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well, it has. and I do. since the winter swap, there has been Christmas, an insane amount of gingerbread cookies, lots of rain, sickness, not a good effort to train for a 10K coming up and a root canal.  that might be it.  but for today I am glad about that root canal. think I'm nuts?  well, if you have had one, you know that when you're in pain it's a relief to be out of pain and then in a different kind of pain.  the kind of pain that you know will go away with a little time and some advil.  it was close to a month of waiting for appointments and follow up checks to see which tooth it was and whether it might go away on it's own, then referral to a specialist and then for the appointment for the actual procedure.  that's a long time to have tooth pain, especially the kind that hurts with cold and hot temperatures. so, not I'm recovering and loving that I can swish my mouth with cool water, drink icy drinks, eat hot soup, enjoy hot coffee instea...

Our little family had a rough one this year.  I am pleased to say that despite all of the heartaches and trouble, we are in the Christmas spirit and enjoying the holidays.  We are looking forward to what the God has planned for us in the year to come.  I am thankful for what he has already done for us and how he has changed our lives and how all things glorify Him. So what have I been up to lately?  Coming out of the forest has made a big difference to what I have "felt" up to doing.  I've taken up a "hobby" if you can call it that helping out a friend restore his WC35 ( I think).  It's been a learning experience as to what goes into restoring a historic military vehicle.  I also have learned a lot of its engine parts and how to clean and paint them for installation. I've knitted a partial mitten and then discovered it would be too big to wear and realized the yarn was most of the problem.  I also knitted a purple monkey for a friend who asked...

I have been accused of going 160 km in one direction at any given time.  you mean that I give 110% to what I do and believe in?  go figure.  you have coaches telling you that all the time.  give it all you've got.  not a bad thing.  really it isn't. dichotomy -  a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different. I live this. the contrast between my newest handbags and my chest rig for example.  lovin' it. schooling macho men in how to operate their (or my) firearms, major ego check.  the smell of my perfume in my tactical condor alpha fleece. yup takes you off guard. I like to think of it as being who I am and loving every minute of it. a whole new happy.  find it. on the couch and packed for the day -

1.  I quilted this weekend.  yes on that huge drunkards path.  I have only two more rows to go and it is taking forever.  soon it will be done. 2.  shooting range today too.  took 70 rounds and attempted to get them in the small black ring.  it kind of happened for me. 3. CCLSC club is tonight. excited because we might get some super tips.