Angela Pea - Round Top, Texas Hello? Is Anyone Still Out Here?
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Hello? Is Anyone Still Out Here?

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Me! Round Top, Texas

It’s been a long time, friends.

Life became complicated after cancer, and it’s taken me forever to return to the blog. A lot has happened. There was another wedding, for Princess Pea and her Prince Charming. The Architect, well, he actually grew up to be an Engineer! He’s moved to Colorado where he practices engineering, participates in mountain bike races (Leadville!) and lives with The Chef, who is his beautiful, talented and most perfectly suited partner. Dirt Bike is also grown – he’s traded the dirt bike for a motorcycle and works as a machinist / welder, building custom farm equipment, grain silos and other agricultural machines.

Three grandchildren now bless our lives and bring joy to our days. Cherry Ames and her Fireman have two amazing, kind and smart little girls, and Princess Pea and Prince Charming have an adorable baby boy, named after Mr. Pea.

Mr. Pea and I are still working, for now. We spend our days enjoying each other’s company, riding bikes and keeping the homestead. I’ve added a small flock of chickens (all named Dolores, collectively “The Dolori”), keep a garden and am trying to convince Mr. Pea that we need an alpaca for the fleece so I can spin yarn and knit more sweaters that we really do not need here in Texas.

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Minutes – February 27, 2017

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::thankful – for my amazing kids.  They really are wonderful.

Chris, Katie, Jessica and Kevin

Note – That’s Chris, Katie, Jessica and Kevin…previously only known on my blog as DirtBike, Cherry Ames, Princess Pea and The Architect.  They are all adults now, so you may know their names.

This was taken in the bridal room, right before Katie walked down the aisle last October.  It marks the end of this season in Mr. Pea’s and my life, the end of raising children.  They are not completely independent yet – the boys still have a few years of college left – but they really aren’t children any more.  They all have jobs, friends, and interests that don’t include Mom and Dad every moment of the day, and we’re okay with that!  Mr. Pea and I are no longer directors.  We are embracing our new roles as consultants as we launch these fantastic young adults into the world.

::creative – Mercy.  I’ve been busy. Still knitting.  You can see it all over on Ravelry.

::healthy – Ugh. and  Ratdamn. I have  two fractured bones in my foot.  How, you ask? Nothing glamorous or exciting.  I wasn’t rescuing a kitten, or playing soccer, or even doing heavy labor.  I simply tripped over thin air and fell, landing full weight on my right foot.  I was in a boot for two weeks, and have now graduated to a full foot brace which can be work with tennis shoes.  Most of the bruising has faded, but dang it’s uncomfortable!  I won’t be running marathons any time soon.  I wouldn’t normally be running marathons anyway, but you know what I mean.

Watch where you step.

Keep the Faith

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Minutes – September 19, 2016

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::thankful – for so many things, especially for plans coming together for Cherry Ames’ and Fireman Dan’s wedding.  Six weeks and counting!!  I have not yet puddled into a blubbering sobbing mess; but then again, I’ve quite purposefully been staying away from childhood photo albums. And bridal magazines.  And sad movies/books/podcasts. And pictures of kittens.

::healthy – Oh yes!  Walking at least six miles a day or more, yoga-ing several times a week and I’ve been checking out the rowing machine in the gym.  It has this little game on the screen thingy that has fishes swimming.  Your rowing makes the fish move and you try to both a) eat other fish while b)not getting eaten by the bigger fish.  Yes, I’m easily entertained.

This!
This!

Mr. Pea and I rode fourteen miles on gravel Sunday morning.  Knobby tires on unpaved roads!  It was glorious, even if the flickering light through the trees tends to make me feel seasick (bikesick?). Autumn is on its way, my friends.  The sumacs are starting their slow slide into flame red and the Shumard oaks are just starting to show bronze tips.

::creative – I’ve been knitting like a fool.  It’s keeping me calm. Nothing that can be shown here, but not because of scandalousness.  Because of Christmas Surprises. And because it’s too much effort to go find my camera.

Princess Pea has been amazingly creative lately with her photos!  Her latest wedding session is absolutely stunning.  AND!!  One of her self portraits was shared on an artist’s site = Squeeee!!  Check it out here!

::delicious – ugh ugh and double ugh.  Dog days of summer, combined with crazy work and school schedules and I’m only feeling up to leftovers and sandwiches.  I did make cheeseburgers yesterday, because it was national cheeseburger day!  Today, though?  Leftover pasta for Mr. Pea and Mom Pea, and I made myself a grilled ham and cheese sandwich, because the boys noshed on the pasta this afternoon and there was only enough left for two people. Tomorrow – chicken tenders and green beans, and the rest of the week is up for grabs.  I vote for watermelon and ice cream.  Or maybe cereal.  The kind that’s vitamin fortified.  (Do cereal makers still do that?)

Keep the Faith.

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