Finshed!

For the past 3+ months I have been working on Skelly's blanket. For each of my boys I have cross-stitched a baby blanket for them that they really aren't allowed to use. They get to use their blanket on their homecoming day, blessing day, and other "special" occasions. I spend far too much time on the blankets for them to get puked on and ruined from being washed so often. Jonathan has a Beatrix Potter Alphabet blanket. Nolan has a baby chicks blanket, and Skelly has an "animal safari" blanket.

I started Skelly's blanket in May and worked on it each day while Nolan was at swim team practice. I said I had to work on it at least an hour a day. Well, July rolled around and I was only on the 4th square. I knew I had to pick up the pace or it would never be done. That is when I let all the housework go and became better acquainted with "The Price is Right", the Judges Judy, Alex, Joe Brown, and Cristina, and Oprah. When the Olympics were on I watched them obsessively and cross-stitched my way through the swimming, gymnastics, track & field, diving, basketball, rowing, volleyball, etc events. I put the last stitch in the blanket at 10:45 p.m. on Saturday night and did the fringe/knot tying yesterday! It's done... hallelujah! Skelly has my permission to be born now! The only problem is that Beijing has claimed the blanket for herself!