Day 96

Question of the day: If all the other appliances in your kitchen are black, do you have to buy a black fridge to match? Because Best Buy is having a sale and there is no fridge in the new house.... I'm not sure how I feel about black appliances.... any suggestions?

Day 95

Check out this really cool post by Alisa Burke. She's an amazing mixed media artist that has written a very informative book and posts excellent tutorials and posts on her blog.

Doodle Easter Eggs

I'm getting really excited for this weekend's Pysanky egg decorating party and these designs are very inspiring!

Day 94

Donezo!!

Today we found out that our closing date might be moved back because the testing of the well, sewer system and air quality in the basement has not been completed to satisfaction. Not the best news but I'm staying positive and despite the fact that these socks are not identical and the closing date may be moved, I know that things will work out in the end and things will fit together eventually!

Day 93

My family has big feet AND we like tall socks. Not a good combo when it comes to knitting socks for family members. My mom's birthday was in February and I bought sock yarn for her last year so it seemed appropriate that I finish her socks in April of this year (right?). I have been working on these socks for a while and have been distracted by other projects (all house related) so I thought I should get back to these before mom comes to help paint the new place later this month. 

Mom likes things to match so I tried really hard to make them twins- identical not fraternal. I was doing great right up until I ran out of yarn on the second sock before I even hit the toe- OOPS! So I did some creative work back at the top of both socks- keeping them identical where they will be seen outside of shoes- and viola' they are nearly complete and nearly identical. Here's hoping I have enough to finish the toe...

Day 92

After a bit of a drive home and a stop at our local Lowe's to check out garage door openers, ceiling lights, and faucets, I've been knitting and watching this for the rest of the afternoon:

It's super cool to watch the Decorah eagles up this close. I've never seen anything like this before. I think it's truly amazing how far technology has come. To be able to observe wildlife this closely is truly amazing. 

Day 91

Fun fun fun!

Alice and I went down those slides together. Noah was too afraid. That's my girl!

Day 90

Stealing internet from the hotel we're staying at: Three Bears Lodge. Guess it's technically not stealing if we're staying here. Wish G and I luck on the water slides. Did I mention that I forgot my swimsuit?