"A hobby is a regular activity or interest
that is undertaken for pleasure,
typically done during one's leisure time."
Seventeen years ago my daughter was expecting our first grandchild.
My sister had 4 grandchildren that every Christmas she cross-stitched a Christmas Ornament for.
I thought this was a GRAND idea!!(?)
I thought this was a GRAND idea!!(?)
So, I started making my first grandbaby his first cross stitch ornament ....
Seventeen years later, I have 7 grandkids.
I totalled it up and I have made approximately 75 ornaments over the last 17 years.
There were years I was frantically trying to finish them up a day before Christmas!
Some years I ended up buying a few as I didn't have time to finish all of them!
The past two years I have been able to wrap them up well before Christmas...
...so in November when we head south...I can start all over again for the following year:)
Next year I will have 1 less ornament to do as this is the oldest grandchild's last year to receive one. (I am thinking once they are 18 years old...they shouldn't get too excited about an ornament:)
So I only have 14 years more of doing this...then they'll all be 18 ...sigh
What makes me continue to do this...I'm wondering is it a hobbie?
(did I mention I DO NOT enjoy cross-stitching)
Well hobby or not... here's to 14 more years of cross-stitching!
