Great Expectations

I tell ya, I had such high hopes for the weekend. I was going to cross stitch, crochet and scrapbook. ACK!!! What was I thinking? In reality, I managed a half a square in crochet. Scrapbooking...what's that? Didn't even pull anything out. The only thing that I did accomplish was cross stitch. I finally finished the flower part of the rose and then I worked my way to the top of the design. YES!!! It was such a great feeling and I am looking forward to now working my way from top to bottom of the design.

In the time that I was stitching the flower, I kept trying to "map" out the chart to find my way to the top. I prefer to work from top to bottom but sometimes it is difficult when starting in the center to find the "way". Last night as I was finishing up the flower, I saw the "route" so to speak. So I made sure that I did that before I went to bed. Now it will be so much easier to stitch. I am finished with the light colors and now it will be the background stitching. I am very happy about that.

This is shaping up to be a hectic week. I am watching my friend's 3 year old and 9 month old today, tomorrow and Friday. Needless to say, I am a little nervous as it has been awhile since I had to entertain little ones so young.

DS is home from school today. He got hit with some kind of virus on Saturday and he still has remnants of it. I think he was more nervous today if he had to keep running to the bathroom. I don't know what kind of rest he will be getting at home.

I do have some things I hope to accomplish this week. In crafting, I want to finish up my current afghan square and finish at least one more. In cross stitching, I want to finish the top portion of Rose. I am so hoping it goes quickly. There are some sections of just one color, so I am keeping my fingers crossed that it goes quickly.

In household stuff, I want to keep on top of housework to keep the house in some kind of order. I also want to stay on top of the laundry. I do not want it to get out of hand. I would post some other things but with babysitting this week, I don't see it happening. If it does, it will be a plus in my book.

I need to go get breakfast ready and try to get some laundry hung out while the kids are eating. I already fed the baby and he should be good for a bit.

Have a great day everyone!