<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838202892472207174</id><updated>2011-07-22T15:31:41.159-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Live, Love, and Definitely Laugh !</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smilelyknitter.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8838202892472207174/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smilelyknitter.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>smilely</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07291838682520862470</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838202892472207174.post-920313501067641578</id><published>2011-07-22T15:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-22T15:31:41.174-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Baby It's HOT Outside</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D3Ua4GA2m1w/Tin6OBKWeHI/AAAAAAAAAA8/-bJNhNQyUFQ/s1600/isabella%2Bheat%2B006.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; 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I fell and injured my knee, while at work, no it was not a dramatic story, just clumsiness, and being too busy. The injury was enough that I could not continue my career so I have retired from being a police sergeant, on a disability, at the age of 41.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This should give me plenty of time to knit and spin up stash before I die. That statement would be true if only those balls, skeins, and hanks of yarn would quit following me home.&lt;br /&gt;Hopefully I will also be able to keep this blog updated at least a little more often.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So to everyone, Happy Independence Day, but for me this year it has a different meaning!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8838202892472207174-2817258855093551822?l=smilelyknitter.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smilelyknitter.blogspot.com/feeds/2817258855093551822/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8838202892472207174&amp;postID=2817258855093551822' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8838202892472207174/posts/default/2817258855093551822'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8838202892472207174/posts/default/2817258855093551822'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smilelyknitter.blogspot.com/2009/07/independence-day.html' title='Independence Day!'/><author><name>smilely</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07291838682520862470</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838202892472207174.post-7319963576258633699</id><published>2008-10-03T18:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-03T18:18:15.616-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Open Mouth, Insert Foot</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FHcVRJ1gQt4/SObEH327V-I/AAAAAAAAAAM/H3ft4xRoZLE/s1600-h/044.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253101654906722274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FHcVRJ1gQt4/SObEH327V-I/AAAAAAAAAAM/H3ft4xRoZLE/s320/044.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This post is meant for a very good friend. She has been experiencing some health problems. So I hope this will make her laugh. Each year on the first Saturday in October our church has their annual fall bazaar. Of course we all have high hopes each year of craft items we will complete for the following year. Well my friend took it so far as to make a statement which was written down by another friend of ours, about how many items she wanted to get done for church. Two weeks ago this statement was brought up, read aloud, and she was questioned about how much stuff she had been able to complete. A resounding laugh was heard, which meant, nothing or at the very least not much. Well I was able to complete some things, but it wasn't as much as I had hoped to complete, but alas there is always next year. I'm going to try to start now, oh wait I have to get things done for Christmas, maybe after the first of the year. Enjoy !&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8838202892472207174-7319963576258633699?l=smilelyknitter.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smilelyknitter.blogspot.com/feeds/7319963576258633699/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8838202892472207174&amp;postID=7319963576258633699' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8838202892472207174/posts/default/7319963576258633699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8838202892472207174/posts/default/7319963576258633699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smilelyknitter.blogspot.com/2008/10/open-mouth-insert-foot.html' title='Open Mouth, Insert Foot'/><author><name>smilely</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07291838682520862470</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FHcVRJ1gQt4/SObEH327V-I/AAAAAAAAAAM/H3ft4xRoZLE/s72-c/044.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838202892472207174.post-4788467804835128451</id><published>2008-04-27T18:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-27T18:43:01.289-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Let the Countdown Begin !</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;Well it is finally almost here, the Maryland Sheep and Wool Show, only five days left.  I will be driving and taking three other knitting fanatics with me.  We live about two hours away, but we are planning on leaving before dawn.  Of course this brings raised eyebrows to all of those who really don't understand what a big day this will be for us.  I have told other non-knitter friends that I will be going to the show and the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;usual&lt;/span&gt; response is,  "the what" to which I answer "only the largest yarn/sheep/fleece and everything else there is go with yarn show".  Again I usually get a shake of the head and maybe an "&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;ok&lt;/span&gt;", like it is no big deal.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;This will be my fourth year going to the show.  My first year as we were driving and getting closer a car passed us and my friend noticed a yarn related bumper sticker.  Well from there the race was on, she was telling me to drive faster.  Then they were joking with me since it was my first year I would have to drink sheep's blood.  Of course that was only a joke, no &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;sheep&lt;/span&gt; were slaughtered for that purpose.  This year there is a another sheep and wool show virgin, so I guess we will have to tell her of the ritual at least on our way there to have some fun.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;Well as stated before let the countdown begin !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8838202892472207174-4788467804835128451?l=smilelyknitter.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smilelyknitter.blogspot.com/feeds/4788467804835128451/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8838202892472207174&amp;postID=4788467804835128451' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8838202892472207174/posts/default/4788467804835128451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8838202892472207174/posts/default/4788467804835128451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smilelyknitter.blogspot.com/2008/04/let-countdown-begin.html' title='Let the Countdown Begin !'/><author><name>smilely</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07291838682520862470</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838202892472207174.post-6666561298688122308</id><published>2008-04-14T18:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-14T19:38:06.611-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Live, Love, and Definitely Laugh !</title><content type='html'>I am a woman who loves to knit and paint in my spare time.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8838202892472207174-6666561298688122308?l=smilelyknitter.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smilelyknitter.blogspot.com/feeds/6666561298688122308/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8838202892472207174&amp;postID=6666561298688122308' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8838202892472207174/posts/default/6666561298688122308'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8838202892472207174/posts/default/6666561298688122308'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smilelyknitter.blogspot.com/2008/04/live-love-and-definitely-laugh.html' title='Live, Love, and Definitely Laugh !'/><author><name>smilely</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07291838682520862470</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
