Hunting

You're going to thing that either: I'm crazy or love deers but I went to a special hunt: christmas lights See, on saturday morning, we went to the market to buy our christmas tree. We always buy natural trees: we love the smell (I know I could buy a pine perfume but I prefer a real one) Last year, disapointed us so this year, we wanted the perfect and we did find it for 15 Euros: not bad While Chuy was putting back the car seats in the car, I decided I was strong enough to bring the tree home (elevator, elevator ... ) So I brought the tree from the parking to the building and went towards the elevator. The tree didn't fit in the elevator And the "strong" woman had to carry the tree to the fourth floor This is our naked tree!

Chuy went to the basement to get our christmas stuffs in the storage room and we were set to decorate our perfect tree. First the lights : yes, where are the lights? Couldn't find the lights anywhere How can someone loose christmas lights ? We looked and looked again and this morning was the day of the hunt: find clear chrismtas lights in a store ! On december 17 th, you can imagine it is more mission impossible than anything else So on the hunt we went ... We visited 3 stores before we thought we got it: we bought the lights, went home, opened the box to discover those were windows lights So Chuy went to work and I went back to the store to give them back then I headed to a another store (the 4th one) and there they were: waiting for me with 30 % !!! Don't you think I have more useful stuffs to do 4 days before we leave

Taking about the trip, I start to feel nervous about the whole ordeal ... I don't know what to bring ... I'm afraid to bring too much clothes for the kids or not enough ... I think I figured out pretty well ( well, I hope) the way to go to one train station to the next one . The suitcase is not ready: I'm going to take care of that tomorrow. But the last weeks of december are always very busy : tomorrow I have to go to the christmas party at the daycare, wedenesday is busy as always and emma has a birthday party after the music class and Pierre has an appointment on thrusday after school.

I took time on sunday to check my mirabilia/ Lavender and lace charts: I chose Emma's garden and I used the same colors for the face and legs. Tell me what you think !!! I'm a little disappointed for the face's backstitching: she's doesn't have this baby face I liked on the chart picture ... ( I hope you can enlarge to see better )

I still missing one color to finish the hair. I don't want to put lavender in her hair.

I couldn't stay without stitching so I picked up an old UFO. I chose WInnie in the snow and I managed to finish 3 snow balls:

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I'm very happy Dieflyn, Gill and Marita answered my pay it forward. I'm already thinking of what I'm going to get you !!! It's my first pay it forward and I'm very happy you were willing to participate !!! Stitchingranny, I like this pay it forward because it doesn't have to be something you stitch: it can be stitching goodies, something from your country, bath products, and so on. The only goal is to make the other one happy !!!