish the third one and then go hunting for a charm or treasure for them.