Long time no blog

I think I used this post title before. Oh well, it's the truth. Since my trip to the ER I still haven't felt completely myself, then the kids have been sick, etc. Last week it was B with a sinus infection, this week was Cee-Cee with a stomach bug that had her throwing up curdled chocolate milk in the car. Grosser than gross, I tell you. Poor kid couldn't keep anything down for 24 hours but she's better now. She had chocolate milk this morning and all of it stayed inside her. I feel like celebrating!
Last weekend my mom and I did a little yarn crawl and visited 4 yarn shops. I bought stuff in only 2, which was seriously restrained. I love yarn shopping and could have spent a ton of money, but alas, I didn't have it. I did buy 3 skeins of LL Shepherd Worsted to make a Neckdown Bolero for Cee-Cee.

I'm going to do the trim in Chocolate, but I won't post that skein since it just mainly looks like the brown part of this skein. I got the pattern yesterday. I wound up the yarn (or should I say, Cee-Cee wound while I directed) but won't let myself start until I finish the Baby Hat from One Skein. I need to send it off to a friend in Canada who is going to have her daughter prematurely any time now. She's been very sick and in the hospital for weeks. She has a daughter with special needs who is the same age as Cee-Cee so I know it's been tough on her.
I got new glasses yesterday. My first pair of bifocals are causing me to walk around like I'm drunk and I feel seasick. I hope I get used to them soon. Good thing my old glasses are in good shape so I can switch back if I feel too yucky. I love the new frames though, and I also got a pair of sunglasses. Different frames, but they are lovely too.
I think the kids and I are going to make cookies or pastries or something this weekend. Since it's Easter Sunday, I'd like the snack table at church to be full of homemade goodies instead of the packaged crap that's shown up a lot lately. Maybe we'll make cupcakes or muffins. I had a good cupcake recipe but it's been misplaced.
I have test knitters for my socks and as soon as I can get a little more feedback, I'm going to publish the pattern. I think I'll give it away free since it's my first. I'd like to get into designing a little more but we'll see how this one goes. I've received good feedback that has helped with my pattern writing skills.