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ZOMG If I have to face a failed apocalypse..
... I am doing it with browngirl 's hyacinth's honey fruitcake ( Read more... ) -
My wishlist for the curious, Crossposted to Holiday Wishes
Hi! I am Leslie, 43, with an amazing wife, 2 cats, and a chihuahua. I knit, a crochet, I sew, I quilt, I cross-stitch, and a few other things ( Read more... ) -
Patriotism is not just for white men.
I may or may not have been too jazzed to sleep last night, and there may or may not have been fiercely patriotic sock knitting as a result.
'Course sock knitting tends to lead to fierceness over whatever the object of the moment is, but still!
Fiercely. (stab, wrap, pull, tug firmly) Patriotic. (repeat in other direction)
Small actions yield big ( Read more... ) -
I am Prime, baby, PRIME!
So, I am 43 now, and for my birthday I failed to have a hot shower as the water heater decided it was too depressed to live and started crying on the inside (and all over the garage floor). But, at least there was cake. Delicious Cake.
And doggy humiliation. *snicker*
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A home of our own
My beautiful wyfe and I are just starting the process of working towards a home of our own, something we’ve never been completely sure would happen. We are balancing paying down debt and building credit with trips and saving and paying taxes and regular bills. The trips keep us from going crazy, and if we do it right, help us with her citizenship ( Read more... ) -
My mother's house
My mother's house is an interesting place, and she and my older sister have a relaxed air about taking care of the yard. IT's more than a little wild and a little wonderful, even if I do swear at the overgrowth and swear everytime an overgrown tree catches on my hair as I try to leave the house.
But it does mean we have wonderful things in our yard ( Read more... ) -
Happy day!
I am married 8 years today to the best woman I have ever known. I love you. I can't believe we are still so goofy in love with each other and you still make me giggle until I can't breathe, and take my breath away with your smile.
I must have done something really really right at some point to have deserved you.
I am so proud to be able to say "I am ( Read more... ) -
Political concern
I had a nightmare today that awoke me in tears. Police officers were erecting walls around large places of peaceful public protest and denying the occupants access to food, water and other essentials, including people who merely happened to live in the affected area.
My wife and I sat and talked about the possibility of that being a reality as a ( Read more... )
