updates.

time for a quick post. i made the trek up to erie today to play nursemaid to my sister ;) she's having some medical type tests done tomorrow and being the sweet sister i am, i am driving her to and fro, and waiting on her tomorrow while she recuperates. on the plus side, she made brownies tonight :)

its been a busy week since thanksgiving. i won't be able to post photos until i get back home, as i don't have my camera connector on me. i managed to get some more work done on the bathroom. all of the tile, tileboard, and old insulation is removed from the tub surround; i just need to remove all of that from the ceiling above the tub, and then we can get the old tub out. we're planning on installing a jacuzzi style bathtub... i think it will be a nice, yet affordable luxury. we've narrowed down our tile and paint choices, and have a good idea of what we're going to do. i still need to demo out the knee walls... we're going to build in some storage space where those are now.

we've been discussing starting the remodel of the master bedroom as well. that will be a slighter larger project as we're going to be knocking down a wall and combining 2 rooms to have a large master bedroom. currently our house is a 4 bedroom, so we'll still have a very marketable 3 bedroom / 2 bath house to sell when the times comes ;)

in knitting news, i finished the baby hoodie in the round protoype. i'll post photos this weekend. its cute, was much easier to knit, and came together pretty quickly. the hood itself is a little too big i think, but that can easily be modified on the next one. i've also made alot of progress on the swallowtail shawl. i'm really enjoying working on this one. its very easy to follow, but looks intricate. i have also ordered the valley yarns longmeadow to start my raglan sweater i mentioned in a previous post. it shipped today, so i'll be able to start that once i get home. i'm also starting work on the much blogged about central park hoodie. this is going to be another recycled knit... i'm using a thrift store l.l. bean mans sweater in a light grey. i think it'll be a fun quick knit, and will replace a favorite wool hoodie i have that is showing its signs of wear. and yes, i know ... its wool. if i wear long sleeves underneath it doesn't touch my skin :) . maybe i'm not allergic to wool. i'm not sure. i know some of it irritates me, some does not. oh well!

i also received a package from my "secret" SP ;) she sent some nice blue scarf yarn, and the redwood knitting needles to make it with, and some yummy dark chocolate. mmm... thanks!!!

i think thats it for the updates. time to hang with penny for a bit, enjoy some brownies and watch tv. more this weekend....