Posts from ‘December, 2007’

The chevron is being made with some of the yarn from the wool girl sock club. I’m glad they are working together. Also, my noro striped scarf, and my jaywalkers which didn’t photograph well. And a cute picure of Lazlo.  

I love the trail of lights in Austin, and how they end up at the Zilker Tree. This year, the boys and I opted for dinner at Shady Grove, and then just going up to the tree. There were too many people there. Lesson learned, do not go on the last night to see the [...]

I am offering this up for entertainment until the strike is over! http://www.vimeo.com/user315352/videos

There is something about driving a truck that makes me feel like Texas. So much so, that sometimes, I want to roll down the window and yell, “YeeeHaw” as I’m going down the street. Somehow it makes me feel like I’m fitting in with the “in”crowd. It doesn’t matter that my truck in a 93 [...]

I have to realize that I need to stop judging myself by what others do, and what others get accomplished. I say this because sometimes the smallest things are the biggest challenges for me, and when I over come them, that is an accomplishment, and I am moving forward. I am doing harder things, and while [...]

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I took some of the boys out to wrap presents for a local charity here. Here are a couple of action shots. The boys enjoyed it, were ready to stay longer, and worked really hard. I’m proud of them.  I finally put my tree up. For some reason, it’s almost like knitting, I need to have [...]

After many months, and a second tour, one of my good friends is finally home. We don’t know for how long yet, but hopefully for good. I just found this picture of us, taken back in 1992, that I thought would be fun to celebrate with. ~*~ I’m glad you made it home safely. Enjoy [...]

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