tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149Sun, 01 Sep 2024 14:45:54 +0000AdventuresKnittingLuckyAlbuquerqueRichard RohrJonCookingEnvironmentCraftsvansHa haMoviesOleFamilyNews26 thingsGardenWeddingmpgsEnneagramPoetryPoliticsThe contemplative side of "going for a walkie".http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)Blogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-8196398988473489833Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:03:00 +00002008-11-14T09:26:24.698-07:00JonWeddingNot much blogging recently! Oops! Well, I think it's excusable. Jon and I have been busy wedding planning. The three biggest priorities were guest list, dress and venue. Check, check, and check. I can't tell you the guest list and I can't obviously show you the dress (Jon might see!), but I can share our excitement over our venue for both the ceremony and reception. It will be at Chamisa Hills http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/11/wedding-venue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-4205138322651911013Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:53:00 +00002008-09-24T15:55:59.556-06:00AlbuquerqueJonLuckyOleWedding Does that give it away?Woohooo!!!!! Jon asked me to marry him yesterday and I said yes!!!! Here's how it went down - Yesterday, Jon and I (and, of course, Ole and Lucky) went on a hike to one of our favorite spots in the foothills of the Sandias - on top of the first hills at the top of Menaul. We climbed a steep hill and got to the top of the hill. When we were up there, Jon asked me, "What http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/09/oh-happy-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-6448512599597977452Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:31:00 +00002008-09-24T14:53:19.410-06:00AlbuquerqueJonLuckyOleSoon after Ole went to live at Jon's house, we decided to see how he would like swimming. It turns out it is his all-time favorite activity, and he has even helped Lucky conquer (slightly) his fear of the water.Here are some fun pictures to show the Rio Grande, the favorite playground of our two happy dogs. As you can see, Ole's favorite game is fetch, and it doesn't matter whether it's on land http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/09/dogs-water-fun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-5616908287672196412Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:11:00 +00002008-08-20T16:41:25.015-06:00AdventuresJonLuckyOleI believe it has been well established on the early pages of this blog that I have always wanted a camping bus, or for my truck camper to be outfitted for actual long camping trips. I am one (or two) steps closer to the dream. One, Jon has a split window that is going to be my camping bus. He is restoring it right now. It is beige and white and has all the original westfalia camping accessories. http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/08/almost-bus-camping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-5283730627230084536Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:58:00 +00002008-08-19T15:28:43.210-06:00OleWe have had a new addition to the Office of Lucky. No I am not pregnant! But we did go down to the local animal shelter, and Jon picked out a puppy.We first met Ole on July 22, 2008, and he came home to my house after a very traumatic surgery on July 24. He stayed at my house for three weeks while he learned some important skills: peeing outside, walking on a leash, going into his cage, and not http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/08/introducing-ole.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-1091467983018943331Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:16:00 +00002008-07-11T15:18:53.233-06:00mpgsThe update on my hypermiling adventures: I have gone from 15 mpgs to 20.9! I have been able to get roughly 50 more miles out of each tank. All I have to say, is Praise Jesus! I am more relaxed while driving, and I still get everywhere I need to go just as fast. I am pretty excited.http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/07/hypermiling-continued-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-151912056746769532Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:01:00 +00002008-07-11T15:16:32.625-06:00AdventuresAlbuquerqueEnvironmentJonNo, this is not a post on climate change, but it does combine two of my very favorite things: polar bears and electric cars. Two weeks ago, Jon and I went on a date to the zoo, and this is what we saw! A friendly emu. A sleepy kitty. (Oh, how I just WISH I could see a moutain lion in the wild - maybe from the safety of the car!)A very cute family of hippos - one of my very favorite animals. The http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/07/polar-bears-and-electric-cars.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-266574995458239701Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:27:00 +00002008-07-11T14:57:38.258-06:00AdventuresJonLuckySeveral weeks ago, Jon, Lucky the Dog, and I went camping in the Jemez mountains. Here are some pictures:Ecological succession in action: Sunlit aspens against a New Mexico blue sky - one of the best color combinations ever. The master of the campfire. I don't know anyone else who can get a campfire started and roaring in such a short time! "Camping is my favorite activity ever - it wears me http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/07/camping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-3258957742685207809Fri, 30 May 2008 16:37:00 +00002008-05-30T10:44:15.117-06:00AdventuresFamilyJonLuckyA couple of weeks ago, Jon and I drove up to Denver to see my mom, my aunt and grandparents. It was a very quick trip, but it went really well. There's not much to tell - we didn't really leave the house while we were there (for just over a day), but I do have pictures.My mom had a small surprise birthday party! Views from the car near Colorado SpringsLook! Snow in May!Near PuebloAnd the view http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/05/450-miles-north.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-2801754448117120102Thu, 29 May 2008 18:36:00 +00002008-05-29T13:05:16.822-06:00KnittingThis is the year of babies, apparently. A couple of years ago, I was secretly astonished that some of my knitting friends had so many baby-producing friends. It seemed that every time I saw them, they had new booties or tiny hats or sweaters on their knitting needles. It didn't seem possible to know that many people who were having babies all at the same time! Boy, was I wrong! Just off the top http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/05/so-many-babies-and-hats.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-6699373332454956237Wed, 21 May 2008 23:14:00 +00002008-05-21T17:24:02.050-06:00FamilyKnittingThe reason the blog has been silent on knitting recently is because there has been much knitting and less blogging. My mom has wanted a navy blue v-neck cardigan for a while, but she hasn't been able to find one in stores, so she asked me to make one. She chose the Vanilla Spice pattern from knitty, and I chose to knit it in Swish Superwash from Knitpicks. I started in late January or early http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/05/my-first-full-size-sweater-finished.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-8411781643887604974Wed, 21 May 2008 22:44:00 +00002008-05-21T16:52:19.675-06:00AdventuresFamilyCongratulations to my (not so) baby brother, Zarek, for graduating from LeTourneau University! He graduated on May 3, 2008, so this is a bit late, but when am I not late? I am still happy for him!! I got to go to the graduation and see where he went to college, and hang out with the parents for a while. I was so happy to go to east Texas and see all the flowers and big green trees and water, and http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/05/congratulations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-7312846269394946934Fri, 16 May 2008 19:54:00 +00002008-05-16T14:22:07.979-06:00EnvironmentmpgsI drive a 1997 Ford Ranger. This is basically what it looks like. The EPA estimates that it gets 16mpg in town and 22 on the highway. THIS IS JUST NOT SO, MY FRIENDS! I get more around 15-17 average, although I used to be able to get 21 on the highway. Before most people started freaking out about their gas mileage and the high price of fueling their cars, and how we are basically "just http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/05/hypermiling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-5979296666795163357Tue, 13 May 2008 20:14:00 +00002008-05-13T14:19:10.319-06:00PoliticsI realize this is the first time I have blogged about my politics, and to those who are offended, you can just skip this post. If you have a few free minutes, please go check out these fun videos at "Obama in 30 seconds". It is a user-generated site with thousands of 30-second submitted commercials for Barack Obama. Don't worry - you don't have to go through all of them. The winner and http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/05/obama-in-30-seconds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-9110292474259935376Mon, 12 May 2008 20:09:00 +00002008-05-12T14:25:47.474-06:00AdventuresAlbuquerqueLuckyLong-time blog readers will remember my obsession with cherry blossoms and the beginning of spring from at least one rather enthusiastic post on the subject from last year. This year was no different, except for the quite obvious delay in blogging about it. To celebrate, Lucky and I took a walk early one evening in March and brought along the camera to document the joy. Some things remain the http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/05/walking-into-spring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-5146486105102493488Fri, 09 May 2008 20:23:00 +00002008-05-09T14:56:19.044-06:00AdventuresLuckyAfter Jon gave me snowshoes for Valentine's Day, I was eager to use them. The very next weekend, I met my good friend, Dena, in Santa Fe for a great day of non-stop talking, snowshoeing, shopping and eating. It was a beautiful day, and the dogs (Lucky and his best and oldest friend, Bear) thought it was heaven on earth. In case you didn't know, Lucky is a "snow dog". Here I am, sitting on a http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/05/inaugural-snowshoeing-adventure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-3504335967928670729Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:18:00 +00002008-04-30T15:30:13.647-06:00LuckyIt appears that I have been a bad blogger, and I can attribute that mostly to recently busy life. However, while I have been busy, Lucky has been sleeping his life away. (That's not to say he doesn't still go for "walkies" - those will be chronicled in the "make-up" blogs to follow!). It's just that he sleeps in some very interesting positions and they had to be documented.Exhibit A - how is thishttp://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/04/portrait-of-dog-asleep.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-324197972714295673Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:14:00 +00002008-03-01T10:20:30.771-07:00MoviesIn no particular order....27 DressesKuch Kuch Hota HaiVeer ZaaraThe NamesakeOff the MapA Very Long EngagementStranger than FictionA River Runs Through ItThe Constant GardenerCatch and ReleaseLittle Miss SunshineJunohttp://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/03/top-12-favorite-movies-of-this-minute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-6858617959584567944Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:27:00 +00002008-02-15T11:33:03.750-07:00KnittingA few weeks ago I finished my feather-and-fan lace scarf, which I have dubbed the "Sandias at Sunset Scarf" in reference to the similarity between the colors of the yarn and the reflection of the setting sun on the Sandia Mountains. I really like it! The yarn (mountain colors 4/8 wool) is super-soft and the pattern was easy and looks elegant. The colors really don't show very well in any picturehttp://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/02/sandias-at-sunset-scarf.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-5961429867252538972Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:09:00 +00002008-02-15T11:23:29.446-07:00AdventuresJonYesterday was Valentine's Day, which up until now has been one of my least favorite days of the year. It's moving up! So, you may be asking, what did Jon do for Valentine's day that is causing its status to improve.Chocolate? Nope. Flowers? Nope. Well, what then? That's right. Snowshoes. I have wanted them for 3 years!!!! And he remembered, and got me probably the best ones out there. And http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/02/valentines-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-5103561524480863400Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:31:00 +00002008-01-23T12:44:00.171-07:00AdventuresAlbuquerqueJonLuckyA couple of weeks ago, Jon and I took Lucky for a hike in the foothills of the Sandias. It was pretty uneventful, although we did get a couple of really cute pics.Jon, waving at me and Lucky. Lucky, aspiring to get to where Jon is. Lucky likes ice :)Lucky likes to eat ice. Don't ask. There was a steep rock face on our hike. Lucky kept trying to climb it and kept falling back down, so after a http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/01/good-hike.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-5772185110869506452Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:35:00 +00002008-01-15T15:41:22.528-07:00KnittingI am currently obsessed with Ravelry. Ok, not just currently, but for a while, i guess. It's a social networking site for knitters and crocheters. Geeky, right? But I love it. You can find patterns, find out how they turned out, see all designs by that designer, queue your patterns, stash your yarn and knitting books, meet other knitters, join all kinds of groups that have to do with http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/01/ravelry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-6592633822002786787Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:29:00 +00002008-01-08T08:32:31.429-07:00Richard Rohr"Our faith is not in words. Our faith is in a person. Our faith is in God, who is revealing the divine self to us in Christ and in the lives of the Body of Christ. The word calls us into a personal dialogue, not a slavish idealism of words, not a rigid love affair with ideas. That is fundamentalism.The scriptures call us into a personal struggle like Jacob’s. He wrestled with the angel of Yahweh http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/01/wrestling-with-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-391096693433077544Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:27:00 +00002008-01-04T08:41:00.751-07:00KnittingWell, I can finally reveal (at least most of) the Christmas knitting. I didn't do as much as some years, because I did a lot of birthday knitting throughout the year for my friends and family.Here is a hat I made for Jon. I used a couple of different Scandinavian/Norwegian patterns. The bottom snowflake pattern was from The Knitting Bible, and the top triangular pattern was from a picture of a http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2008/01/christmas-knitting-revealed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151023938191880149.post-4930060974724155603Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:22:00 +00002007-12-18T09:23:07.641-07:00Richard Rohr"O Wisdom, O holy Word of God, you govern all creation with your strong yet tender care: Come. O Sacred Lord of ancient Israel, you showed yourself to Moses in the burning bush and you gave the holy law on Mount Sinai: Come. O Flower of Jesse's stem, you have been raised up as a sign for all people; kings stand silent in your presence; the nations bow down in worship before you: Come. O Key of http://officeoflucky.blogspot.com/2007/12/advent-prayer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucky's mom)0