Happy Easter...

Did you have a great Easter?   We did.   There has been so much going on here ar Chez Serenity lately, that a nice quiet family day was just what the doctor ordered.    The boys, of course, are too cool to color eggs but Hubby loves it which makes it fun for me.   We actually did two separate batches of them.

So what has been going on?   T2 (who is rarely ill) got really sick while on a visit to the ex.  The ex's Dr. diagnosed a sinus infection, and gave him antibiotics.   The day he got home, he was feeling much better but by midday the day after, he was feverish, shaking and feeling really ill again.   I took him to his FL Dr, who confirmed sinus & added strep to the diagnoses.   He prescribed an additional antibiotic, which T2 turned out to be allergic to.   Another antibiotic was prescribed.  After two weeks home, his first day back at school, I got a text and call saying that he was dizzy and ill.   Back to the Dr. we went.   It turned out that flying home with the sinus infection had done something unfortunate to his inner ears.   10 days of pregnizone, and another week home, and he was finally back on his feet.    While all of this was going on, we had friends down from NJ,  T2 auditioned for the music program at his college of choice (he did not make it but he will be able to audition again next year),  he got back together with the ex-girlfriend that we moved to FL to get away from, and we spent a couple of days at Disney hanging with NJ friends.   What can I say?  Motherhood is not for sissies.

Knitting is coming along.   I cast on two pairs of socks (Lisa Knits Basic Toe-up 8sts/in).   One in a boring grey for hubby and one in a pretty variegated for me.   I switch back and forth between them, in the hopes of staving off boredom with the added benefit of finishing both pairs at the same time.    My DYOS shawl is coming along.   I have had to rip back more than once.   It is definitely not social knitting as it requires all of my attention.    My easy knitting is the Reunion Cowl by Natalie Selles.   This is a lovely easy pattern, perfect for knitting at the movies and while hanging with friends.

Brave Girls Club

For the last three weeks I have been taking part in the Brave Girls Soul Restoration class.   This course combines mixed media art with introspective, prompted, journaling.   The journaling digs a bit deep and can be uncomfortable but then that is the point, right?   The art projects have been a blast.  I am new to mixed media and paints in particular.   I am LOVING it.

That's it for us.   Hope all is well with you.

(((HUGS)))

Knitting in St. Augustine....

 Castillo de San Marcos

 
With all that has been going on, I only just today, got to take T2 to St. Augustine for his birthday lunch.  Now, before you start feeling too bad for him, he did get presents, two birthday dinners (complete with cake), and a day at Disney.    The lunch thing is something that is just him and me.

Taken from the Castillo walls

After taking care of a couple of practical matters, we parked downtown, walked to our favorite restaurant, and had a terrific lunch.    Next, we spent several hours walking around the historic section of town (I took tons of pictures).    It seems that no matter how many times we do this, we still love it.  

The Bridge of Lions

From the center of the historic district, we walked to the Northern boarder, across to the Southern edge, and
back to our car.   We walked so much, that I could have had ice cream (which I did not).   The weather was perfectly warm and breezy.

Reunion Cowl

Did you tweet to Lion Brand today?   I did, while working on the Reunion Cowl (easy take along knitting) at lunch.  The idea was to knit in public and tweet about it before noon.   One lucky tweeter was chosen to win a gift certificate to Lion Brand, the amount to be determined by how many total tweets were received.    Here is the really cool kicker, a donation in the same amount as the gift cert, will now be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital by Lion Brand.   Sadly, I did not win.   Happily, I did participate in a fund raiser for a worthy cause.   It made the day, that much sweeter.