Weird Mom Injury #437

So, I feel like I have to start at the beginning, when my son and his family got into town on July 3rd... If you're a regular reader, you know that they arrived in time for the annual 4th of July party, and both girls also started new, yarny projects.

Things were moving along swell, as we were all meeting friends Cedar Point on Monday, with the hopes of riding the big rides, which we did...

including Siren's Curse with this crew, 

Top Thrill 2 with this crew,

Wild Mouse with this crew, 

and many more with zero photos, lol! All in all, the day was great, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat, but I did not come away completely unscathed...

As a designated rider and kids companion for those lacking 48-52", I even got to spend some time on the round-and-round rides! That was super fun, but some of those seat belts are ridiculously small, impossible to buckle around me and one, tiny child. Being committed to companioning and following rules is how I ended up with the start of a hand injury, as I tried to force a belt to buckle until my hand slipped...ouch! But I soldiered on, riding and snapping pics of the funtimes! 

On this one, The Atomic Scrambler, my grandson said to me, matter-of-factly, "Gramma, nobody wants to ride with you. We're all gonna ride by ourselves!" So they did. 

He was feeling less independent when it came to the purchase of Dippin' Dots...

We ran around the park until the sun went down, and then one last ride, Magnum 200XL! Though it is a roller coaster with an initial hill of 205 ft, we only had a 10 minute wait, so it was a no-brainer for sure ... until I grabbed the lap bar while going around a curve, cementing the injury. Here is the swelling after a shower and ice on Monday night...and Tuesday morning, no better.

As it turns out, I have a partial radial saggital band rupture, which means at least 4 weeks immobilized (aka Weird Mom Injury #437), and maybe surgery later. For now, I found the little "hand socks" I was given to wear under the splint to be flimsy and uncomfortable... and I can knit for a limited time if I take off the brace, so I whipped up a couple small, fingerless gloves...

...then returned to the rule-following wearing of the brace for everything but showering. Looks like knitting will not be my go-to hobby for a bit, so maybe I'll make use of that season pass to visit the roller coasters and thrill rides a few more times before I return to work next month...but I'll steer clear of rides with static seat belts...Power Tower and Siren's Curse, brace or not, I'm comin' for ya again!

What will you be up to for the rest of the summer? Whatever it is, don't be a stranger, and if you're headed to the Point, hit me up! 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit (and Ride!) in Good Health! 

Happy 5th of July!

I hope all of my US friends are recovering well from yesterday's fun! What's your favorite part of celebrating summer holidays? Mine is the people and the decorations, which are sometimes combined...

Red, white and blue glitter on Pop Pop (and most everyone, lol!), banners out by the s'mores station and accidentally matching grandmas were a highlight of yesterday's 4th of July fun! Also a highlight: the food! 

Our Jess throws a pretty fun party, and this is her biggest "to do" of the year,  including cousin time, 

Photo cred: Tom Apathy

water balloons, 

splash pad fun,  

corn hole,

and even a piñata, full of fun! 

Even the new puppy had a visiting puppy pal cousin! She was so excited to play, she was "crazy eyes" excited...all. day. long! 

 

It was a warm and wonderful day to enjoy family and friends, and to try and find shelter from those water balloons!, 

There were cool, (relatively) quiet areas for adults to "set a spell," 

and plenty of spaces to try and step away from the crazy for at least a moment...well, unless you're Pop Pop!

Uncle Allen amd Uncle Drew even provided us with some fireworks before the day was over! 

Happy birthday, America! , and I hope everyone had as much fun celebrating yesterday as we did.

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

Photo cred: Tom Apathy

Final ZK Thoughts & more

I was really hoping for a bonus post, but it was not in the cards 🙄, so here's the final wrap up of all the ZK fun. First, the all-important stash enhancement reveal...

Everything marked with a chicken 🐔 was purchased. The rest were from the goodie bags, or they were Prizes! Like this lovely Handspun from 716 Knit, which is a where those pretty minis came from, too! 

On my first trip into the market, a half-hour early (as a prize), these fun things jumped into my arms, begging to come home with me: 

Soap and solid lotion from Tuft Woolens, a sparkly skein of the June colorway from Leading Men Fiber Arts (also a prize, my  "heart's desire," thanks Megan and Amy!), and two knitting kits from Mochimochi Land! Bonus: Anna signed the puppy kit, and I am still over the moon! And (apparently) incorrigible! 🤣

I held onto all of that for some time before heading back for more Leading Men yarn to go with the sparkle, which the internet says should be delivered any day now (there was not enough of the dark blue "It's Cold Outside!" on the rack in the showstopper base, so they're shipping it, Yay!). 

Eventually, I even went in for a third purchase as well, which included a neat, fabric square that snaps at the corners to form a handy tray to hold whatever fun things you can find, and some earrings (not shown, can't remember seller)...great stuff!

Oh! And did I show you all the goodies from that goodie bag? Not to mention the sturdy, canvas bag itself, there was a 16-18oz mug from Deneen Pottery, a skein from one of the dyers (mine is from Queen City Yarns), patches and stickers and needle minders (oh, my!), and the annual Panne"koupons" from Hollandberry Pannekoeken! 

Now that I'm home, I've officially finished the traveling socks, 

and I've nearly finished a cowl kit that traveled to Minnesota with me, "just in case" I needed another project...

...which I did not need, lol...because I was having so much fun with the knitters! After all, there were three, count 'em, three Pams at ZK! That's a photo op if ever there was one! 

Also pictured are Kat and Pretty, Leah and Pretty, and an officially official Mochimochi Land Gnome, knit by Anna herself! What could be more fun than having this guy come home with me? 

Not much is more fun than that, unless we're talking grandkids and trips to the zoo, 

or coffee in a new, giant mug with a new, tiny gnome!

So, yeah. I'm still flying high on the fun I had as I slip back into the routines of home. All is well, and I'm sure we'll still have some excitement on our horizons. After all, Cedar Point is still in my backyard, a mere 45 minutes away. I hear that Siren's Curse opened yesterday, and that certainly sounds super fun! 

I hope your summer has already given you some funtimes, too, and that your heart's desire isn't too far away. 

Thanks for stopping by and Knit in Good Health!