As promised...

Here's the photo of my most recent progress, as promised!

I hope youns have a great night!

~ Emmy

23!

 Well, today has been an awesome day! It did start off a bit earlier than I had hoped... we was up until midnight chatting with the FD about an earlier call. And then we was back up around 01:30 for a transfer, so I decided  to take a nap when I got home. It's my birthday, so I decided I could do what I want, lol. I have had a wonderful day with my family today. Dad took Kirst and me out for lunch before he went to work. We enjoyed great food and even better conversation! And then it was back home for cake! Dad headed off to work and Mom came home from work after that. Then Mom took Kirst and me out for supper and we will have ice cream here in a bit. Once again, we enjoyed great food and wonderful conversation. Nothing like doubling down on meals! Its been a rainy day which I personally love whenever I don't have outdoor plans. It was perfect for my nap earlier! Sadly, I haven't gotten much stitching done the past couple of days. I'll try to post some progress pictures tomorrow! I'm torn; I really want to finish my current project, but I'm also itching for a new project!
 Happy Stitching!
 Emmy
P.S. My apologies, I kinda forgot to finish and post this earlier today. :)

Moments with Mom #1

*Enters the kitchen just as Mom removes a casserole from the oven. Mom removed the tin foil and pops the casserole back on the oven.*. Mom excitedly exclaims, “Cheese volcanoes!!!!”

Mom promptly pops a “cheese volcano” off of the foil and pops it in her mouth. I was too busy laughing to even feel sympathy when she realized her mistake... in her excitement she forgot to let the cheese cool first!

Thank youns for being patient while I’ve been sick. I’m feeling much better now and have high hopes to finish out my shift today! I hope youns have an awesome day!

Happy Stitching!

Emmy

I promise

I haven’t forgotten about youns. I’m a bit under the weather and have been for a week now. I’ll start posting again soon. In the meantime, youns take care and happy Stitching!
 ~Em

Doodad

My progress from past days. Unfortunately, no stitching  today. And with our other truck not back yet, and 2 transfers pending at the ER, probably no sleep either. Oh, well, it could always be worse. On a totally unrelated note, I really love the word doodad. It describes everything, and yet, paints a perfectly normal seeming picture when used. I really should've went to bed earlier last night... maybe my thoughts would make more sense then! Wishing youns sweet dreams and a sleep-filled night!

 Happy Stitching!

Emmy

Baby Killdeer and Coupon Code

So, I had a most pleasant surprise this morning when I was carrying my work stuff to my car. I found out that all 4 baby Killdeer birds had hatched!!!!! They're so adorable!! And speedy lil buggers- they just zippity-do-daed all over the place! They did quickly nestle under their Momma when she called for them...guess she thought my phone was dangerous! My apologies for the awkward video angle; I was trying to catch everybody in it and I don't know how to rotate videos on this. On a happier note, if you turn the volume up, you will be able to hear the adult Killdeer and the babies!

It's hard to see, but she gathered her babies under her. So sweet!

 Since this is a definite signal of spring in my eyes, and since I have finally gotten the new product listed, it only seems fitting to share the excitement! I'm only telling youns about this coupon; its my first one and it only seems fitting to share this first with youns! The code is "SPRINGBABIES" in honor of the lil Killdeer babies. It will work for magnets/needle minders only. Please leave a note in the checkout if you would like for yours to be needle minders so that I will know to send the backs. :) The coupon will be good through 4/13/18. Here's the URL:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSewHappyStitcher?coupon=SPRINGBABIES  I am still a bit sore from Peppy's kick, but not too bad. That said, I am going to hold off on exercising another day. I was going to do cardio today, but decided that was a bad idea a few minutes into it. Oh well, it definitely could've been worse!
 I'm afraid there's not much to report on the stitching front today. Hopefully, I'll be able to stitch soon. With the other 24 hr truck on their way to Columbia, and our 12 hour truck heading home at 9, that may not go as planned. We haven't done too  terribly much yet, so hopefully that trend will continue!
 Happy Stitching!
Emmy

Ouch! The things I’ll do to keep from having to exercise...

 Well, today has been interesting to say the least. Despite my attempting to will it to be otherwise, we awoke to snow and sleet outside. This is what the behind the ambulance station looked a few days ago:

And this is what it looked like this morning:

And now its back to green and sunshine-y. This is insane! It's April for crying out loud! No more snow until its Christmas time! I am most definitely done with winter weather. Hopefully the weather will be nice for my birthday and the Saturday following it.
 Anyway, so that happened. Fortunately, the roads wasn't that bad. Although Bumble Bee (my car) felt like she was wearing body armor with all the weight from the ice. I made it home just fine and fed the critters. I fed the pups and a killdeer momma (I don't know which parent it is; its the more dedicated of the two, so I'm guessing its the momma) without any issues, aside from a Killdeer bird that was very cross at me for getting so close to her nest.

When I was feeding the horses, Peppy was pushier than usual. I think this weather is driving him crazy. We go from 50s to 70s to 60s to 20s... its ridiculous! (Both of my Uncle's horses have been staying here for the past few years. When he got married he moved to the city and there wasn't room for the horses there.) So, I was giving them their apples just  like I usually do. Peppy is always pushy and tries to steal some of Bullet's apple. Bullet is the old man of the two and does not appreciate this in the least. Banjo was staying close to catch the pieces that fell. When Bullet eats, it reminds me of meal time at a nursing home (nothing against folks there; there's always that one that is more interested in people watching than chewing with his/her mouth closed). A large chunk of the food does not remain in Bullet's mouth and Banjo gets secondhand apple chunks. Plus the treats I already gave him. And, yes, he is quite happy with this and proud at how brave he is since he has to get  super close to the ginormous horses to get those chunks! Anyhow, Peppy started his usual rubbing of drool on me, pushing me, and trying to steal my red gloves (this was new, but I did have them in a back pocket of my work pants, which is where I stick the apples at when I'm feeding the other critters. Gotta love all the pockets EMS cargo pants have!). All of a sudden, he comes up and almost catches Banjo with his front hooves. I hollered at Banjo and he surprisingly took his cue to leave. Peppy goes back to trying to get more treats from me while I finished feeding Bullet. Once Bullet was finished, I started walking to the gate. Peppy followed me, like always, staying behind me to my right so he could nudge my shoulder. The shoulder nudges are my cues to tell him how handsome he is and give him more attention. He is all about the ladies you see. Well, Guinea (my sister's dog) goes trotting several yards in front of us towards the barn. Next thing I know, there is a sharp pain in my abdomen and Peppy is front of me now with his back leg up. Thankfully Peppy took off after Guinea instead of kicking me again. I was also fortunate that he had just gotten his hindquarters in front of me, so he wasn't able to fully extend his leg. Plus, only half of his hoof made contact with my stomach. Still, it hurt and remains quite sore. Guinea made it without a scratch. The dork probably never realized that Peppy was ticked at him. Ah, the benefits of being half-blind, dingy, and a general, all-around, entertaining doofus.
 On the upside, I did find another Killdeer nest in the pasture. Both nests were free of snow and had very caring parents. I did not give the second sets of parents any bread since Peppy is a bit nuts today. The dogs and myself did nothing out of the ordinary, just the same ole stuff we've been doing for years. I'm blaming the MO's mood swings with the weather. Well, I guess I should leave youns be for a bit and  finish listing new product on my Etsy shop. I'll try to post pics of my stitching project later tonight or tomorrow.
 Happy Stitching!
Emmy
P.S. Here's pictures of the critters:

Peppy

Banjo 

Guinea Pig

Banjo and Maggie (Mag-Mag)

Peppy and Bullet on a warmer day

Easter Blessings

So, this amazing Easter got off to an interesting start.  When I left work, everyone, and I mean everyone, that I waved at waved back. Which never happens, so that was super cool. I was roughly halfway home when I ended up with a flat tire. I called my Dad in case I needed back up and dutifully pulled the doughnut and tire changing doohickeys out of the trunk of my car. As I pulled everything out of the bag, I  gave myself a pep talk and was convinced that I could handle changing a flat tire on my own, no problem. And then I found a metal thingy-ma-bob that I did not remember using in the past. Uh-oh. Just then a gentleman in a pickup drove by and pulled over just as I was praying that he wouldn’t stop. I then switched to praying that he was not a serial killer or in the market for a short 20 something paramedic to hold hostage as a house keeper that would not be allowed to stitch, etc. As soon as I saw his face, my gut said that he was harmless, so I relaxed. He offered to help, which I accepted because of the unidentifiable thingy mentioned above. Long story short, between the gentleman, my Dad, and myself the tire was changed and I made it home to shower and dress for church. And for the record, Dad does not remember what the doohickey was for and it is not needed to change a tire. Yay!  Mom was worried because I now needed to ride with her (Dad leaves early to pick up the older folks on Sundays) and she had a Sunday School lesson to give plus we needed to set up for our skit and my needing to get ready was going to make us late. Mom was becoming very stressed; I completely understand why. She does a lot on non-holiday Sundays and felt extra pressure to make today perfect. I remember Mom saying, “I just wanted for today to be a special day and for everything to go smoothly.” Well, I know exactly how she felt; I felt the same way at Christmas. The lesson I learned at Christmas was the same that applies to Easter. Nothing we have ever done, can do, or will do could ever make Easter, or Christmas, special. You know why? Because what God did thousands of years ago, can never be paled by anything we do or don’t do. I mean, c’mon. He was born of a virgin, died on a cross, and rose to life on the third day after being placed in a sealed and guarded tomb! There is absolutely no topping that! No matter how our planned celebrations go, this day is one of, if not the most, special day of the year regardless what is happening in this ol’ world. Whenever I read; “Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: and as they were afraid and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not there, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. And they remembered his words, and returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.” Luke 24: 1-9.  I love reading the entire section over Jesus’ crucifixion, resurrection, and how He showed Himself to Mary Magdalene and the disciples. Reading about the crucifixion causes tears; reading about the resurrection causes an indescribable joy that makes me want to shout! I hope each of you know this joy for yourself. Imagining how those that saw Jesus after He had risen fills me with such wonder and excitement. I think my favorite part of the above excerpt is this: “Why seek ye the living among the dead?” It says it all in that one sentence! My point of all of this is that Jesus made today special. My goal is to focus on what He did and celebrate what today is all about. I, for one, have had an amazing, blessed Easter spent at church and with family. I hope that yours was just as incredible and that we all hold the meaning and joy of today in our hearts forever.

 God Bless,

Emmy

P.S. The church service went wonderfully (especially Mom's lesson and the skit) and thankfully we was only 15 min late, give or take.

Happy Easter!

On this day, thousands of years ago, Jesus played the greatest April’s Fools Day  joke ever on Satan and Death. Happy Resurrection Day!