Truly from the edge of reason......

Four more years !  This past week Sam re-enlisted for another 4 years. This is part of the process to go overseas:)  We were so fortunate to have our good friend Major Barber-Mattew available for the re-enlistment. We were both so thrilled !!!!! I apologize the picture is so blurry I was far away and wrestling P. It Just made the whole thing special to have a friend re-enlist Sam. One step closer to going to Germany.

A sure sign of my stress level is the amount of knitting I have found time for and the alarming

 rate with which I am completing projects :) I completed this cute crown for S. The book the pattern is from is AlterKnits. This book is full of fun and unusual patterns made with unusual materials. The original pattern called for crepe paper but I knew I was knitting it for a little kid so I avoided fragile crepe paper and went for ribbon yarn I had left over from another project. I also used a whole mess of vintage buttons I had to embellish the crown. It totally came out different than I had imagined but it is wild and fun. P & S have so much fun running wildly about in it. S happened to be wearing a tunic today so between this funky crown and her jeans and top she looks like a California hippie :) . This is a sure sign that we have lived here to long. and to boot she loves gold sandals ! S is a total girlie girl it is sooo cute. P is just a ham and loves to make us all laugh he was wearing the crown in a million silly was getting so many laughs from S & I.

Our garage sale this past weekend went well I am so thrilled ! Finally purged items have truly left the house off to find their own adventures in the world.  I also believe that most of my emotional baggage is gone to but, this could be wishful thinking :) I'll keep you posted.

We are still buried in a sea of paperwork for this move and still dealing with the people there to "help" I use that term loosely... My mother told me if you don't have anything nice to say not to say anything at all.... I need to bite my tongue and remember that when dealing with these people before I go totally postal.....

I have to back pedal a bit because I think some found my post about honesty "scary" I did turn down an opportunity to volunteer for a group organization because our move date changed and was honest and it turned out just fine. To everyone trying to schedule "fun" time before we leave fear not I have "budgeted" our time and protected family and friends time because this is truly the most important thing. Fear not we have time !!! and spending time with those we love and adore does not stress us out it actually saves our mental sanity. So don't hesitate we would love to !!!!! and this is being 100% honest !!!:)

Some days we just want to bury our heads in our skirts and forget the world. I have had a lot of these moments in the last week. Then I remember all of  you who love and support me. The world doesn't seem so frustrating. I am truly grateful for all of you ! I am going to post another good line from The Last Lecture  because I the eternal optimist and the person who believes in the good of everyone on this planet need a reminder to have faith in people right now. Especially the people in charge of paperwork :) 

The last Lecture: " If you wait long enough, people will surprise and impress you." -Jon Snoddy

" One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose."

So this week my mountain in this process is to remember I am an optimist who loves people.. I lost my way I know I will come back but, I need that reminder :)