we went up to erie on friday night after work and spent most of saturday with my mom. we took her out to lunch at steak and shake, which she really enjoyed [and i had some delicious gumbo],and we decorated her room for christmas. we took a quick drive up to the cemetery but it was too cold to stay for long. we ended up coming back to pittsburgh late saturday night because of an impending storm due to hit erie that night. it never happened.
ian is remodeling a lake house in somerset this week so i have the house to myself. no big plans yet... i *should* clean the house, go to the gym and put the first tape coat on the drywall in the closet. i will probably bake cookies, finish some knitting projects and get sucked into an SVU marathon on USA.
a few weeks ago, we had the lovely ladies from retro come pick up a car load of stuff i was finally ready to unload... an old theatre seat, lots (and i mean lots) of glass + dishwares, toys, etc. there will be a nice new selection at the store now :) i need to go thru more of my stuff that i've just been holding on to and give them another call. i have 2 vintage sewing machines that have been sitting in a spare room since i moved in... time to go! we have a few other pieces of furniture that we need to clear out and make room [old nightstands, dressers] one of these days... plus i'll need to make another trip to goodwill to drop off some clothes.
i "finished" the l'il red riding hoodie from domiknitrix a month or so ago, but i still need to sew the zipper in. once that is completed, i'll have to take some photos to post. its an interesting construction with arm gussets and its going to be super cozy. i've started another quick project, some fingerless mittens/gauntlets. its a nice cabled version so i'm not getting too bored. one down, one to go.
