Time to Sneak in a Beer

   It looks like my dad won't be getting his view of the helicopter pad back for a few reasons.  He'd had some hallucinations in his new room while they were still putting arsenic in him until two weeks or so ago, but he'd been talking fine and eating a bit more than he was before.  Only the chemo nurses can give the drugs but they also have someone there checking everything before they do it.  The buddy system is never a bad idea.

  He had been walking, but did also fall a few times.  At one point a nurse had to sit with him to watch him, until they could get the Big Brother camera in his room.  There aren't many of them in the hospital and it's hard to get one.  Before when he was on an insulin drip some of the doctors from the Woman's Hospital came over to see how that worked.

  He's now in a rehab center.  He's been doing some laps and found out that showering is considered an occupational therapy.  He's complaining that the food here isn't as good as the hospital and that he misses the smoothies from the hospital.

  We went for the Father's Day event.  The guy they brought in to play piano was good at getting the room to join in.  There was a group of ladies who knew some songs and sang along with the guy at the piano for most of them.  They were having a great time.  I've started referring to them as the Gurl Gang.

  There is no real time frame on when he will get to go home, but he's been working on doing stairs which he will need at home.  He had a walker, but is mostly using a cane currently.  They are guessing another ten days, but it isn't set in stone.  He has had someone already bring him a beer, so it's not too bad there.

Pattern: based off Crochet Showtime Hat by The Crochet Crowd - Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Traditions in Bone - Hook: 5mm

  I'm going to have to think of a name for this soon.  I have everything I did typed up, I just need to format it and get a few more made for yarn weights.

Lonely RV, a Small Saga

   I first saw this little RV on the way home from knitting on March 30th.  I tried looking online to see if I could find the person who owned this so I could follow them on social media.  I didn't see any lights on at all on the inside, like a flashlight or phone light.  There weren't any cars parked nearby it and I'm too socially awkward to just knock on the door.

  I drove past it on April 12th when going to Trader Joe's to get some Peanut Butter Puffins.  I saw that it looked vandalized and become worried that it was abandoned or something.  I don't know where the items that appeared on the outside came from, but I did notice that one overhang in the front had been moved a bit.

  After knitting on April 20th I saw that some of the smaller windows and the vents at the top were open, so that means that someone is in there.  The door and windows look fine, so I assume the owner was the one in there.

  I saw on May 23rd that the things around the outside have been cleaned up and a new "note" is on the back.  I'm guessing maybe the owner was possibly adding the spray paint to the sides?  Maybe they know how to get it off easily and do this often.

  Then on May 30th I saw that it was gone.  I'm hoping that whoever owned it has just moved on and that it didn't actually get towed.  I had kept trying to catch a car being parked near it later in the day or seeing someone walk up to it, but I never did.

Worms in the Wild

  I made two options for Steven and took the one he didn't pick to dinner with us.  We went and saw Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness before going to Hawk and Griffin for dinner.  I got excited that I got to get a Pimm's Cup.  I got the Cottage Pie, Steven got the Bangers and Mash, and I didn't pay attention to what Bill got.  We had also gotten some appetizers and dessert, but the worm wasn't interested in those.  He must have wanted my mushy peas.

  Shane's worm also went for his food.  Though his also helped to pick out a hat and see some art.  They really are good at getting into everything.

Pattern: Not Quite Ribbed Hat - Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in 300208(blue) - Filatura Di Crosa Zara Plus Chiné in 1764(brown), unknown - Needle: US 8

  They have my dad up and walking to try and get his strength up.  He's been retaining some water, so there is a bit of a set back, but they said that this is a normal reaction.  He has his laptop now, so at least he's less bored than before.

Pattern: Not Quite Ribbed Hat - Yarn: unknown - Needle: US 8

  This past weekend I got thrown into something I have never done.  There had to be a bit of last minute moving around because the person who normally does the mag-lights for the Transvanian Concubines called out on the same day as the show.  That meant that Bill was now going to do that and since the guy who usually does the light-board also wasn't going to be there, I got to do it.  As Ryan was doing his makeup we had The Rocky Horror Picture Show playing at 1.5x speed in the background.  He was telling us light cues and Emmy was taking notes for me.

  The show was a success and I didn't do the worst job.  I had been hoping to take pictures because it was the pride show and some people had different costumes or accessories.  There is always next year.