Saturday December 13, 2008 at 12:49 pm | Filed under Home, Me
Ugh.. the thought of going back to Verizon is a horrible one for me. Their local phone service was ridiculous and eventually forced us to go to Vonage, which has been nice and affordable with not a lot of hassle. But when our Internet provider (cable company called Wave Cable) was absorbed locally by Charter, our connection went south. I don’t know if you know this, but I’m on the internet quite often. *ahem* So Joe don’t play that slow connection/outages game.
So after reading a lot of pretty glowing reviews about FIOS, I’ve decided to give it a shot.
I’ll report back with what I find out after the 22nd! I’m super excited to have 20mb up and down!
Wednesday December 5, 2007 at 3:03 am | Filed under Home
Over the weekend my project was to install a microwave oven in the kitchen. We haven’t had a microwave since we moved here in March of ’06. Some would wonder how we survived, others (I was surprised to learn) have NEVER OWNED one! Mind boggling, I know. But honestly Monique and I were getting by fine without one. The leftovers we did re-heat were done in the oven. Sure it took a bit longer but Monique knows what she’s doing and it always tasted great (for leftovers). It took our forthcoming critter to bring this appliance back into our lives. being able to warm up stuff lickety split and cook quick meals will come in handy. Frankly, I’m glad to have microwave popcorn again — after all, that’s that microwaves were made for!
The install was something I’ve done before, although all kitchens and all microwaves are different so… I had to re-build a shelf after discovering that this one was too low, and also falling apart. That led to the problem that the doors would need to be replaced. Luckily we had some in the garage from a neighbor that had their kitchen re-done long ago (Thanks Pat!). You’ll notice in the 2nd photo that the doors not only don’t match, but they are also a bit crooked. I’m working on that, along with staining the shelf to match the rest of the wood. Just need to finish some general cleanup and I’ll be done with this one. But that didn’t stop me from enjoying a bag of corn before the job was 100% done.
Tuesday November 20, 2007 at 11:49 pm | Filed under Baby, Family, Home
As promised, here’s some photos of the nursery so far. It’s close to being done, and may look exactly like this when the kid moves in, but there are still some things I want to get to. The cork wall is still there (excluded from the photos) and the ceiling fan should be replaced someday with something that’s a bit more appropriate. But other than that we’re very happy with how it’s shaping up!
view the 8 photo slideshow
