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we that was a weirdness....
Jan. 30th, 2024 08:37 amwell I ended the last post with me talking about how court was different. One thing I really liked was the local group had printed and laminated the baronial awards on one side and the kingdom awards on the other for folks to understand court and what awards were for. I want to steal this idea and shared it with the KW dicord. We walked Becca and rob in to court as the extended household since they are family family.
One IKA difference is the B&B don't swear fealty to the crown and they swear to serve on the sword of the barony not on the kingdom sword. Also, they don't have an award for territorial B&B when you step down. you may get a court barony and that is it. oof. So long and thanks for all the fish...not. They are also a Vivat kingdom with a wavy hand gesture which was a first for me.
After morning court I set at the fiber table and cast on a pair of Bamboo Field Mitts for Sir Justin for the war. It was fiddly and by the time I got it cast on and started I was tired. Plus I got cornered in a convo with the "sister" of a local from my barony in Atenveldt and she was quite the talker. It was okay. Sometimes you have to do that and she was a hoot to talk to. I got bundled up (it was 26F out) and walked around the tourney outside and stopped in at newcomers etc. It was nice but chilly. Glad I had all of the wool. The boys had a good time being hooligans (nicely). They ended up back at the cabin and playing virutal D&D...no books, one set of dice, no character sheets, all just in their heads and it was amazing to watch. I took a bit of a break before dinner and made sure the kiddos were washed and ready to go and things were setup for food. Teh cooks of the feast were awesome and had the full list of ingredients and I was able to mark the menu to note what I could and couldn't eat.
Also, I guess it got decided we were sitting head table. Which was a sudden change and we had to rearrange tables to watch kiddos. Thankfully we had surprised Becca and Rob with Aaron, Allie and Celyn. So Allie and B&R's friend Odde were awesome and watched the kiddos during the feast. At feast we got to know HRM Mary Isabel and she knows lots of folks we do including Zippy, Bjorn, Mina and Duchess Gabriel said everyone knows HRM. Lol. It was great fun and she's a fiber laurel so it was cool.
By the time dinner was finished and I was super tired. B&R had some things to do and I went back to see if the boys had destroyed things (they left before the end) and they were still playing virtual D&D. I got into pajamas and was reading my book when B&R and Mel came back. I guess they had to go do a B&B thing at a fire in teh cold. BRRRR. I was glad I was in jammies. lol. We were going to have an early morning and while folks were psuedo packing I figured out we could all travel to Golden Corral for group brunch on teh way to the airport. Allie and Aaron had an earlier flight so it worked perfectly.
We had a nice time and good food and was a nice decompress into the real world. Got into the car and headed to the airport and the rental car place. Benton forgot to hit the head on the way out of lunch and we had to make a mad break at the rental car place while I dealt with the car and luggage. Security was all good and funny until I realized I forgot my ipad there.
So all of our bags got pulled for more inspection. While we were waiting we saw the guy infront of us had magic cards. We all chatted magic and the poor TSA guy got involved and didn't want to fly his geek flag but did eventually. It was hilarious. His coworkers were super confused and it was hilarious. We headed to our gate and it was when I sat down I realized my ipad wasn't there. I made a mad dash and they had it. I had left it on the table by the inspection point. I had to unlock it for them and all good but many that was nuts. The gate was packed and we headed back to the main atrium adn found some rocking chairs to hang out at and watch the sculpture above a bar.
It was nice to chill and I knit. Our flight boarded on time and we headed out. What i hadn't realized was our flight in Phx was super quick connect and luckily we got off the plane cause folks waited and then our plan was late. It was raining in Phx and then in Tucson. But we got home, luggage made it and the cats were happy we were home.
Monday was work and schoool and Mel crashed after picking up the boy. He was not doing good and Benton was not either. I took it easy and in the morning neither one of them go out of bed and I stayed home to take care of them. I ran a quick errand to the grocer and by noon I was succumb to the sick. Thursday we tested cause Wednesday was gone. The positive for Covid hit so quickly the control line hadn't even set. Benton was clear. Saturday we tested again and we were barely postive and Benton negative and Monday we were all clear. I got better and better but I'm still not 100%. I was mostly hit by tired, headache and just confusion. I read and slept and yeah. I think the fact I'm missing the greater saphenous vein on my right leg means and have active varicose veins it hit me harder than mel but he still has a wicker cough.
I had to cancel my class at KWHSS, my massage and van maintenance. Sighs. Its okay. just sighs.
But on the book front I finished Book #3 House of M, I read #4 Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree, I read #5 Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher and #6 Patterns in the Sand (seaside knitters #2). I'm now on #7 Moon Spinners (Seaside knitters #3). So I guess not bad for a month into the year?
We have War of the Phoenix next week and the weather is supposed to be a bit drippy but the new site is supposed to drain well. We shall see. We shall see.
One IKA difference is the B&B don't swear fealty to the crown and they swear to serve on the sword of the barony not on the kingdom sword. Also, they don't have an award for territorial B&B when you step down. you may get a court barony and that is it. oof. So long and thanks for all the fish...not. They are also a Vivat kingdom with a wavy hand gesture which was a first for me.
After morning court I set at the fiber table and cast on a pair of Bamboo Field Mitts for Sir Justin for the war. It was fiddly and by the time I got it cast on and started I was tired. Plus I got cornered in a convo with the "sister" of a local from my barony in Atenveldt and she was quite the talker. It was okay. Sometimes you have to do that and she was a hoot to talk to. I got bundled up (it was 26F out) and walked around the tourney outside and stopped in at newcomers etc. It was nice but chilly. Glad I had all of the wool. The boys had a good time being hooligans (nicely). They ended up back at the cabin and playing virutal D&D...no books, one set of dice, no character sheets, all just in their heads and it was amazing to watch. I took a bit of a break before dinner and made sure the kiddos were washed and ready to go and things were setup for food. Teh cooks of the feast were awesome and had the full list of ingredients and I was able to mark the menu to note what I could and couldn't eat.
Also, I guess it got decided we were sitting head table. Which was a sudden change and we had to rearrange tables to watch kiddos. Thankfully we had surprised Becca and Rob with Aaron, Allie and Celyn. So Allie and B&R's friend Odde were awesome and watched the kiddos during the feast. At feast we got to know HRM Mary Isabel and she knows lots of folks we do including Zippy, Bjorn, Mina and Duchess Gabriel said everyone knows HRM. Lol. It was great fun and she's a fiber laurel so it was cool.
By the time dinner was finished and I was super tired. B&R had some things to do and I went back to see if the boys had destroyed things (they left before the end) and they were still playing virtual D&D. I got into pajamas and was reading my book when B&R and Mel came back. I guess they had to go do a B&B thing at a fire in teh cold. BRRRR. I was glad I was in jammies. lol. We were going to have an early morning and while folks were psuedo packing I figured out we could all travel to Golden Corral for group brunch on teh way to the airport. Allie and Aaron had an earlier flight so it worked perfectly.
We had a nice time and good food and was a nice decompress into the real world. Got into the car and headed to the airport and the rental car place. Benton forgot to hit the head on the way out of lunch and we had to make a mad break at the rental car place while I dealt with the car and luggage. Security was all good and funny until I realized I forgot my ipad there.
So all of our bags got pulled for more inspection. While we were waiting we saw the guy infront of us had magic cards. We all chatted magic and the poor TSA guy got involved and didn't want to fly his geek flag but did eventually. It was hilarious. His coworkers were super confused and it was hilarious. We headed to our gate and it was when I sat down I realized my ipad wasn't there. I made a mad dash and they had it. I had left it on the table by the inspection point. I had to unlock it for them and all good but many that was nuts. The gate was packed and we headed back to the main atrium adn found some rocking chairs to hang out at and watch the sculpture above a bar.
It was nice to chill and I knit. Our flight boarded on time and we headed out. What i hadn't realized was our flight in Phx was super quick connect and luckily we got off the plane cause folks waited and then our plan was late. It was raining in Phx and then in Tucson. But we got home, luggage made it and the cats were happy we were home.
Monday was work and schoool and Mel crashed after picking up the boy. He was not doing good and Benton was not either. I took it easy and in the morning neither one of them go out of bed and I stayed home to take care of them. I ran a quick errand to the grocer and by noon I was succumb to the sick. Thursday we tested cause Wednesday was gone. The positive for Covid hit so quickly the control line hadn't even set. Benton was clear. Saturday we tested again and we were barely postive and Benton negative and Monday we were all clear. I got better and better but I'm still not 100%. I was mostly hit by tired, headache and just confusion. I read and slept and yeah. I think the fact I'm missing the greater saphenous vein on my right leg means and have active varicose veins it hit me harder than mel but he still has a wicker cough.
I had to cancel my class at KWHSS, my massage and van maintenance. Sighs. Its okay. just sighs.
But on the book front I finished Book #3 House of M, I read #4 Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree, I read #5 Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher and #6 Patterns in the Sand (seaside knitters #2). I'm now on #7 Moon Spinners (Seaside knitters #3). So I guess not bad for a month into the year?
We have War of the Phoenix next week and the weather is supposed to be a bit drippy but the new site is supposed to drain well. We shall see. We shall see.
