30 things I'd like to do before I turn 30... some of these things have already been completed and as I only have 7 more months before i turn 30... I should get movin' on the others!!

1. Knit a sweater
2. Reach 100 Etsy Sales
3. Read Jane Austen's Collection (1/2 way through)
4. Memorize 30 Scriptures
5. Knit 5 pairs of socks
6. Lose 45 lbs (10 to go!!!)
7. Open my LYS (this is kinda a cheat--it opens next month)
8. Purchase my first spinning wheel
9. Learn to spin on a wheel
10. Become a better snail mail penpal
11. Learn to keep my hous...

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for Auld Lang Syne... 

For "Old Long Since"... for the days past... oh 2009.  farewell.  I excitedly anticipate 2010.  The bright horizon of a new year is within sight.  

2009 has been a big year for my little family.  We've found a church that we both really love and that our kids have found a place to be known.  We've made wonderful new friends.  We have seen friends move, become engaged, get married.  We had quite a revolving door of guests this summer.  Family from Michigan, frie...
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