No water in the basement this morning, thank you very much! We have fans and dehumidifers running to convince any lingering moisture to leave. I also called the local truck and dirt guys today so we could get a load of topsoil. Yes, we will be doing a bit of landscaping to eliminate any moat-like tendencies the backyard currently harbors. Of course, I'm referring to the "royal" we. DH is going to be doing the majority of the hard labor, as usual. (He's a very good DH.)
I've been making pretty decent progress on Nasturtium sock number two since I cast on Saturday. I'm working on the heel flap right now. I know my progress is rather tiny compared to the Summer of Socks folks, like Cookie with her 20-plus pairs of socks so far this summer but I do believe my knitting speed is showing some improvement! Hurray.
Tomorrow is haircut day for me after work. I hope my stylist doesn't grimace too much when she sees me. I had to push this appointment back by two weeks....and, thus, had to do a bit of scissor-work myself.
I'm glad to hear your basement is more or less dry!
Posted by: Julie | Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 08:44 AM
I hope the basement stays dry. Hard labor is husband work, isn't it? ;^)
And that Cookie person is just out of control. You're doing just fine.
Good luck with the haircut!
Posted by: Cookie | Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 12:01 PM
Us, too! I've been pleasantly surprised. We've had so much rain I just expected to have *some* but there's none. I'm probably jinxing myself, though. more rain is due tonight for us.
Posted by: jen | Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 12:11 PM
No second sock syndrome for you.
My Dan dug a 40 foot trench down the east side of the house to lay pipes and get rid of the water in my basement.
It was his turn as I did the west side 10 years ago. They do come in handy.
Keep dry.
Posted by: Angie | Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 08:20 PM