Sunday, April 27, 2014

We did a lot of relaxing this week along with going to a couple of appointments and hanging out with friends.  Dad and I have both enjoyed spending time outside relaxing on our chaise lounges and eating our meals outside on our patio.  I have been reading a book called 'Friday Night Knitting Club' - it's one of those books which is about different people's lives who meet up every Friday night to do something in common (knit).  I only got to chapter 4 before I had to return the book to the library.  I will have to wait until I get back to Canada to take it out from the library. :-)

Tuesday was massage day and was I ever happy to be back on that massage table.  I even talked Dad into going for one.  Ali (the massage therapist) is amazing.  He had told me that getting a massage before going to the chiropractor really helps keep the muscles relaxed and so helps also to keep the adjustment working longer.  Dad said that he quite enjoyed the massage and that it was very relaxing - he is looking forward to going again when we get back to HB.  He went to the chiropractor in the afternoon of the massage and said that next time he will get the appointments closer together as he thinks that the massage will be more effective than it was this time.

On Wednesday, we went out with friends to the beach for the afternoon.  Our friends, Denise and Rob, have a two person kayak and we met up with them and Robyn and Geoff.  Their kayak is awesome - you can make it go by using your feet on these pedals or the regular way with oars.  Dad and I want to buy a kayak/kayaks and are trying to decide whether to get one two-person kayak or two single-person kayaks.  Denise took me out in the kayak first and we had a nice time on the water - we even saw a turtle.  The only thing was that she went out too far for me - I know that there are sharks in the ocean and while there hasn't been any problems with them in HB, I am still aware that they are out there and it makes me anxious to go too far out.  After Denise and I went out, I went out with Robyn and then again with Dad.  Dad loved the kayak and is doing more research to find out which kayak we will buy.

Our flight to Perth on Friday was uneventful and it was nice to get to the unit.  We were hoping to do some sightseeing yesterday - we had picked out a double decker bus tour around Perth that we thought would be fun to do - however, it was raining and so we ended up staying home.  It was a good thing that we did, though, as it turned out that Dad needed more time than he thought he would to prepare things for his first day on the course tomorrow.  So, while he prepped, I knitted - I finished one doll blanket (I already finished one earlier this week) and also finished one of the baby beanies for the preemie babies at the hospital.  Now I am working on a knitted doll which is going to be sent to a hospital to give to children who are coming in for an operation.

top left: crocheted doll blanket

bottom left: knitted doll blanket

back right: preemie baby beanie

bottom right: the start of the knitted doll