Week ended (again)
Saturday - Claudia’s last lesson before the exam, I pinned out my shawl to block, Jasper helped. Claudia wore her new shoes in, we picked up our new sofa (getting like a real house now). Attempted to tidy. I had a massive allergic reaction to my knitting (alpaca, damn them) - corneal epithelial bullae or in my case a large (obscuring the iris) and rapidly increasing bullus, thankfully it didn’t rupture. I have no luck with my eyes, I still have problems after the last accident . Wasn’t at all pleasant - I have to finish knitting the bloody thing but only with the aid of drugs. Simon bought donuts & took children to the library. We organised C’s ballet stuff.
Sunday - very early morning, C had to be at ballet at 8:50. We were one of the first there - she went to the loo & submitted (without complaint) to having her hair done. We left her there & went in search of coffee, managed to get back in time to see her before she went in (she was absolutely fine, a trooper 
). Most of the parents there are actually okay, but there’s one woman in particular I can’t stand - Simon has noticed her as well. She is extremely loud about how it doesn’t matter & its just for fun but her dd is the one in tears worried that she won’t get High Distinction 
FFS it’s primary ballet - C has no idea there are even grades (she didn’t know it was a pass/fail thing until one of the other girls told her).
I hid out on the grass with J while she was in the exam, trying to ignore the music (it is exactly the same as when I did it). I snuck back just in time to watch her coming out - big grin on her face & declaration that it was ‘fun’. She liked dancing accompanied by a proper piano 
In the afternoon when had an appointment. We actually won it in a prize draw (most useful thing I’ve ever won - as a child I remember winning an almost life sized plastic doll which I despised) from Urchin. It wasn’t too awful - we had a few taken with us all, but I really only wanted the children done - kids were great, C ebullient & J charming. They did the standard Venture set ups, but some (hopefully) nice portraits & some taken outside. We’re going back next Saturday for a viewing.
yay well done C, must go and google to find out what ‘blocking’ means
look forward to photos
Comment by Nic — 16 July, 2007 @ 9:13 am
here you go
http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter02/FEATdiyknitter.html
Comment by Administrator — 16 July, 2007 @ 9:21 am
Glad it went well
See you on … erm, Thursday? You around that afternoon? Shall we come up and see the new sofa?
Comment by Alison — 16 July, 2007 @ 11:50 am
Thursday would be lovely! C has big plans!
Comment by Administrator — 16 July, 2007 @ 12:56 pm