Robin Lee et al!!
This is the one I'm thinking of doing instead of Jesus Loves Me. It's much bigger and much more detailed so it will take a bit longer to stitch, so I need to get it fairly soon!
Posted by: lpnbarnes on 08/11/15
Personally, I like this one better. Do you know the sex of the baby. If it is a boy, you might want to change the color of the bow around the buggy.

I would still ask the mother-to-be if she would like this.
by: NANCYE G on 08/11/15
I'll buy the fabric 30x36 in white if someone else can get you the kit. ROBIN
by: robin lee on 08/11/15
Oh! Robin! That is SO nice of you!!! Words cannot express how much I appreciate this!!

Nancye, if I had seen this one before I saw the Jesus Loves Me, THIS would be the one I'd do for my sons first child!

I am SO tired of not having money to buy stitching stuff, buy groceries or anything that I signed up with TUPPERWARE to make even a LITTLE money!! Since it will be awhile before I'm ready to go back to work, I felt like I just had to do SOMETHING!!

Thanks Ladies!
Marlene
by: lpnbarnes on 08/12/15
MARLENE -- You sound your overwhelmed with your life. I am kind of in the same boat. Not physically, but emotionally, and having trouble sorting things out. Thinking about jumping out of the "same boat" or better yet, pushing someone else out.

Take a deep breath.

Since this is for your grandchild please make certain the new parents like this pattern. I think it is darling. My son would not. Home made needlework is a wonderful gift, if it is appreciated it. Otherwise it ends in the back of the closet or the basement.

Are you really considering Tupperware? I've hosted a few parties. That seems like it would very physical. Also, you have to depend on your friends to have parties to get you started. Also, I understand that there is an initial cash investment.

ROBIN LEE -- generous of you to purchase fabric. This is a kit so everything is included.

Marlene -- do, I remember contently. Aren't you a cross-stitch newbie? Take one of your smaller projects and focus on it.

It is easy to tell other people what they should do. If I have hurt anyone's feelings, I apologize. Let me know and I will erase this post.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
by: NANCYE G on 08/12/15
Nancye; how very intuitive you are!

Yes, I am very frustrated with things! My husband was laid off in Nov 2013 (the day before Thanksgiving) and we have been living on unemployment ever since.

I thank God everyday that He provided for us in advance of the lay-off! We get just enough to pay our rent, and partial payments on utilities to keep them going. Last summer, God taught me that we don't NEED electricity by our power being shut off for like a week. It is a rare occasion that we can go to the store and buy groceries. We only buy the barest minimum and the bulk of our food come from the food-bank.

I had my knees replaced in preparation for me to get back to work, but that is still several months off before I'm strong enough. So, that's where TUPPERWARE comes in. Yes, there is a small initial investment of $30, which I borrowed on the promise to repay from my Tupperware earnings. I've sold it before, and was fairly successful so I thought why not??

As for family & friends? I will of course tell them I'm selling, and ask for a party to get me going, but I will NOT rely on them. These past several months of struggling has really opened my eyes as to who truely is my "friend"!!

That refresher course I've mentioned a few times? Well, for some reason I am really REALLY struggling with it! The info is just not sticking! My deadline for completion of the entire course, which includes 120 hrs of clinical practice, is early September! I am currently on the fourth module; which is 15 chapters!! I feel like I've let everyone down! My husband, the agency that paid for the course, and myself. So, yes, I am a bit down these last few days. Compounded with the excruciating pain I am still experiencing makes it a little difficult to concentrate on my studies. I am still on powerful pain meds - morphine + oxycodone - so, I sleep a lot.

The only thing that helps me right now is my cross-stitching, that I've been doing for about 20 yrs. I think the reason I sound like a newbie is because I am self taught and I don't know a lot of the fancy stitches, or the cross-stitch lingo. I just know to make little x's to make a pretty picture! Lol. As I stitch I have lengthy conversations with my Father in Heaven as to what are we suppose to be learning that we apparently aren't as the "lesson" continues. And now, added to all of the above; the apt. complex we live in keeps trying to evict us for late fees. We pay the rent, sometimes it is last, which incurs a late fee that we cannot afford, so they give us notice.

Anyway, I apologise foe the novel I just wrote, but, I thought some explanation is warranted. You all have a blessed day!

Marlene

by: lpnbarnes on 08/12/15
Marlene..I am sending you lots of hugs...you are such a strong person, the fact that you are selling Tupperware while trying to finish your studies and dealing with your surgeries is amazing...I have loved reading your posts, you have a wonderful sense of humor..I wish there was something I could do to make your life easier...I have been through the rough times and it seems like they will never end but they do and I hope your struggles will end soon ...you and your husband are in my prayers....Barb
by: bthompson2418 on 08/12/15
Thank you, Barb. I do appreciate all the prayers I can get. While I know there are MANY others out there struggling in MUCH worse circumstances, for us this is about the worst it's ever been!

I do not share for the purpose of getting sympathy, or to solicit for free stitching stuff; it's merely to share where I am, where I've been, and where I'm headed. (Headed?! At this point, I don't know where I'm headed! I only know to trust & obey and the rest will fall in place!)

I'm beginning to wonder if God might have something else for me and that's why I'm struggling so with my refresher course?!? While I LOVE my work and am fairly good at what I did, I just can't help but wonder? If you don't know, I have always worked in long term care, nursing homes caring for the elderly. I LOVE listening to them reminisce about the past and their lives; helping family come to terms with the aging process. Making sure my people are getting the care they need, and encouraging them to do a little for themselves.

Oops........can you tell I liked my work? Anyway, just wanted to acknowledge the offered prayers.

Marlene
by: lpnbarnes on 08/12/15
I know that you are not soliciting sympathy or free stuff..just wanted to offer support and empathy..the career path is not always a straight line there can be detours and maybe that is where you are at. Doesn't make it wrong..and doesn't mean you are letting people down....you will get there when you get there. Barb
by: bthompson2418 on 08/12/15
Thank you Barb, for the encouraging words!
by: lpnbarnes on 08/13/15