First Full Weekend and Buying Oil Heat

09Mar07

This is my first full weekend in the new house. It’s also the first time my daughters have seen the house. I put them to bed a few minutes ago, and they are sleeping soundly in their room. Let’s hope it stays that way—you never know with three year olds. Although the painting I did [...]

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All Moved In

04Mar07

Well, I’m all moved into the new house. And I lasted a grand total of… drumroll… about thirty minutes with no TV before I ran out and got a set of rabbit ears. Fortunately I am close enough to town that I get all the available channels easily with the old-school antenna. That means no [...]

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I’m a Homeowner!

01Mar07

Well, closing actually happened (it looked like it wasn’t going to happen for a while). I’m now a homeowner. After the settlement, I spent the rest of today getting the living room ready to paint and doing a few other things around the house. The fridge was delivered successfully, though it just barely fit through [...]

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