Friday, July 20, 2007

Countdown to Deathly Hallows...

The final Harry Potter is here and will be mine at midnight tonight. Very excited. Plus, this time I won't have the ending spoiled for me, because until I finish reading it (which I estimate will take several days owing to the Care and Feeding of Bridget factor) I will be avoiding like the plague all forms of media remotely resembling news of any kind.

We're going to the Midnight Magic release party at Barnes and Noble tonight, and I know Mama would just shudder at the thought of that many people crammed into that small a space. I find it all very exciting, though. Hopefully Kent and Bridget will make it to midnight, but if not, I told Kent he gets to go home and have Bridget duty. I was hoping to have the Gryffindor scarf done before tonight, but I should know better than to set myself deadlines of any kind with a demanding 10-month old. I plan on taking it and knitting on it a little while I'm there, though.

Speaking of knitting....

Remember Bridget's sweater that I was working on? Well, I hadn't gotten very far on it, but then I realized that my stitch gauge was off by 2 stitches, and if I had kept going on it it would have been very not-fitty. So, I ripped it all back and started over. Hopefully I'll have it finished in time for Bridget to actually wear it this year.

That's my exciting life for the moment. Enjoy.

Monday, July 16, 2007

Settling in

Mama asked for more updates, and her wish is my command.

We're getting settled in to the house, slowly but surely. The living room is done, hubby has finished painting the hall ceiling and master bedroom, and he's now ripping up the carpet in the hall and master bedroom. Things are coming along, and I'll be very glad when we're done with the big renovating and can get back to just LIVING.

Until we start redecorating, that is...

*sigh*