A Little Progress

I am popping in for a quick post this morning. As Florida awaits Irma, I have found myself quite tense all week. It is not expected to hit here as we are on the panhandle of Florida along the Gulf coast.

I will NOT relax though until it makes this expected turn. Ivan was on a similar path and didn't turn. I have done all the preps I can, so it is just time to sit back and pray.

I can't wish a hurricane on my worst enemy.

With that said, I have been busy cleaning some areas of the home more than stitching this week.
I did finally get into the sewing room yesterday to work on my fall smalls finishes.

I have them all sewn together. Today I plan to stuff and embellish. I have some cute little fall charms that I may use on some of them.

Here is what I have done thus far.

Did you see little Gus's legs in the corner. He stays by my side. My pal already. Lemony was sunning outside or taking a break from Gus.

The weather has been amazing the last two days. I honestly don't ever remember it cooling down this early in September. That usually is saved for the last week of the month.

I will take it. 

Praying for Florida,

Sandy

Labor Day = Family Time and Shopping

My weekend was filled with lots of low key activity. I had lots of grandiose plans for time in the sewing room on Friday. However, it was my 33rd anniversary and Friday, so Hubby calls mid morning and says he is taking off early. There went my sewing room time.

All that I accomplished was the start of one my fall smalls.

I am hoping to get after them this week and have something to share by the end of the week.

For our anniversary we took the family out to dinner with us this year. We ate in Destin and the evening was beautiful. A breeze and a great sunset made for eating outside in the harbor. I should have taken pictures. It seems when you are enjoying yourself you forget to take pictures.

 I posted these on Instagram.

We were so nice to each other. 

Saturday morning was spent taking mom shopping. She loves to shop. I hate to shop. 

She found a really pretty comforter for her bed. She has been looking for awhile now. She walked in a store and there was the perfect one, so she was over the moon. I went back with her and helped her get it on her bed. 

Football was on for the afternoon and evening. Jeff grilled and actually did most of the cooking. I did make a great dessert that I am going to have to share very soon.

Oh and I cleaned out my closet and tried on all of my fall/winter clothes. I had a stack to give away and only found that I really needed three things to fill the holes. More on that later.

I worked two services on Sunday morning as many were out of town. I wanted to come home and nap, but Jeff had other ideas. One of which was very profitable for me. I went shopping AGAIN! We headed out to Destin where I found one of the items for my wardrobe. It is my birthday month, so my favorite store has a discount for your birthday month plus I had a $25.00 worth of points saved. Coupled with the Labor Day sales, I got a whale of deal on a shirt that I needed. 

I also got Lindsay some birthday gifts. Win Win for me since I don't really like shopping.

Then we came back and took the dogs out on the boat. 

Lemony took her place as captain.

This was Gus's first time out on the boat. He wasn't scared, but I held him so he wouldn't fall in. He took note of Lemony, so I am sure next summer he will join her as Lucy once did.

We went to the General's Bayou and let him try swimming for the first time. 

He took one jump after Lemony and was swimming anywhere she went.

This morning, Jeff went to play golf with Tyler, so Lindsay called and said for me and Grandma to come out to Destin for shopping AGAIN! We went out to Grand Boulevard and window shopped. Grand Blvd is not a place I go in the summer because of the traffic. It is past Destin but not quite to Seaside. It has stores like in the larger places...Pottery Barn, Orvis, Lily Putlizer, Anthropologie. We all just looked. No purchases. Oops I take that back. Lindsay picked out a t-shirt from The Zoo Gallery for her birthday. We ate lunch and shopped a bit more.

The Lily store is just so cute.

I thought these jeans in Anthropologie were cute. I might take some old jeans and try to do something like this. Maybe?!

I am shopped out, but it was fun being with Lindsay and mom. Mother was in heaven since she loves to shop and Lindsay invited us along.

I spent the evening trying to get my Monday chores done. 

Jeff snapped this cute picture of Gus.

That was my busy weekend. Now, I am truly praying for a storm to weaken or turn east and go out to sea.

Go away storms,

Sandy