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Home Sweet Home

We're here in Boise, ID again and things have been busy. Lots of changes and getting settled in. For now we're staying with my sister but if all goes well we'll be looking in to purchasing a house of our... Continue reading

Posted Dec 10, 2012 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Ack Arg Blah Tired of it all

I've started unfriending people on Facebook who have turned their walls and therefore mine into and never ending stream of political garbage. For the most part I believe that politics and religion are no no topics for me. I'm sick... Continue reading

Posted Aug 17, 2012 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Another Day, Another Dollar

Well school's out and I wonder where the time has gone. It seems like in was yesterday that I was taking Bree to her first day of school. Now my baby is a first grader. She excelled too. I'm a... Continue reading

Posted Jun 12, 2012 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Knitting, RA, and Other Ouchies

I think I remember posting awhile back that my RA meds weren't working anymore and that it feels like my joints are constantly trying to kill me. There have been quite a few mornings and many more nights where I... Continue reading

Posted Mar 14, 2012 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Meandering, Babbling and General Craziness

Sounds like the title of a good book. It would definitely work as a great title for my memoirs. Note to self, must add that to my bucket list. I think I could sell all of maybe 5 books if... Continue reading

Posted Jan 23, 2012 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Retirement Time!!!

Shawn submitted for approval to retire. Shawn hit 19 years of active duty Air Force service on 7 Dec 2012 so he submitted his eligibility check for retirement earlier this week. We're done and ready to move on with our... Continue reading

Posted Jan 6, 2012 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Can't Catch A Break

Once again I feel like the universe is having a great big laugh at my expense. I swear for every step forward I then have to take 3 steps back. Oh, I guess I should fill you in on what's... Continue reading

Posted Dec 20, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween to all those who celebrate. I've never quite understood why some people believe that Halloween is an evil holiday that is only celebrated by sinners and pagens. Oh well, to each their own. I for one happen to... Continue reading

Posted Oct 31, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Knitting Away

Shawn and I have been toying with the decision for him to stay in the military if he makes rank this testing cycle. I'm trying really hard not to think about another 3 years of military hell. I'm so ready... Continue reading

Posted Oct 25, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Progress Progress Everywhere

This post was suppose to post on the 24th of Sept but somehow ended up posting with a date in Aug. So now I'm posting it so it's the next post in my blog. I'll be back in the next... Continue reading

Posted Sep 21, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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School Fundraising

Just a quick post to see if anyone is interested in the girls school fundraiser. Our PTA is trying to raise the money for new playground equipment. Our kids playground is sadly outdated and with school funding the way it... Continue reading

Posted Sep 21, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Years Fly By Fast

Shawn's and my 13th wedding anniversary was Aug 7th. It's crazy to look back and see that we've made it through 13 years of marriage without killing each other. I have a few people in my family laughing as they... Continue reading

Posted Aug 12, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Busy Busy Busy

I can't believe its been over a month since my last post. Ok ok so yes I have a horrible track record for posting. Ravelry sure hasn't made it better either. I have a temporary solution to the yarn winding... Continue reading

Posted Aug 2, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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New FO's Finally!

I'm still hunting for a solution for my ball winder and swift dilema but for now I'm using the chairs from the old table. I'll figure something out eventually. I have time since we're holding on to the old table... Continue reading

Posted Jul 8, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Headline News: Table Causes Problems

The other day Shawn and I wandered around one of the local furniture stores debating on which dinning room table. After much hem hawing we finally decided on a table made of mango wood. It's a solid durable wood that... Continue reading

Posted Jun 10, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Crying Shame

We finally found out how hard our school was hit after the failed school levy. It's not as bad as some of the others in the district but it's definitely not good. We lost the HIP HOP program for the... Continue reading

Posted Jun 3, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Not Much Accomplished....

Well not much that I can post about anyway. I've been working on test knits mostly. I did finish Bree's toe up socks but that's about it. Between test knits and spring cleaning I've been pretty busy. I've been going... Continue reading

Posted May 13, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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No Knitting Here, Just Talking bout Terrorists

Hooyah Navy SEALs! A heartfelt thanks to all our armed forces for their sacrifies over these past 9 plus years. To all the first responders on Sept 11 who put their lives on the line to help save lives. A... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Hero Worship

We spent weeks carefully researching dog food before we found one that our dogs loved and we felt one hundred percent comfortable feeding them. We really wanted to go organic but couldn't find one that we could afford that the... Continue reading

Posted Apr 20, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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A Few FO's

Holy cow another post and it hasn't even been a month. Shoot it's only been a week since the last post. Shocking really. No new yarn to post about. We're not buying anything that isn't absolutely necessary until the national... Continue reading

Posted Apr 5, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Still Rolling My Eyes but It's Time To Move On

Things have been interesting around here to say the least. Congress still hasn't come to an agreement so it looks like my lack of faith in Congress isn't misguided. Oh well, guess what will be, will be. Can't expect me... Continue reading

Posted Mar 29, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Face in Hands and Eyes Rolling

Heads up, this is not a knitting related post and it does have a bit of cussing so if you don't want to listen to my political rant with cussing then please ignore this post. I'll be back in a... Continue reading

Posted Mar 16, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Sometimes an Eye Roll Says It All

I made a post on Ravelry a few days ago about having games and cartoons on my iPad to keep my kiddo busy when we're stuck waiting at various appointments and the like. She responded back saying something like to... Continue reading

Posted Feb 28, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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A Little of This and That

As I type it's a balmy -22F outside. Yes folks, the extreme cold is back again.....brrrrr. It's suppose to warm up a bit this weekend and snow some more. I was reading in the paper the other day (before this... Continue reading

Posted Feb 24, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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Crazy Weather

The 10-12 inches of snow we had the other day is just about gone and the weather has warmed up. Of course with that warm weather we've been having high winds but at least it's not freezing right now. The... Continue reading

Posted Feb 14, 2011 at Knittin' and Lovin' It

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