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i am making pretty steady progress on a project finally. this will be a pair of socks in silk garden lite. i am working them on size 3 needles so they are moving along. hopefully one will be completed by tonight.
the str socks are stalled at the moment as i also cast on another project that has a deadline coming up. it works up fast so hopefully i'll be done with it well before the deadline. i'll show a pic later as the progress pics are *snooze* boring.
as for my week, well it didn't get any better than the last few. after only having my car back less than a day, a problem came up and it was towed 40 miles back to the dealership with still no word on her ailment this time (no news is not good news in this case, it means they probably can't figure it out. *sigh*). pretty frustrated, but trying to stay positive.
i did receive some good news. owning a home can mean a good deal of cash back from the irs this time of year. i'll be putting it right back into my home. i am debating on a couple projects, but the bedroom is winning out for now even though a master bath remodel is tempting (i didn't get that much cash back). maybe i'll share some of the designs i have been leaning towards at some point. needless to say, new flooring will be the first thing to do (anyone install their own laminate flooring before?).
and i did find a floor lamp that was marked down 65% to match my table lamp.
and finally put a little something on one of my hallway walls.
(they are mirrors, i don't know if you can tell in this picture)
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We installed pergo floors in our house after ripping out all of the old carpet. It was tough work and you definitely need to be handy with measuring/table saw but it wasn't too bad. We did the whole house over about 3 weekends + extra time putting the floor boards back on.
You can do it!
I absolutely LOVE those mirrors! Where did you get them?
My husband put in Pergo floors, the click kind and it was quick- I think a day a room- at the inlaws house. They look nice.
I love the lamp and mirrors- just my style!
Very cute lamp and circle mirrors! You could save your money for another vacation :)
Jan
My husband and I installed laminate floors as part of our very extensive remodle. It was the easiest thing we did with the exception of the painting. Very easy.
Love the lamp - and how exciting to get it on good sale! (love me a bargain!)
How did you knit that sock so quickly? I am still working on the first of a pair I started a week ago! I finish the heel and then get bored. Maybe I'll gather my half finished socks and package them as "Already Started" knit projects, selling them to people who can't get motivated?
Your place looks great-the floor lamp is very, very cool!
I'm glad you said owning a home "can" mean getting money back - that's what we thought would happen when we hurried to get a home after owing taxes last year. What did Turbo tax say this time....we owe even more than last! Argh!
Lovely socks...that reminds me that I need to try learning socks on 2 circs!
My husband installed new laminate floor in our kitchen with the help of one friend. You do need a circular saw. It isn't too hard. Ripping up our old carpet and removing all the hundreds of nails was much worse. I have picture on my blog in the April 2006 archive. I highly recommend doing it and also recommend doing it yourself or getting two strong guy friends to do it. Don't pay someone professional. It is not necessary. Just my opinion.
So the verigated socks are Silk Garden Lite? (the orange to bone to green to blue/black) Love 'em!
the mirrors are too awesome!
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