Comcast has been installed!
We have a new phone number for the house, so call either of our phones for the new number!
Joey
Month 2 - Still Waiting.
For the past 2 months, we've been trying to get Comcast at the house. Unfortunately, the local companies in the area (Verizon for telephone and SMECO for power) have a ton of red tape for Comcast to cut through. This has become more painful since Rescue Me Season 5 is starting and 24 Season 7 is ending.
We've been speaking with the countys' comcast contractor on a daily basis, and how now received a two-week window on when the installation should be scheduled. Yay.
On a lighter note, I'll try to post pictures of the house as is now, fully furnished and cleaner than previous posts.
- Joey
Housewarming and Other Updates
Hi all,
For those of you who have been following the blog expecting updates for the past month... sorry, still haven't quite got Comcast/internet at the house yet. In better news, the housewarming in the middle of March turned out great! We got a lot of needed things, including blue formal dinner ware, a John Deere tractor, a Margarita machine, and a George Foreman grill.
The links to these objects can be found here, here, here, and here.
We're still working on the cleanup of the house (including me making the bed on a daily basis) so that I can take pictures of the now fully-furnished house with all the goodies. When those pictures are taken, they'll be posted for those who didn't know about / didn't come to the housewarming. I'll also go back in time and post the pictures of the snow that fell earlier this month. Did I mention that today, April Fools Day, is the due date of our first mortgage payment? :)
More pictures/news as they/it comes!
Joey
For those of you who have been following the blog expecting updates for the past month... sorry, still haven't quite got Comcast/internet at the house yet. In better news, the housewarming in the middle of March turned out great! We got a lot of needed things, including blue formal dinner ware, a John Deere tractor, a Margarita machine, and a George Foreman grill.
The links to these objects can be found here, here, here, and here.
We're still working on the cleanup of the house (including me making the bed on a daily basis) so that I can take pictures of the now fully-furnished house with all the goodies. When those pictures are taken, they'll be posted for those who didn't know about / didn't come to the housewarming. I'll also go back in time and post the pictures of the snow that fell earlier this month. Did I mention that today, April Fools Day, is the due date of our first mortgage payment? :)
More pictures/news as they/it comes!
Joey
We're In!
**Have no Internet at home, otherwise this post would be full of movies and pictures.
Saturday, Day 1:
Started bright and early at 7am as planned. We all started loading things into a van at Stephanie's house. Luckily enough, we had enough people to gather everything in one trip! Yay!
After unloading everything at the house, Steph's mom and my aunt went to pick up the furniture from Value City that we'd bought a few months back. (Look earlier in the blog -->) while the rest of us moved on to my sister's home (where we were currently living) and loaded up there and then dropped everything off. Last trip was to my parent's house loading and unloading. We finally got everything in the house, including the sofa and ottoman.
The only things that got straightened up that night was the entertainment center and the master bed. Needlesstosay, I thought we had are priorities straight. Entertainment wins over organization any day. :)
Sunday, Day 2:
Comcast came out and told us what we already figured; we are located so far from the main road that they'll need to develop a plan to get a 'tap' near the driveway, then run coax up the hill to the outside of the house. Comcast + plans = still waiting as of this writing (Wednesday afternoon).
Tried to start washing clothes (clothes from my parents house had a musky smell; kinda happens when the bedroom stays dormant for 2+ years) but the front-loading washer on the second stroy of a home, according to the Internet, is a very poor idea. The washer during the spin cycle shook so badly that the entire second floor felt the effects of it. I, after calming down, called Sears to come out and take a look. To cap it all off, it began snowing which is unusual for where we live since the weather forecasters are usually off by miles. Little did we know that they were right on target. By bedtime Sunday night, we had 8 inches of snow. Very rare for this area.
Monday, Day 3:
Woke up and got the obvious message that work (and the entire coutny) was closed. YAY! SNOW DAY! My parent's came over and attempted to drive up the snow-covered driveway. This ultimately ended in laughable failure. Imagine a Ford F-150 drifting and you'd get the idea. Fortunately, we got vegetable soup and pictures/video of the front of our house without going outside.
Tuesday, Day 4:
Took a personal day since my RWD Ford Ranger truck was inside the garage. As I began shoveling out since the snow had finally stopped at a nice round 12 inches, Steph drove her AWD Chevy Equinox down the hill with no problems. Annoyed, I told her to let me dig out the rest of the driveway. She decided to take the keys to my truck and drive out slowly down the hill in the tracks her Equinox made. Pride in tow, I went upstairs and continued unpacking. Later on, my parents got their driveway plowed and decided that she'd give us an early housewarming gift; for our house to get plowed out. So, an F-350 with a snow blade showed up. He learned a different way of plowing that day; drive up as far as possible without drifting and lower the blade and drag the slow down.
Wednesday, Day 5:
Went to work. Our first 'normal' day. Nothing too exciting, but nice to be able to start getting back into the swing of things. Stephanie and I both had hard times readjusting (her commute is now a full hour one way and my commute is the same, albeit back roads instead of a speedy highway). Two days off didn't help any either. :p
Thursday, Day 6:
Sears guy came out to look at the washer; said it was balanced and there was nothing more he could do since the innards were fine. So, I called the Sears I bought it and complained only to find out that if I took them back, I'd get it with a 15% restocking fee. Feverish internet searches later, I'm going to order these and see if it makes a difference.
Well, that's about it. Only real problems that we have are a washer with seizure problems and a driveway / slip and slide. Unfortunately, I have around 1/2 hour left for lunch, so back to the ole' grind, but I want to think Steph's parents, my parents, and all of our friends and family who helped us move. It's greatly appreciated.
- Joey
Saturday, Day 1:
Started bright and early at 7am as planned. We all started loading things into a van at Stephanie's house. Luckily enough, we had enough people to gather everything in one trip! Yay!
After unloading everything at the house, Steph's mom and my aunt went to pick up the furniture from Value City that we'd bought a few months back. (Look earlier in the blog -->) while the rest of us moved on to my sister's home (where we were currently living) and loaded up there and then dropped everything off. Last trip was to my parent's house loading and unloading. We finally got everything in the house, including the sofa and ottoman.
The only things that got straightened up that night was the entertainment center and the master bed. Needlesstosay, I thought we had are priorities straight. Entertainment wins over organization any day. :)
Sunday, Day 2:
Comcast came out and told us what we already figured; we are located so far from the main road that they'll need to develop a plan to get a 'tap' near the driveway, then run coax up the hill to the outside of the house. Comcast + plans = still waiting as of this writing (Wednesday afternoon).
Tried to start washing clothes (clothes from my parents house had a musky smell; kinda happens when the bedroom stays dormant for 2+ years) but the front-loading washer on the second stroy of a home, according to the Internet, is a very poor idea. The washer during the spin cycle shook so badly that the entire second floor felt the effects of it. I, after calming down, called Sears to come out and take a look. To cap it all off, it began snowing which is unusual for where we live since the weather forecasters are usually off by miles. Little did we know that they were right on target. By bedtime Sunday night, we had 8 inches of snow. Very rare for this area.
Monday, Day 3:
Woke up and got the obvious message that work (and the entire coutny) was closed. YAY! SNOW DAY! My parent's came over and attempted to drive up the snow-covered driveway. This ultimately ended in laughable failure. Imagine a Ford F-150 drifting and you'd get the idea. Fortunately, we got vegetable soup and pictures/video of the front of our house without going outside.
Tuesday, Day 4:
Took a personal day since my RWD Ford Ranger truck was inside the garage. As I began shoveling out since the snow had finally stopped at a nice round 12 inches, Steph drove her AWD Chevy Equinox down the hill with no problems. Annoyed, I told her to let me dig out the rest of the driveway. She decided to take the keys to my truck and drive out slowly down the hill in the tracks her Equinox made. Pride in tow, I went upstairs and continued unpacking. Later on, my parents got their driveway plowed and decided that she'd give us an early housewarming gift; for our house to get plowed out. So, an F-350 with a snow blade showed up. He learned a different way of plowing that day; drive up as far as possible without drifting and lower the blade and drag the slow down.
Wednesday, Day 5:
Went to work. Our first 'normal' day. Nothing too exciting, but nice to be able to start getting back into the swing of things. Stephanie and I both had hard times readjusting (her commute is now a full hour one way and my commute is the same, albeit back roads instead of a speedy highway). Two days off didn't help any either. :p
Thursday, Day 6:
Sears guy came out to look at the washer; said it was balanced and there was nothing more he could do since the innards were fine. So, I called the Sears I bought it and complained only to find out that if I took them back, I'd get it with a 15% restocking fee. Feverish internet searches later, I'm going to order these and see if it makes a difference.
Well, that's about it. Only real problems that we have are a washer with seizure problems and a driveway / slip and slide. Unfortunately, I have around 1/2 hour left for lunch, so back to the ole' grind, but I want to think Steph's parents, my parents, and all of our friends and family who helped us move. It's greatly appreciated.
- Joey
Feb 2009 - T-Minus 2 Weeks
Happy Valentine's Day!
Well, we're down to 2 weeks away from the closing meeting aka we get our keys and move in. Needless to say, we're quite excited this Valentine's Day.
- The washer and dryer were brought upstairs last weekend, courtesy of our dads. Assembling those pedestals and putting the heavy washer and dryers on said pedestals were a day that I'll remember every time I look at them. (So will my back.)
- Energy Guide! Yay!
- And the dryer. Steph's holding the recent pain in the ass behind her...
- If you've ever looked behind your dryer, you'll know that the flex pipe that Steph is holding goes from the exhaust of the dryer to the exhaust pipes out of the house. Well, it's not exactly like putting a square peg in a round hole, but it's about as annoying. Thankfully, the builder (after I personally failed) said that he would assist with the installation of the dryer exhaust.
- Master bedroom closet, Steph's side.
- Master bedroom closet, my side.
- Carpet was laid in the crawlspaces beside our sides of the closet. This is where I will be hiding when I forget to finish the laundry.
- Master bathroom, Joey's vanity.
- Master bathroom, Steph's vanity and make-up area.
Note to self, invest in this:
- Joey's throne in the master bathroom.
- Master bathroom shower, all tiled and caulked up.
- Little dirt from Dad's furniture mover on the top of the steps. That'll be cleaned sometime during this 3-day weekend.
- Front porch view of the sidewalk walk around...
- ... and from the garage.
- I have a truck, and I have a house. I have a fiancee also, but she's somewhere in the house.
- There she is!
- The outside plug for the back-up generator.
-
- Our builder layed the concrete slab for the back patio.
- If memory serves me correctly, which they normally don't, I believe these are where the water drains are for the gutters. The gutters come off the house down into the side gutters; instead of spilling out onto the topsoil, they flow into plastic underground piping that go into what can be described as a tent. From there, the water in the 'tent' gets disbursed into the ground.
- Septic tank in the front yard. I just hope we never have this problem:
- The completed house next to my grandparent's home.
MOVIE TIME!!!!
- Video of the driveway coming up. It has the smaller blue stone down so that the driveway doesn't feel like a roller coaster anymore. Where my truck is parked is a small turnaround that is also blue stoned.
- Front yard pan of the yard (can't wait for Spring and the glass to grow...). My property line ends where the field begins. I'd imagine that we'll be popular if/when we get a lot of snow.
- Don't ask me why I took this, but I want to re reminded at some point that the meter on the outside of the house actually went this slow.
Well, that's it. We go to closing on the 27th of this month, then it's moving time! Will give a fresh blog update when we start to get things all moved in.
- Joey
Well, we're down to 2 weeks away from the closing meeting aka we get our keys and move in. Needless to say, we're quite excited this Valentine's Day.
- The washer and dryer were brought upstairs last weekend, courtesy of our dads. Assembling those pedestals and putting the heavy washer and dryers on said pedestals were a day that I'll remember every time I look at them. (So will my back.)
- Energy Guide! Yay!
- And the dryer. Steph's holding the recent pain in the ass behind her...
- If you've ever looked behind your dryer, you'll know that the flex pipe that Steph is holding goes from the exhaust of the dryer to the exhaust pipes out of the house. Well, it's not exactly like putting a square peg in a round hole, but it's about as annoying. Thankfully, the builder (after I personally failed) said that he would assist with the installation of the dryer exhaust.
- Master bedroom closet, Steph's side.
- Master bedroom closet, my side.
- Carpet was laid in the crawlspaces beside our sides of the closet. This is where I will be hiding when I forget to finish the laundry.
- Master bathroom, Joey's vanity.
- Master bathroom, Steph's vanity and make-up area.
Note to self, invest in this:
- Joey's throne in the master bathroom.
- Master bathroom shower, all tiled and caulked up.
- Little dirt from Dad's furniture mover on the top of the steps. That'll be cleaned sometime during this 3-day weekend.
- Front porch view of the sidewalk walk around...
- ... and from the garage.
- I have a truck, and I have a house. I have a fiancee also, but she's somewhere in the house.
- There she is!
- The outside plug for the back-up generator.
-
- Our builder layed the concrete slab for the back patio.
- If memory serves me correctly, which they normally don't, I believe these are where the water drains are for the gutters. The gutters come off the house down into the side gutters; instead of spilling out onto the topsoil, they flow into plastic underground piping that go into what can be described as a tent. From there, the water in the 'tent' gets disbursed into the ground.
- Septic tank in the front yard. I just hope we never have this problem:
- The completed house next to my grandparent's home.
MOVIE TIME!!!!
- Video of the driveway coming up. It has the smaller blue stone down so that the driveway doesn't feel like a roller coaster anymore. Where my truck is parked is a small turnaround that is also blue stoned.
- Front yard pan of the yard (can't wait for Spring and the glass to grow...). My property line ends where the field begins. I'd imagine that we'll be popular if/when we get a lot of snow.
- Don't ask me why I took this, but I want to re reminded at some point that the meter on the outside of the house actually went this slow.
Well, that's it. We go to closing on the 27th of this month, then it's moving time! Will give a fresh blog update when we start to get things all moved in.
- Joey
Feb 2009 - Stone and Squishy Stuff
We're getting so excited!!!
And so broke!
The Shiny Stuff!
- Granite island top.
- More of the kitchen with shiny rock on top.
- Oopsie. The sink isn't going to fit there.
- Matter of fact, the sink is UNDERNEATH its' mounting place for now. :)
- Dishwasher. I'm getting tired of doing dishes in a one-bowl sink that's 2 square feet in diameter.
- Our new foyer light, safely away from any swinging doors.
- Stephanie's vanity; the middle area is the makeup table where she'll get pretty and stuff.
- Closeup of Stephanie's sink area.
- Joey's vanity area; complete with installer.
- Spare bathroom granite counter top and cabinet.
The Squishy Stuff!
Ooooh, the carpet is sooo soft!
- Carpet being layed in the master bedroom.
- Carpet laid on the steps.
- Threshold separating the master bathroom and the master bedroom.
- Plastic is layed down, since outside is still really muddy.
The Other Stuff!
- Our security light is up, can't wait to start feeling secure.
- Side lights on the garage.
- I can't get enough of this wall mount area for the bathroom... power and cable and a 19-inch LCD will be great.
- Laminate layed down in the washer/dryer room.
- Attic entry all trimmed up and looking good in the spare bedroom.
- The master bedroom light panel. The left switch is the light on/off with dimmer (sweet!) and the middle switch is the fan on/off with dimmer (it slows and speeds up the fan rotation, double sweet!)
- Threshold between the kitchen and the dining room.
- Caulking's all done on the shower. The master bedroom and the spare bathroom seem to be finished.
Well, still coming down to the wire... I heard the words 'punch list' during conversations with the builder, so expect a minor update soon.
- Joey
And so broke!
The Shiny Stuff!
- Granite island top.
- More of the kitchen with shiny rock on top.
- Oopsie. The sink isn't going to fit there.
- Matter of fact, the sink is UNDERNEATH its' mounting place for now. :)
- Dishwasher. I'm getting tired of doing dishes in a one-bowl sink that's 2 square feet in diameter.
- Our new foyer light, safely away from any swinging doors.
- Stephanie's vanity; the middle area is the makeup table where she'll get pretty and stuff.
- Closeup of Stephanie's sink area.
- Joey's vanity area; complete with installer.
- Spare bathroom granite counter top and cabinet.
The Squishy Stuff!
Ooooh, the carpet is sooo soft!
- Carpet being layed in the master bedroom.
- Carpet laid on the steps.
- Threshold separating the master bathroom and the master bedroom.
- Plastic is layed down, since outside is still really muddy.
The Other Stuff!
- Our security light is up, can't wait to start feeling secure.
- Side lights on the garage.
- I can't get enough of this wall mount area for the bathroom... power and cable and a 19-inch LCD will be great.
- Laminate layed down in the washer/dryer room.
- Attic entry all trimmed up and looking good in the spare bedroom.
- The master bedroom light panel. The left switch is the light on/off with dimmer (sweet!) and the middle switch is the fan on/off with dimmer (it slows and speeds up the fan rotation, double sweet!)
- Threshold between the kitchen and the dining room.
- Caulking's all done on the shower. The master bedroom and the spare bathroom seem to be finished.
Well, still coming down to the wire... I heard the words 'punch list' during conversations with the builder, so expect a minor update soon.
- Joey
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