Hand Stitched Embroidery Swap Finished

I'm late for the official deadline on this swap. Jeff Vader ate the first hoop.

This is my fish fabric design which you can buy here.

Hanging Out

Jeff Vader is settling in.

I've been sick with a cold for over a week. So annoying. It would be better to be sick sick and get it over with. I'm only getting the bare minimum done around here.

Tootie, however, is stepping up and being so helpful and grown-up. She's absolutely amazing and I can't believe I get the privilege of being her Mama.

Happy Halloween!

Thinking Arby's and a cat.

Fishy Fish Fish

I've been busy creating fish fabric for the Spoonflower weekly challenge. Please watch on their blog for when it's time to vote for my fabric and vote for me! Pretty please?

I ordered test swatches and once I proof them and make some tweaks then I'll have them up for sale.

New Dog, Big Dog. Jeff

Here he is, our newest member of the family. Tootie calls him New Dog or Big Dog. I wanted to name him Jeff Vader -- taken from this Eddie Izzard bit.

He looks like a Jeff Vader. He's very deer-like and fine featured and not at all ferocious. He is large, however, and it appears he is going to get much larger. Jeff is 11 months old now and is eye-level with the kitchen counter. He's built like a freight train -- his body seems to go on forever and there is a lack of communication between what his hind end is doing with the rest of his body.

He was terrified of the stairs at first so the past couple days we've been practicing very slowly, one paw at a time how to navigate them properly. His biggest problem was getting his hind end in control. He kept wanting to kick. As of today he is doing them solo but he still goes realllllly slow, as we showed him, one step at a time.

So now when I mention Jeff Vader (not really his name in RL) you'll know who I'm talking about.