It still seems surreal. LOL It's been so long since I've been alone in the house it kind of freaked me out. But I managed to get some things done. :) It's a good thing I was home since the carpet installers were able to come out to the rental yesterday. It really looks great with new carpet to go with all the new paint. :)
Our appraisal is going to be adjusted upward also. Yay!
Things always happen for a reason, and obviously the original purchase deal falling through was the best thing for us.
Next up: We'll have the carpet cleaners come out to clean the filthy tile/grout in the family room, kitchen & bathrooms. Then we'll have the Merry Maids or some such organization come out & see if they can work miracles with the bathroom's tub & shower enclosure. I have a feeling we'll be resurfacing the tub and the shower but otherwise, the bathrooms should just take some work & industrial strength cleaner to fix.
And notice how I'm hiring it done. ::wink::
I finished the back of Bianca yesterday:
The scary thing is that I added five inches to the length on this and it's still only 14" from the bottom of the armhole to the hem. Whew!
I've finished the shaping on the right front:
I'll take this to school today as my proctor knitting, along with the butterfly dishcloth/hot pad combo. And anything else that strikes my fancy because I'll have at least 4 hours to sit & do nothing tomorrow. Sigh.
Why they don't just call in the job as a single period, I don't know. Then, at least, I could be home doing something constructive around here!
Tomorrow, at least, is a full day teaching. But I proctor again Mon., Tues. & Wed. As it stands, I'll have next Thurs. & Fri. off, so I shouldn't complain, I guess, if I get a 4 day weekend!
The winds here were awful yesterday so I didn't get out to take pics of the house. I'll do that today if the weather has calmed down. :)
Tomorrow is my Mom's birthday - she would have been 94.
It's strange to think it's been 5 months since her funeral.
She would've loved a set of dishcloths for her birthday. But she never would've used them. The last set I gave her (back in '90 or so) she used as doilies under pictures in the living room. I told her to use them, I could make more! But no - she insisted they never touch a dirty dish.
That was Mom.
Uh oh, I just saw 5 for $10 on the larger sized sugar n cream in the joann's flyer. Must... resist... ;)
Posted by: tifffany | March 01, 2007 at 05:48 AM
*hugs*
Posted by: Kari | March 01, 2007 at 05:51 AM
My partner also wants to "display" my "warshrags" rather than use them! "But they're so pretty!!" Human 'beans' are funny things. :)
Posted by: Lisa In Oregon | March 01, 2007 at 05:58 AM
Tomorrow is my mom's birthday, also. We are celebrating with her on Saturday. It is surreal to think that I almost lost her this summer when she had her heart attack.
That is so funny your mom wouldn't use your dishcloths for dishes. Maybe you should write some of your memories about her down. One day you can go back and read them and feel closer to her.
Yay about the day off. Cool about the carpet. I don't blame you for hiring out the cleaning. I am thinking about doing that for my own house as my kids are such slobs.
Posted by: Wendy | March 01, 2007 at 06:10 PM