Celebrations

May was a busy month. We have Jennifer's birthday, Mother's day, my birthday, end of year shcool activities and so much more.

I had Aubree and Coco while Jenn and Josh were out of town.

Aubree's softball game.

End of school year activities.

We blew up Aubree's new unicorn bed. She loves it.

Preschool graduation. 

Aubree's dance performance

Aubree and Zayleigh playing together.

My birthday celebration. I love it when we all get together.

Memorial Day BBQ

My sister, Marie, moved in with my parents and began working on the back yard.

 

Multi-needle embroidery machine

I have so many 'favorite' things to do and one of them is making cupcakes. Now that I'm back in Nebraska the cupcake baking began.

Spending time with baby Z (Zayleigh) and Brittany.

This is a VERY exciting time for me. I dreamed of this day for years. I bought my first beginner single needle embroidery machine in 2018. It was on a super sale for $500, which I thought was very reasonable. My husband couldn't believe how expensive they are. I very quickly learned and got the hang of it and out grew the hoop size. Regardless I used it and used it and used it. By 2021 I had earned enough money to buy another machine. It was one hoop size larger. It was used and I paid $1,000 for it.

I still longed for a multi-needle machine but with the brother machines priced at $15,000 and up, I assumed I would never get one.

However, during the season on Sanibel, came across the BAI machine. A 15 needle machine for around $3,900 plus shipping and some extras. The total would be right around $5,000.

It still seemed out of the question until my co-worker suggested I get a 18 month interest free credit card to pay for the machine and so I did.

I waited anxiously for delivery. This is it!

My first test stitch out.