I've restarted the doily today. Only have half an arm to show for today's effort. I hope to be able to 'work' on it tomorrow since I have the day off and so does DH. We were moving furniture around to make room for this

And in the process one of my tatted pieces fell. The glass holding these was broken but not too much harm do to the actual pieces. They were mostly just bent out of shape. I'll have to look for a replacement but that's another day's deed. The tree we just started decorating and my son is really excited by it. Him and the cats.

Well, everyone how's your day going? Mine is just roses...on Monday I recieved not one but 2 count them 2 unexpected (sort of) checks both over a hundred dollars and a gift card from my work..all of one check is gone, darn bills, but I have yet to cash out the other. Can  you say new SHUTTLES?!  Or maybe an new camera, one that my daughter might not be compelled to take.  ^_^  I am so grateful for that extra money that nothing has been able to dampen my mood since.
I'm being Secret Santa for 2 people from Intatters guild and I have 2 ladies approach me on making a couple of crosses. That number two seems to be re-occuring lately. Back to my Secret Santa, I think I'll make a fun looking ornament pattern by..on no, I don't have the designer's name! I just have a feeling the designer's male. I remember printing it out because at the time I hadn't seen too many male tatting designers. The only one I could name at that time was Mark Myers, and I didn't even know his real name until a couple of years later. I always referred to him as TatMan..lol.. My other reciepent didn't really give me any ideas as to what to send.So I suppose I'll make a more traditional ornament . I have some nicknacks to include but I thought it would be neat to make a small book of patterns in public domain for them. I love doing things like that with my printer and have hand binded a couple of books already. Now they are by no means 'professional-looking' but the point is that it was something created.
On the El Dorado front.... I haven't started that again. But after I pick up DH from work he can 'distract' our son so I can begin. I'm planning on doing just the 'arms' of it and save all the connecting chains and the center motif for last. I may be able to get one arm completed tonight before bedtime, but just looking out my window it feels like it's past my bedtime. It's hazy and feels so late. Hmmm, I think I'll go make some tea. Well, off I go to red up on the bogs I follow and then to make that cup of warm goodness.

This has not been my month for tatting. Earlier, my son destroyed a shuttle, and flushed 2 down the toilet. Then today as I was getting off the bus on my way to work, I lost a pair. I thought that I had them in the pocket of my apron that I wear, but when I went for them during a break, they were gone. I triple checked all my pockets just to be sure but no they were gone. It was a busy day today at work, but the last time I really remember having them was when I got off the bus. One of the shuttles was a metal shuttle that DMC puts out and can be easily be replaced at my local craft store. But the other was a Lacis shuttle. I'll have to order another one online and wait for it to arrive. *sigh* And the unfortunate project was the El Dorado doily. I had one arm left and the connecting chains still needed to be put on but essentially it was just about done. This is going to be the third time I'm going to start this particular doily.
My daughter suggests doing another doily instead. She thinks that it's not meant to be because I keep having to start over. She has a point, but I'm a stubbon person. So since my schedule at work is back to normal, I have all day Monday and Friday to work on it. If left alone to tat with no interruptions, I can finish an arm in about 4 hours. But of course, with a toddler that time is a luxury. My goal is to have it done the day before Thanksgiving.  Wish me luck.