Waldo Canyon Fire

I can thank Olivia for these wonderful pictures that she took from the deck of our house, yesterday.  We're packed and ready to role if the need arises.   The fire has grown to cover 2500 acres at this point and is being watched so that it won't jump Hwy. 24 to the west.  The Walgreens down the hill is literally across the street from the mandatory evacuation site.  Our hearts go out to all these families who are having to evacuate in these hot temps (97* and up) and are having to go to shelters.  Hopefully this will be over soon...     

Quick update...

Busy, busy!

Kristina had her knee surgery on June 1st, without surprises, and is recouping nicely.  PT is way ahead of schedule for her and she is walking without the use of the crutch most of the time.  Her flexibility is awesome for just being 3 weeks post surgery.  Her next visit with Dr. is in about 3 weeks.  We're anxious to hear what he has to say.

Olivia doesn't require further intervention for her hand and Jolie has sidestepped the need for her heart procedure at this time.  We've had great news on the medical front for this group.

Bonnie, Dylan, Elizabeth and Carolyn are in town and we're having fun visiting with them.  The girls are growing by leaps and bounds and are just lovely.  Took Bonnie to one of my favorite knitting stores yesterday to get her some circular needles and she had a good time doing a bit of shopping.  Tablerock Llamas is a cool store!

David had a 10 day trip to China, came home, and left for Atlanta this a.m.  Fortunately for us this trip is just an overnighter.  His visit to Beijing went well and he hopes to be traveling there again in the near future for some opportunities.  He was pleasantly surprised at Beijing's clean air, as he was prepared for the heaviness that we had experienced back in 2004.  No asthma issues at all.  This time he stayed in the academic district of the city and unfortunately for him in a hotel where no one spoke English.  His contacts, Helen and Kevin, arrived and were able to interpret for him.

Knitting a little bit.  Did finish the Hanami Shawl and I did go ahead and let Kristina know that it will be hers in the future.  I think she liked it. 

Of Teeth and other bones...

Wow!!!  Folks.  Just wow.  We've had a week of weeks around here. 

Tuesday Hunter had 5 teeth pulled.  He was such a trooper and did a great job.  So now my baby is missing all his upper front teeth and one lower molar, which was abscessed!  He's doing just great and absolutely loves the way he talks now.  You know, with a bit of a lisp....  haha!  Gnarly I know.

We've got at least one kiddo going to the dentist every week for the next 5 weeks.  So every week we'll have someone getting fillings done or a tooth pulled.  Hope the toothfairy is staying close by... 

Kristina is now our star in the house with an up coming surgery!  She has definitely torn her ACL and possibly her Meniscus.  She will be going in for her surgery on or about June 1st and then we start the re-hab.  Oh what fun she has in store....

Olivia is still recovering from her fall at school and is now complaining of discomfort.  We still have another week before heading back to the Dr. to get her re-X-rayed to see if she is healing or not.

School is almost out for the summer now.  May 25th is the last day for this group.  I'm looking forward to no early mornings and just lazing around while the kids play.  I do want to take them this summer to the lake again and also do the "Music in the Park" evenings, this year.  Our water fountain "Uncle Willy" down at Acacia Park, I think this year will be a hit.  Also want to take the kids hiking, unfortunately without Kristina, and Clay has promised to teach the kids to swim.

Obviously knitting is still my main hobby and yes, I've got pictures to post.  I hope you enjoy them... 

 

The Hanami Shawl is still a work in progress but this is 50% done.

These are also the beginning of Apirka Socks

This is the beginning of the Estonian Crown Prince Square Shawl.

So my spinning is still going well.  I'm doing what appears to be lace weight yarn at the moment.  But we'll see what it truly is when I ply it.  I used a dime as a gauge.