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The end of the week before the war was busy with work and projects and things. Mel was teaching locally and in Phoenix for some kung fu stuff. We started in on project with the trailer on Saturday morning and it was clear we were in over our heads. We had to take everything out of the trailer that was bolted in cause the wiring ran behind things. I called in Work Bob and that was perfect. I'm glad I had bought the extra long cable (29 feet) and the solder splices etc. It was a good plan. It still got some weirness on the wheel hubs so we may have to rewire those but honestly, we know how to get to it and its take one small panel off. We with Bob's help we got that and the water proofing done (flex seal is gold...seriously awesome). I got the dress done and spent Sunday afternoon with errands and knitting on Justin's mitts. I got them done minus the weaving in ends by bedtime. that was 6 inches of knitting and a thumb. So all good. Monday was everything took too long but I managed everything else. We were done and loaded and packed by 9pm. Everything minus toiletries. That is really good.
Got up at 6am, got boy up, got the van hooked up to the trailer and we left at 715am. Got to site just a bit after 930. I took a prescription ibuprofen and got the map rejiggered around the water path in camp. Mel got there and we started getting our plan of attack while other folks showed. We had a very small crew of Me, Mel, Benton, Ari, Dominique, her hubby Steven. We were later joined by Monique, Tym and Poe. The ground there is hard AF. I luckily can switch hit on pounding hammers and I'm glad I bought a new 3lb long handled sledge but we had to pull out the 6lb sledge to help some things. Luckily we all talk, we've set this up before...things were a bit jumbled in the trailer which helped us not at all but we got it going. We were so tired when we completed and when folks just crashed after 830pm. Wednesday we got the flair up and and other things and then Ari and tooled around merchants and in general we all relaxed. I really don't remember what else we did but we got the camp settled, hung out with folks chatted with more folks, had mead, drank beer (homebrew) and in general relaxed with folks. This was the first war we really let Benton "off leash" to do his own thing. He helped at water bearing and at youth corner and with merchants etc. He made boffers and sold some and just had a good time. He did not hit the archery range cause it was windy and cold. I don't blame him. Everyone kept telling Mel and I how awesome he was and how helpful he was with waterbearing and youth corner so yanno...we have a good kiddo.
I did some shopping getting some roman style jewelry from Mistress Fiona. I got a new hood from Mistress Amy Marie and a new laurel medallion from Duke Arthur. Bought benton a few things like a new mug and a fox tail. I also got a new bowl from Cactus Fire pottery.
They had a demo area setup in the town square adn I had no idea that was happening (grumble grumble social media only on FB grumble grumble) but I did talk with Baron Diego doing blacksmithing, with Lord Zagan for brewers, and the Outlands folks with their own period bead furnace. I made a bead. It got stuck and split but I will glue it back together. The glass is what I need to buy...its different COE/Melt temp than our modern glass (duh) and yeah I so want to make a portable one now again. Hopefully sometime this fall. But it was a good time all around. I did a bit of knitting. I marshalled, Mel took jackie as a Squire (I still need to loade that to YT)
My ankle was not happy with all of the setup and teardown and walking and standing. Nope.
Grand Court was fun and pretty. We had to wait for almost the closing of court for the surprise offer for Magdalen for laurel. They just posted to YT the whole of court so hopefully it made it in since the light was low. To say she was gobsmacked is an under statement. She was heralding the court and her hubby (part of teh Whiskey Bards) came running in as they were closing down court to bring up a need....it was perfect. We got back to camp prepared to get itno food prep to find that Lady Fiona had done all of it. We were amazed. (court was at 6pm our dinner time so yeah). We are all now going to get her a patterned up for clothes to teach her to sew and make her clothes and trim as a thank you. We need to schedule our sewing nights.
So after dinner I was handling mead and the fire cause the Duke was doing dishes. TRM arrive and we call everyone to the fire. Well, HRM bestowed upon me her Queen's Grace. I was gobsmacked. I'm graceful by title only...I'm clutzy, I'm brash, I speak my mind and not always with sweetness and light. But I've inspired HRM Aesa and is the oldest Kingdom Award. We filled lots of mugs that night and had a nice time by the fire. Sunday was going to be early and tear down day for us.
Tear down went pretty smoothly but boy was I so tired by the time we finished. The house hold stuff went well and we are a good team to walk through and do things. Benton and I got home before Mel since he dropped the trailer off at Ed's. Luckily Chris was home for me to get my house keys since he watched the cats. I managed to get the van unloaded mostly before Mel got home. Benton was....off...realized later he had not taken his meds and was coming down from sugar (we may have ate a bag of TJ's scandanavian sour swimmers on the way home). But we got it unloaded, coolers emptied and the things out of our trailer we needed and our trailer put away by 430 or so? I made the decision to get burgers from Graze and that was perfect. Benton got a shower and a bath and was in bed early. I was enjoying kitten time though she's more small cat now. All good she's almost 10 months and is filling out her face since her spay.
So that was war...this week has been hella long with work adn I didn't really take Monday off. We haven't finished putting war away yet but hope to get it done tonight and tomorrow.
I did one thing that is making me happy which is I joined the work gym on Thursday. I'm going to try to be at work Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday so I can weight train on Tue/Thursday myself and then take the 5pm yoga class on Wednesday and still hit knit night. Its ambitious but I used to be able to do this. Its gonna be hard on Benton a bit cuase I will need to drop him off early to get to work early to let myself start at 730 or earlier. But he used to do that too. It gives me Monday's and Fridays free and lets me also hit yoga over a weekend class (like I plan to do this weekend).
I will also get pictures up too. I forgot to do that. But we survived.
Books I finished #7 Moon Spinners and now am about 40% through #8 Real Murders by Charlaine Harris. This is the first book in the Aurora Teagarden novels which I've watched all of the Hallmark Mystery Movies so I'm familiar with all of the characters. What I did not expect was the overly whiney woe is me I'm single from Aurora but I'm getting over it. All good....its schlocky and fun.
Got up at 6am, got boy up, got the van hooked up to the trailer and we left at 715am. Got to site just a bit after 930. I took a prescription ibuprofen and got the map rejiggered around the water path in camp. Mel got there and we started getting our plan of attack while other folks showed. We had a very small crew of Me, Mel, Benton, Ari, Dominique, her hubby Steven. We were later joined by Monique, Tym and Poe. The ground there is hard AF. I luckily can switch hit on pounding hammers and I'm glad I bought a new 3lb long handled sledge but we had to pull out the 6lb sledge to help some things. Luckily we all talk, we've set this up before...things were a bit jumbled in the trailer which helped us not at all but we got it going. We were so tired when we completed and when folks just crashed after 830pm. Wednesday we got the flair up and and other things and then Ari and tooled around merchants and in general we all relaxed. I really don't remember what else we did but we got the camp settled, hung out with folks chatted with more folks, had mead, drank beer (homebrew) and in general relaxed with folks. This was the first war we really let Benton "off leash" to do his own thing. He helped at water bearing and at youth corner and with merchants etc. He made boffers and sold some and just had a good time. He did not hit the archery range cause it was windy and cold. I don't blame him. Everyone kept telling Mel and I how awesome he was and how helpful he was with waterbearing and youth corner so yanno...we have a good kiddo.
I did some shopping getting some roman style jewelry from Mistress Fiona. I got a new hood from Mistress Amy Marie and a new laurel medallion from Duke Arthur. Bought benton a few things like a new mug and a fox tail. I also got a new bowl from Cactus Fire pottery.
They had a demo area setup in the town square adn I had no idea that was happening (grumble grumble social media only on FB grumble grumble) but I did talk with Baron Diego doing blacksmithing, with Lord Zagan for brewers, and the Outlands folks with their own period bead furnace. I made a bead. It got stuck and split but I will glue it back together. The glass is what I need to buy...its different COE/Melt temp than our modern glass (duh) and yeah I so want to make a portable one now again. Hopefully sometime this fall. But it was a good time all around. I did a bit of knitting. I marshalled, Mel took jackie as a Squire (I still need to loade that to YT)
My ankle was not happy with all of the setup and teardown and walking and standing. Nope.
Grand Court was fun and pretty. We had to wait for almost the closing of court for the surprise offer for Magdalen for laurel. They just posted to YT the whole of court so hopefully it made it in since the light was low. To say she was gobsmacked is an under statement. She was heralding the court and her hubby (part of teh Whiskey Bards) came running in as they were closing down court to bring up a need....it was perfect. We got back to camp prepared to get itno food prep to find that Lady Fiona had done all of it. We were amazed. (court was at 6pm our dinner time so yeah). We are all now going to get her a patterned up for clothes to teach her to sew and make her clothes and trim as a thank you. We need to schedule our sewing nights.
So after dinner I was handling mead and the fire cause the Duke was doing dishes. TRM arrive and we call everyone to the fire. Well, HRM bestowed upon me her Queen's Grace. I was gobsmacked. I'm graceful by title only...I'm clutzy, I'm brash, I speak my mind and not always with sweetness and light. But I've inspired HRM Aesa and is the oldest Kingdom Award. We filled lots of mugs that night and had a nice time by the fire. Sunday was going to be early and tear down day for us.
Tear down went pretty smoothly but boy was I so tired by the time we finished. The house hold stuff went well and we are a good team to walk through and do things. Benton and I got home before Mel since he dropped the trailer off at Ed's. Luckily Chris was home for me to get my house keys since he watched the cats. I managed to get the van unloaded mostly before Mel got home. Benton was....off...realized later he had not taken his meds and was coming down from sugar (we may have ate a bag of TJ's scandanavian sour swimmers on the way home). But we got it unloaded, coolers emptied and the things out of our trailer we needed and our trailer put away by 430 or so? I made the decision to get burgers from Graze and that was perfect. Benton got a shower and a bath and was in bed early. I was enjoying kitten time though she's more small cat now. All good she's almost 10 months and is filling out her face since her spay.
So that was war...this week has been hella long with work adn I didn't really take Monday off. We haven't finished putting war away yet but hope to get it done tonight and tomorrow.
I did one thing that is making me happy which is I joined the work gym on Thursday. I'm going to try to be at work Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday so I can weight train on Tue/Thursday myself and then take the 5pm yoga class on Wednesday and still hit knit night. Its ambitious but I used to be able to do this. Its gonna be hard on Benton a bit cuase I will need to drop him off early to get to work early to let myself start at 730 or earlier. But he used to do that too. It gives me Monday's and Fridays free and lets me also hit yoga over a weekend class (like I plan to do this weekend).
I will also get pictures up too. I forgot to do that. But we survived.
Books I finished #7 Moon Spinners and now am about 40% through #8 Real Murders by Charlaine Harris. This is the first book in the Aurora Teagarden novels which I've watched all of the Hallmark Mystery Movies so I'm familiar with all of the characters. What I did not expect was the overly whiney woe is me I'm single from Aurora but I'm getting over it. All good....its schlocky and fun.
