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Tuesday, August 12, 2003
Tuesday ExcitementWell, not really, but it's a better title than "tuesday, again" or something like that. :) Although I guess there is SOME excitement- I bought plane tickets yesterday... New Mexico here I come! :)I'm also making more good progress on the aran cardi- although I think there is a rule that I must start each piece at least 3 times before I get it right. For the right front, I had to start over several times to make sure I had all the cables in the right order, and also had the center cable (where the zipper will go) properly adjusted so it'll mirror-image its mate on the other side of the center line. But once I finally got started, I was off: 
At this rate, I should have the right front finished sometime this week/weekend- and the sleeves will be a nice quick change... in the round, on DPNs, with only 1 cable to deal with... hopefully those'll just fly by. Of course, since I have to make them 12% LONGER than called for, it'll be more knitting, but that's ok. Hopefully by the time the heat and humidity finally break, the sweater will be done and ready to wear! Of course, before this sweater can be finished, I have to have access to a working sewing machine. Something has finally gone wrong with my mom's 30+ year old machine, and neither of us could get it to stitch last night. ARGH!! So this weekend we'll explore whether my grandma's machine works... and hopefully get my mom's repaired or something. All I wanted to do was hem 2 pairs of pants!!! Of course, I'm wearing one of the pairs of too-long pants right now- but I'm wearing my extra-high heels to make up for it. These shoes are SO cute, but so far, not too comfy. I've had them for YEARS, and haven't worn them for a long time... by the end of the day, I'll have to decide if these go in the give-away bag or not... i mean, cute shoes are good, but cute shoes that only are cute if you don't have to move... not so good. but they are REALLY cute, so that's probably why I've kept them all this time. Speaking of looking cute, I snapped this pic last night- Cricket likes to run over and sit on the AC when it cycles on... I guess I caught her in mid-lick. She's such a goof!! 
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