Some lessons have to be learned….

We finally let Pink play on a school night last night.  It was the first time in months.  After what she went through in November and recovering throughout December, she had decided she missed the hospital and spent the first week of January in the hospital with pneumonia.  Bad Gamer Child!!!

Pink is now level 15 and we really want to get her to epic level to have her run some of the more fun raids with us.  She really wants to run Fire on Thunderpeak.  She sits behind one of us each Friday night and watches it like TV.

Geek Dad really wants to get her into the Shroud, heroic of course.  We decided that last night was a perfect night to knock off one of the pre-req quests.  We decided to try Rainbow in the Dark.  We had two groups running in the Halfling Commandos which for us on a Wednesday night is AWESOME.  Geek Dad and I brought out our original guild characters, Wire and Theadora, who are in our guild Torchwood.  Yes, we are THAT geeky.

Rainbow went really well.  I had the glow stick which required Pink to stay close and not zerg ahead.  Best way to stop zerging!  We ran into a problem with the jumping to the pillars over the spikes.  Geek Dad had to help Pink.  He reset her settings to make it easier to see and she was all set.

No deaths up to until the named beholder.  I had moved up enough while pulling back the rusties to find him.  Pink shouted out, “I want to get him” and ran forward.

DING!!!!!!

Some lessons a parent cannot teach a child.  They must learn them on their own.  Running ahead towards a beholder just happens to be on that Pink learned last night.

We made it quickly to the end where I got to make sure that Pink remembered her Rainbow colors.  She did the puzzle on her own.  I popped in the glow stick.  The end boss showed up and was quickly dispatched!

Recalled and sent Pink off to bed.  She is still building back up her endurance and needs the rest.

All in all…..a good night to be had.

 

***For those who remember, I had stated that I would give a full update on what happened with Pink in November.  I have written it down but hesitate to post for two reasons.  One, she is almost 13 and is media aware.  The other, well….let’s say she should not have been allowed to get so sick.  She had her appendix removed on Nov 3.  November 11, she had to have four hours of emergency surgery to save her life from multiple stomach abscesses and sepsis.  After we brought her back to the hospital twice between Nov 8 and Nov 10th and were sent home.  Then she got pneumonia in January.  Those are the bare bones of it.  We are super happy that she is almost back to full health.  She lost a lot of weight and is gaining it back slowly.  Hopefully within the next few weeks, she can return back to everything she enjoyed.***

 

Behold the masterpiece in progress

It was a rainy start to Sunday morning in Rhode Island.  And by rainy, I mean downpouring.  And by downpouring, I mean that I was praying for the roof to hold in church during the Prayers of the People.  I found out after church, that my 11 yr old daughter was doing the same….

So with that in mind, I texted the hubby and asked if he wanted to play DDO during lunch.  Headed home after church, made the pizzas and sat down to finish Korthos with our newly TR’d characters.

We were on a roll.  Finished all the inside quests including Misery’s Peak and just took the boat to Stormreach to continue when there was a knock on the door.  It was hubby’s dad.  Sad sigh.  Close the game and entertain.   Hope it is a quick visit.  But alas, no.  Next comes my brother in law with three kids in tow.  Dude, it is rainy. I now have five kids in my house.  Get in the basement playroom!!!!!

I start twitching.  I wanna play DDO……..queue thinking of throwing a tantrum.  Would it work?  Don’t think so.  Plus we are working with our 9 yr old who has Autism on reducing her meltdowns.  Mommy throwing one would send the wrong signals.  I hate being a grownup sometimes.

My eyes start to glaze over.  So I start thinking of my other addiction,  I mean hobby.  I had been looking at a beholder crochet pattern on Ravelry that morning but had not found one I liked.  So off I went into the basement to grab yarn while the boys discussed sailing.  I mean sailing is fun.  That is if you do not get seasick.  I get seasick.  Bad.  As in almost had to go to the hospital-seasick.

I found some hideous orange acrylic yarn.  Perfect for a beholder.  I happily go outstairs with my yarn, walking past the hellspawn in the playroom,.  Sit down in my chair.  Father in law had left while I was rummaging for yarn.  Happily start crocheting a ball for my beholder’s body.  Brother in law and his spawn leave.  Now it is just my spawn.

Can I go on DDO now?  Nope.  My dad shows up for dinner.  Sigh.  More entertaining.  Cannot even work on beholder prototype.

My dad left about 7.  So I grab my yarn and start working on the beholder.  Until my 11 yr old daughter told me that she had successfully updated the FTP DDO on her system and wanted me to play with her.  How do you say no to that?  So I take out my Mommybot cleric who runs only with her fighter, Pinkabelle.  We run through one of the House D Depths quests and then off to bed with her.

At last.  My yarn.  My beholder body and I sit on the couch while I crochet an eye stalk and an eye.  Squueeeee…..

Monday,  I was able to get two more eyestalks and eyes attched.  I used doubled pipecleaners for supporting the stalks.   I just cannot get the eyes to be right.  Hubby thinks they should be smaller but there is the limitation of how small I can crochet with the worsted weight yarn.

So we run Von2 and Von3 last night with Geoff Hanna’s Gamer Girl and I crushing the boys in the kill count.  Enough that Geoff was begging to be allowed to kill something and kill stealing when possible and my hubby thinking outload of respecing his pally.  So those Vons have lots of beholder and my hubby is making IRL comments on how to improve my wee beholder.

One more eyestalk added.  Today I will just work one eyes to see which come out better.  Perhaps a change in yarn weight.

But isn’t he just the cutest????!!!!!