It's Nearly Christmas!!!

1 more sleep to go!! I am very excited because I love Christmas and this year I am spending Christmas with my very dear friends in Sydney.

I have one more day of work left on Monday, which is a little annoying having to go back to work for one day but anyway can't do much about that!

Have have done quite a bit of stitching lately, first of all I finished something!!! Yes folks it's a miracle!!!!

Beatrix Potter Alphabet

And I have done some more on the Multiplication Sampler, which is coming along nicely.

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After:



I also spent a weekend in Sydney on the 5th-9th December at the V8 Super car race. I had a great time and picked up the Hawaii Five-0 themed race suit I won on eBay. So I spent one day in the pits with then Fujitsu Race Team, met the driver and had a jolly good chat to one of the engineers (as I am planning on being a mechanical engineer)


The Hawaii Five-0 race suit, it even fits me! (it was soooo hot to wear though) I plan to auction it off for charity again, I just need to decide which charity it will be for.




 I stayed with my good friends in Sydney, who I am going to spend Christmas with as well and they also got their poodle puppy the same weekend! She is very cute and named Manon, which is a French name, so I can't wait to see how much she has grown when I go back.

Anyway I hope everyone is enjoying the lead up to Christmas!

Happy stitching

Michelle

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  1. Stitching NoniDecember 30, 2013 at 8:09 PM

    Well done on your multiplication sampler - it looks great!
    Looks like you had fun at the Super Cars :o)
    Have a great New Year - all the best for 2014!

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