Gone, but not!

I have been busy over the last few months.

Training for an epic event, at least to me and my 40 something body.

I leave Sunday for Portugal.

Competing in point-fighting

Training lots.

Spare time has been reserved for family and friends.

However, I have managed to craft a bit.

Here is what I finished just the other day.

Pattern:  Thermis

Yarn from Plucky Knitter gifted from Peaknit (thanks so much I love it)

Ravelry project is here

disappointed

Half the family has gone to the city two hours away for a concert

Two of us stayed home. We had all planned to go.

However our oldest has been sick the last few days

Two days of sore, achy, chills, headache...just like her mom had on the weekend.

Today we thought she was better, we were packed and gone

Although not far!

We had made it to the drive thru window at Timmy's

(that would be Tim Horton's for those of you who don't know)

When we heard someone getting sick in the back

Ugh! Smile at the lady in the window and hope she didn't hear it too!

Really, not the best place to get sick!

So we headed home

Two of us got out and three continued on their way

I really don't like having half the family gone

I really like to travel together

But they will be home late tonight

I wasn't suppose to be home, so I don't have anything pressing for today.

I am thinking that I am going to grab a coffee,

a good book,

a homemade quilt

and snuggle up and waste a few hours

See you later responsibility.....

our trip

Over the last few days we have been confined to the inside of our van.
We drove through 4 provinces, from British Columbia to Manitoba, a mere 26 hours
The girls did well! Since I was busy driving, my niece took pictures.

touching base

so i feel a little like i dropped off the face of the planet
last week we went to the big city and it was great
other than i had a whooping head cold
i just kept pumping tylenol cold and sinus
if i had been at home i would have been in bed
but i wasn't going to let that slow me down away from home

we ate good food, walked by the ocean, shopped
we also went to an irish pub for supper
where i declined alcohol because of my cold
the waitress nicely offered me blueberry tea
i had no idea! i thought i was getting herbal tea
what i received was MUCH better and definately
had some positive effects on my cold
the connoction is one shot grand marnier, one shot ameretto and stepped black tea
yum...it was so good and so relaxing
highly recommend it!

then on the weekend i went to a quilt weekend

i managed to get the binding on boo-boo's quilt

that matches papaya's

i also got the top started on another quilt

so i felt like i had actually accomplished something