whackadoodle coconut

Early morning day two at the range. This past weekend John and I traveled to Orange County to participate in the NRA’s Personal Protection Outside of the Home course.  In OC they are passing permits out like candy, unlike SB County.  This course satisfies the training requirement for a CCW permit.  Needless to say, it doesn't do us a lot of good to take the class and not receive the “reward” or the permit.  However, more training is just that. Big city range. We were shooting in the bay on the far end.  The two day course (max 16 hours) was incredibly valuable.  I have trained with TJ Johnston previously, but John had not.  This was his first class with TJ and his first formal training opportunity (after our basics class last year).  As he said in the “was the course what you expected” portion of the class, all I told him was that it would be challenging and you would have to work for it.  All true.  Even in my case, h...

I was reflecting on my knitting and the last post really set it for me.  I love my hubby!  I noticed that many of my projects were influenced, chosen, inspired or helped in some way from him.  He chose my yarn keeper, pushed me to get the "good" needles, helped with the ideas behind my mini characters, purchased my sweater pattern book, picked yarn, gave feedback....the list really goes on and on.  I don't know how many husbands help their knitty wives get a long, but I know mine does and I am truly grateful! not sure if you can tell, but that's a heart I saw on the sidewalk after a rain storm, made with grass clippings