I'm still alive, no really....
...and to prove it here is this really long post.
I have really been alive for the last 6 months, I have just been super busy.
First, my uncle had a stroke a few months ago. He lost some muscle control and the hearing in one of his ears. After some pretty extensive physical and audiologicial therapy he is doing well, but it was weird for a long time. We had to only sit on one side of him and talk really loud!
Second, I decided to leave the household in the SCA that I have been a member of for the past 10 years. Yep, you heard it right, boys and girls. After 10 years there is no more Caitriona in Dragonshade. It seems that 1/2 of the group decided that they would rather give a fourth chance to a chick with truth issues than stand by their own decision to give her the old heave-ho.
It was really odd to have nothing going on with the household. I didn't have to worry about who I was going to piss off the next time and who was going to work really hard to piss me off. I didn't have to think about planing and coordinating a gathering for 20 people by working around various schedules, likes and dislikes, and family expenses. I didn't have to worry about how I was going to afford getting everyone here (since I often bankrolled some of the member's trips when they couldn't make it).
I found out last week that not long after we (mom and dad left, too, as well as two other members) left. It seems that someone in the remaining group said that we were holding some of the household's possesions hostage! Oh you naughty naughty Caitriona! We had a weekend when we told the group as a whole to come over and take all their stuff out of the storage building..... Nothing was left. Part of me wants to take a picture of a showerstall (the piece in question being a Cabella's fabric showerstall) and cut and paste a ransom note while ku ku ku-ing all over the place. :)
It's like a large black cloud has been lifted off of me, and I'm really really glad! ::insert happy dance here:
Third, my father had to have a pacemaker / defibullator put in a few weeks ago. It was one of the scarriest moments of my life. My dad is one of the pillars of my life and I don't quite know what I would do without him being around. Everything is fine now, but it was hard in the meantime.
Fourth, I have been spending a lot of time doing stuff with the IYFG. Between two quarters of nominations, the web page, helping out with the Challenge Committee, and of course reading all the great fanfiction, I've been having a blast! It has been almost a year since I became a mod and I never thought I would have as much fun as I have had. I'm really looking forward to the next year. For those of you that are in the guild, keep an eye out over the next month or so for some new and helpful pages.
Last but not least, my pets have been keeping me really busy. I have new horsie and puppie pictures!
This is Bess. She is our youngest at 1 year old.
This is (l to r) Belle, Bess, and Dixie. Dixie is mom to both of the others. Belle is about 2 1/2 years old.
This is Bonnie, is the the first filly we bred. She is now 3 years old. Her mom is Dixie.
We also now have two new additions in the family: two golden retrievers named RD and Alfalfa. They are now 6 months old.
Hope you enjoy all this!
I hope it won't be another 6 months before I write again....
I have really been alive for the last 6 months, I have just been super busy.
First, my uncle had a stroke a few months ago. He lost some muscle control and the hearing in one of his ears. After some pretty extensive physical and audiologicial therapy he is doing well, but it was weird for a long time. We had to only sit on one side of him and talk really loud!
Second, I decided to leave the household in the SCA that I have been a member of for the past 10 years. Yep, you heard it right, boys and girls. After 10 years there is no more Caitriona in Dragonshade. It seems that 1/2 of the group decided that they would rather give a fourth chance to a chick with truth issues than stand by their own decision to give her the old heave-ho.
It was really odd to have nothing going on with the household. I didn't have to worry about who I was going to piss off the next time and who was going to work really hard to piss me off. I didn't have to think about planing and coordinating a gathering for 20 people by working around various schedules, likes and dislikes, and family expenses. I didn't have to worry about how I was going to afford getting everyone here (since I often bankrolled some of the member's trips when they couldn't make it).
I found out last week that not long after we (mom and dad left, too, as well as two other members) left. It seems that someone in the remaining group said that we were holding some of the household's possesions hostage! Oh you naughty naughty Caitriona! We had a weekend when we told the group as a whole to come over and take all their stuff out of the storage building..... Nothing was left. Part of me wants to take a picture of a showerstall (the piece in question being a Cabella's fabric showerstall) and cut and paste a ransom note while ku ku ku-ing all over the place. :)
It's like a large black cloud has been lifted off of me, and I'm really really glad! ::insert happy dance here:
Third, my father had to have a pacemaker / defibullator put in a few weeks ago. It was one of the scarriest moments of my life. My dad is one of the pillars of my life and I don't quite know what I would do without him being around. Everything is fine now, but it was hard in the meantime.
Fourth, I have been spending a lot of time doing stuff with the IYFG. Between two quarters of nominations, the web page, helping out with the Challenge Committee, and of course reading all the great fanfiction, I've been having a blast! It has been almost a year since I became a mod and I never thought I would have as much fun as I have had. I'm really looking forward to the next year. For those of you that are in the guild, keep an eye out over the next month or so for some new and helpful pages.
Last but not least, my pets have been keeping me really busy. I have new horsie and puppie pictures!
This is Bess. She is our youngest at 1 year old.
This is (l to r) Belle, Bess, and Dixie. Dixie is mom to both of the others. Belle is about 2 1/2 years old.
This is Bonnie, is the the first filly we bred. She is now 3 years old. Her mom is Dixie.
We also now have two new additions in the family: two golden retrievers named RD and Alfalfa. They are now 6 months old.
Hope you enjoy all this!
I hope it won't be another 6 months before I write again....