Cleaning took up the rest of our time. It took quite a bit of scrubbing to get rid of the remaining red paint dust in the kitchen. Ugh! What a pain that was! But the kitchen looks nice now (as nice as a late sixties kitchen can look).
We did all the dusting and vacuuming, polished the furniture, and got things back into their places. In the course of dusting I earmarked several cookbooks for resale or charity donations. (Really don't want to have all those Frugal Gourmet cookbooks in my house anymore.)
When I wasn't cleaning, I prepped for Thursday. I did my main grocery run for Thanksgiving (I know I'll do at least one more). I bought the bird and it is defrosting in the refrigerator. I made my cranberry sauce, boiled the brine for the turkey, and toasted and cubed the whole wheat bread for the stuffing. Oh yeah, and I made an artichoke frittata that we took to a friend's house for dinner on Saturday.
By yesterday evening, I was pooped! I sat down to watch True Blood at 6pm and worked on the bike helmet earwarmers. I finished them up watching Dexter. I wore them this morning and they were wonderfully warm!!
Specs:
Started: 11/19/08
Finished: 11/23/08
Pattern: Briney Deep Designs [Ravelry]
Yarn: Classic Elite Yarns Waterlily, color 1960
Needles: US7
This was a fun project, just what I needed!
While it's a short work week, it's a long one at home. I still have a bunch of prep work to do, so my evenings will be full. I will really miss the Daughter's help this year, but I'm hoping to corral my niece and nephew as helpers.
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