Saturday, July 19, 2025

Chicken Casualty

The granddog's favorite toy...not Steve's Lava Chicken...


was a bit of a casualty for the kids' summer visit this year, but I suppose worse things have happened to chickens. 


Still, it's a bit confusing when you're a dog. 


At least all of the cousins had a great time, and no limbs were lost at Aunt Jess and Uncle Aaron's annual sleepover.


To celebrate all the good times, after helping Sweetie give the whole house a good clean on Monday, 


I took a trip to Cedar Point and got this shot of Siren's Curse in a nearly full tilt as Top Thrill 2's train launched backwards next door! Took this while waiting in line for a night ride on the newest coaster, which was great! 


Then the cleaning resumed with a visit from our friends at Stanley Steemer, who did a great job on the carpets,


which gave me some time to work on my sweater. I've divided for the sleeves on this Neretina by Kirsten-Michele, and I'm pretty stoked about how it's turning out! 


And, though I was thinking I might get another CP trip in last night, we went walking at Sandy Ridge instead. I was rewarded by this lovely shot of dreamy, purple wild bergamot in the hazy glow of the setting sun. 


All-in-all, a good, low-key week, but I'm tired! How has your week been? 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

Saturday, July 12, 2025

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! 


Saturday, July 5, 2025

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