Thursday, September 29, 2011

Lizzie Kate ABC Lessons

What a great reminder this piece is to me & can be to all of us. The last words I put in it were "Count Your Blessings". This has such great meaning to me, & was perfect for today.
I haven't said much on my blog, but I just went thru a period of not taking my thyroid meds, so that I could have a test done. This test was for a couple things, but one was the possibility of cancer. I was at peace about it......I just felt there would be no cancer found.
I went to the doctor yesterday for the results of the test.....NO CANCER.....just one of many blessings I am counting today!!!
I loved each X I put in this piece. The chart was given to me by a friend after she stitched it, so it was just the chart......no floss...I do not have many specialty flosses, so I subbed most of them with floss I do have. One specialty floss that I have a lot of is Victorian Motto Sampler floss. Many of my substitutions are from these.
I also changed one word in the piece.........I will let you look & try to guess where I made that change....might be something new & fun for on my blog....we have heard of the old TV show, Name That Tune......well, this will be Name that Change!!!
Time to go make some more jam.....everyone who has tasted my Traffic Jam has loved it.....I fear I will run out before winter even hits at the rate it is going...
have a wonderful day......I hope the weather is better in 'your neck of the woods' than it is here.......it has rained each &  every day since last Friday........

26 comments:

Tricia T said...

Ooo! I know, I know! Just cuz I'm stitching the same chart and I was planning on making the same change. You changed Play to Pray. : ) So glad your test came back cancer free!!

Vonna Pfeiffer said...

It is beautiful, I love the change you made. And huge congratulations that your test came back clear. My mother had thyroid cancer 14 years ago, she did the treatments and all is well that ends well.

Denise said...

Yippee! No cancer... thank goodness you didn't have to wait on the specialist to tell you!

And I missed the change - going to go look again!

Michele said...

I'm so glad your test came back with good results! I love your L*K piece and the change is very appropriate!

CalamityJr said...

Great news on your testing! Your change is perfect. Please let us know if you plan to pass the chart on to another stitcher!

Linda said...

Great - no cancer. I had breast cancer in 1995. Doing fine now. I would love to borrow or buy the chart from you. Please let me know. Great stitching.

Linda

butterfly said...

Great news, i know i have been there ,they called me back once , and no it was all good news.
Love your stitching it looks great , enjoy your week.

Lesleyanne said...

Congrats on your finish and your good news, no great news. Love the change you made.

Sara said...

That is really a good blessing to count :) And what a lovely change you made to your chart :)

Ranae said...

What an awesome blessing.
Love the change you made and the colors.
Take care!!

GoldenAngelsWorks said...

Awesome finish!

Congratulations that you have a wonderful test result.

Unknown said...

WHOOO HOOO no cancer!! I love the ABC's, your color changes and your design change - all worked perfectly!!

Sharon said...

No cancer is awesome news! Love your finish and the changes.

Vickie said...

Very Beautiful! I am so glad you are healthy!!!

Unknown said...

Hi,
I'm so glad you are you dont have cancer!!!!! Your stitching came out beatiful!!!!

Angela Michaud-Mourer said...

FANTASTIC NEWS!!!!

And, beautiful stitching, as usual

Carol said...

I'm celebrating your good news here, Shari--what a relief!!

This is a wonderful, wonderful finish--and how appropriate the change in your wording is :)

Kaisievic said...

Hi Shari,

That is such good news, I am so happy and thrilled for you. The change is so apt and the finish is lovely.

If you plan to pass the chart on I would be a very happy recipient.

Hugs, Kaye xoxox

Sally said...

That is fantastic news Shari! I'm so happy for you.

Your L*K is gorgeous. I love the colours and the change you made.

Brigitte said...

Yes, this is definitely a piece that makes you think of many things.
A negative test result - that's great news!!

Rita said...

Beautiful stitching!

I'm so happy for you that your med. test was clear of cancer.

Mary said...

I'm so happy to hear that your tests came back with good results Shari. What a relief for you!

Your stitching is beautiful.
How appropriate your word change at a time such as this.
Most definitely, a word to live by and believe in!

*HUGS*

Lynette said...

So glad you had good news from your doctor, Shari. Your ABC Lessons looks great! I am also working on it this week - I picked it up again after not working on it since January. You have inspired me to get it finished!

Nancy M said...

Great finish and how appropriate to leave that last phrase for last! Fantastic news about the great test results! I was in Illinois on vacation....the weather was awful there too! But we did do Brookfield Zoo and Legoland!

The Outgoing Introvert said...

So Thankful to hear that there is no cancer, that is awesome news!!! Love the ABC Lessons and the changes!

Julie said...

{{big hug}} Shari, what a traumatic time this must have been, i'm so pleased the results were positive for you