Gift from Andrea :)

I received this GORGEOUS gift from Andrea today. Andrea...I have sent you an email-hope you received it :) Thank you SO much-your card/words mean more to me than you can know -I have so enjoyed having you in my exchange groups :) and this beautiful gift will be cherished always as is YOUR friendship. Thank you :)
No pic I could take can do this justice!!



Have a VERY Merry Christmas all.
hugs,
BeckySC

Winner of my End of the Year thank you...

I had my DD draw a name today and Edgar was the name she drew for the Hoppity Needle book :) Congratulations, Edgar-I will send it out to you on my next PO run :)

Thanks again for all your visits in 2008 :) Thank you to those that have taken a minute to email about my decision for 2009 :) I appreciate those of you that understand-it's been a pleasure having you aboard and getting to know you better....for those that have been negative-I really don't know what to say. I would NEVER judge you and what you need to do for yourselves-but no worries-I am happy and content with my decision.

Best wishes for the Holiday!
Merry Christmas to all :)
love and hugs,
BeckySC

I don't have anything to share as I have not been

stitching all that much (too many other things going on right now-busy time of year for me) and what stitching I have been doing has been for exchanges :) I probably won't be posting much on this blog for the next month or so as I will be busy with other things and my stitching will not pick back up until after the holidays.

2009 is quickly approaching and I will be making many changes in how I spend my time in 2009 :) Also, many of you send birthday gifts to me-PLEASE do not send anything for my birthday in 2009. I have LOVED and appreciated all the gifts I have received in years past but I am NOT going to be doing any b-day gifts this year. I will do AOK's and just because gifts on occasion. So please, no b-day gifts for me :) Thank you so much for your understanding!

I am going to talk with a few people and I am going to give up some of the stitching activities I host. I have always been about getting everyone stitching :)I just want to "be" for awhile and not have so many responsibilities. 2008 taught me so many things about people/friends and myself (especially with my health scare and with Rick's accident at work)-life is WAY too short and I plan to start spending more of my free time with family and stop worrying over who will be mad if I don't host this or that or pay for this or that or worrying over the exchange that has not arrived from group members. My heart is just not into that anymore.
I will still be doing the occasional personal exchanges as well as the PS exchange-but other than that I have no desire to host anything :)

I would like to truly thank those of you that have been such good friends through all I have endured in 2008. There were times I just wanted to lay down and not get up-days I felt so depressed all I wanted to do was shut the world out...but with my faith in God and your prayers and emails and phone calls and the friendship I have with some of you-I kept on going and each day got better and better. It seems life is still challenging our family in many ways-but I see it as God making us stronger.
I am looking forward to 2009 and changes :)

Thanks so much for making my blog a part of your reading in 2008 and I wish you all happiness, health, love and peace for 2009.

See ya when I have something to share :)

love and hugs,
BeckySC