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Monthly Archives / December 2004

This is Christmas?

I’m having a really hard time coming to grips with the time of year this year. I am entirely unused to this climate and may go crazy when my winter never comes. With highs in the 50’s and lows in the 30’s this is nothing like my past five winters in Fargo, the 2 winters read more

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Mitt Happens.

Kristi’s mitts!

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How to Have Your Bath Ruined.

I have had a migraine all day. A migraine that hasn’t had anything make it better, not my computer glasses, not medication, not a nap in the dark. So I figured I’d take a hot bath and hope that helped. Well, it was helping and then my downstairs neighbor came flying upstairs and laid on read more

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Boxing Day.

My sister’s package should be on its way by now. I slept late this morning and TheBoy was already gone by the time I got up. However, the box is gone and he promised to take it in on his way out of town this morning. I wrapped everything last night, five small boxes in read more

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I Can’t Wait.

I forgot to mention that I bought the perle cotton (black) and seed beads (a metallic pinkish-purple with silver inside) to create MaryElla. The problem is that I have to wait until after my Christmas knitting is done to start it. That makes me antsy and sad because I really like it and want to read more

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