I had totally forgotten about Craig Carpenter coming around before the Winterfest event started and taking my picture… LOL, though now that I’ve seen it, I do say that he made me look presentable (perhaps even professional??). =) LOL In fact all the photos he displays here (http://www.lusterstudios.com/winterfest-downtown-raleigh-alliance-nc/) are, IMO really good. I wish my [...]

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So, The Barbarian and I were sitting in the middle of the floor among the miriad of paint samples were looking at as ‘potentials’ for the new digs, when I get a call. It’s my neighbor asking if we are still at the house, and if we want to get the stuff moved out. *Sigh* [...]

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Wednesday has passed and I still have their stuff. I have heard through the grapevine (a.k.a. I received an email from my agent, who got a phone call from the Broker In Charge who lives down the street) that the neighbors were in the street talking about the sale and stuff. So somehow, the next [...]

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Well, we’ve had one heck of a time so far. We closed at 11:00 am on Tuesday, but the seller’s agent came to the closing without the keys, without the American HomeShield policy, without contact information, stating – “You realize that the grill and the lawnmower didn’t convey, right?”
We signed the papers, with me biting [...]

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I was reading an article in CNN.com this morning about how a new and growing group of consumers are turning their backs on credit cards. I guess they are just now getting tired of debt?
First, let me say this. I’ve not had a credit card in over 10 years. After my purse was stolen in [...]

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Here are a couple of pictures from the most recent snow. Snow three times in one year… wow! Sometimes I wished I lived in Maine, like Casey. =)

Here’s my one WIP – sitting in the snow. I wonder if it’s keeping the snow warm? It’s a Merino Bamboo bland that I spun myself. The [...]

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And now I get 2 in one day! Lady Zu presented me with this great Kreativ Blogger Award. I totally appreciate it, though lately I haven’t been a Kreativ as I would like. I’m still spending a lot of time shopping for produce and juicing (all documented here at the Juicy Journey [sounds kinky doesn't [...]

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So I’ve been taking it easy and laying low. Still dealing with the January blues. Having a hard time getting motivated. And having a harder time getting un-aggravated. All that being said, I’ve been watching lots of King of Queens, spinning, and crocheting. Here are some of my latest makes, that next to find their [...]

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No, we haven’t actually gotten more snow, but I did upload a couple more pictures I took during those couple of days.

And two of my cutie, Kessie.

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Just a few images taken from the snowstorm we had.
It was 6-8 inches for snowy wonderfulness!

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