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Friday was a very relaxed day at work. I got my time in and finished up some paperwork and then left for home. Mel had gotten home just before me and after a quick stop we headed out fro a date afternoon. We had gyros at the mall and then went to see Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. The food was nummy and the movie was faboo. Really, really faboo. I think I almost like it more than the first one. There were only a few places where my suspension of disbelief couldn't be over come but other than that it was a really good romp.

We then got home and mel helped Malius in the shop with a project and I worked on Shanda's shawl. Mel got the boy from daycare and we had a nice evening at home with

scribe_ari. Watched movies and just had a good time. We were up way too late though...oh well.

Saturday we got up with the boy who was wide awake at 730...oof...that was early. But we managed to get things moving and he went down for a nap and I went out to run errands. Got a lot accomplished on errands and then got home and got the boy up from his nap and made muffins and sandwiches for the household for Sunday. We then all got cleaned up and ready for Kingdom 12th Night. I had made the decision earlier in the week to wear my Rus clothing...it had been since we stepped down I think since I wore it last and well it felt good to put everything on. Benton didn't mess with my jewelry too much which was good and he used my veil to play peek-a-boo. The odd thing was I forgot my bag when I went to get something before we left. Got to site to realize it...spoke to TE and it was a good thing. Cause if I had left when I wanted I would have been car #6 in an accident on the way home. Benton was asleep in the car so I took him with me and if I had gone with we'd have been very, very banged up. Gah. Was very glad when I got home and got my bag, picked up some much needed booze and arrived back at site just in time for court. Hrafnheim took up quite a few tables and we all looked awesome. Benton had a great time and really enjoyed the tasty german food and all of the seneschal business I needed to do went really, really well. We left just around 10pm and Benton was still awake but tired. He was playing a lot and was just uber cute. We got him home and changed into jammies and he was out. We were shortly in bed as well.

Sunday dawned early and we got ourselves ready. I was a bit discombublated and forgot a few things, like a coat for myself but luckily my fighting coat worked well for that. Lady Anya was awesome and watched the boy while we were fighting. More on that in another post.

Fighting was good. I was a bit worried about my lungs since I'd been coughing and sneezing and having sinus issues but it didn't really bother me much. I had issues with my contacts but that is nothing new...hopefully I'll have that better soon but I was able to wear them and see properly which means my eye pressure is getting better. I just need to work on wearing them more and get my eyes used to them again and I think we will be good.

My armour is back to being too big. So, the next item on the list is to rework my buckles/straps. Plus I need to re-canvas my shield and get my tourney shield working as well. Though there lots in the household that need to be working on armour in the next few weeks after armor failures this weekend.

On the fighting aspect I think I did well. I kept up and took some good charges and didn't do too bad. I killed people and had a good time. I only stopped in the middle of the last res battle because my shield arm was toast. I was tired and needing more food. So I got out of armor slowly and chatting with Sir Giles and Master Bran. Picked up Mr. Benton who immediately went down for a nap in the stroller. Then pretty quickly it was time for court and then time to pack up.

Got to sit and chat a bit with Audrey (greta) and Baby Balin...omg...he is the spitting image of his daddy. I was not smart enough to ask if they needed anything but I will hopefully get on email and remember.

We got all loaded up and Benton was cranky. I knew he was hungry but figured we'd get him a bottle when we got home...he was alseep though so we just put him and down and got him back up in about an hour. I have to say I haven't been that sore or tired since benton was born. That proved I'd worked hard but I was pretty beat up too. Not in a bad way just a few shots in places but I kept moving and picked up the house while mel got benton dinner. He loves the pot roast that mel made and then he was quickly in bed after a bath and bottle. I will admit we both got into bed before 9pm. I read for a while but I slept pretty poorly. I was sore and my sinuses started getting me again. I was awake every few hours. Guh. Made for a rough night.

All in all it was a good weekend. I now have some motivation to get some SCA projects completed and to get more fighting in...got get back in form.