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June 18, 2013

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Post Christmas Post

The basic routine for Christmas was the same this year as in past years, but there were a few differences. The most notable for me was that it was the first year without my mom. I've been missing her a lot lately. I'm sure it is because of the holidays. I catch myself having little conversations in my head like we used to do over the phone. Her voice isn't really there. I just imagine what she would say or ask. She always wanted to know how the kids were doing and she always told me about the birds or deer she'd see in her yard.
Other differences this Christmas are harbingers of things to come. Kristin has a boyfriend and she divided her break between home and his place. Trisha's job at a hospital means that she will have to work holidays occasionally. Blake is more social now that he is in college and didn't spend as much time at home with us, and when he did he was usually asleep on the couch. Ed and I are going to have to get used to the quiet …

9 Time Ironman

My husband has incredible determination, especially when it comes to physical endeavors. When he makes up his mind that he wants to do something, he makes it his top priority and goes for it. Yesterday he just completed his 9th Ironman Triathlon. Things were in doubt for a while. He injured his shoulder while we work working on the basement repair. A trip to the ortho doc and a shot of cortisone assured him that there wasn't any damage and brought relief to the inflammation. He made the trip to Santa Rosa and decided that he was going to give it a try. The kids and I weren't able to make the trip with him, so we watched throughout the day on-line.

In the wee hours of yesterday morning, he gathered with hundreds of like-minded folks and at 6:24 am PDT he started his 10th attempt at an Ironman Triathlon.

About an hour and a half later he emerged from the water. I sighed a huge sigh of relief. I was worried his shoulder was going to lock up on him while swimming. And many…

Found a New Love

Tunisian crochet has captured my heart. The cowl I made for the class I took at my LYS was fun to make. I got to try out a few of the Tunisian stitches. The variegated yarn worked out nicely. All that is left to do is block it and sew on the buttons.

I fell in love so hard with Tunisian crochet that I bought a book to explore further. There are several projects in here that I want to make. I recommend the book because it give clear, illustrated instructions on how to perform each stitch.

I am making progress on my Stranded Cowl. The tension in the color block rows might have been a tad too tight. It seems to be puckering a bit. Hopefully a bit of blocking will take that out. I have to say I really love how the colors are working together. The gold and dark green is vibrant.

I still have a few more sections to go on this cowl. The class covers each section at a time. Since it is a cold, blustery day, I'm going to reheat my tea and settle myself on the couch and get ba…

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