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Our upstairs air conditioning is out and it is HOT

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Joel

Last Thursday, I was wondering why the upstairs was so hot. I mean, 85 degrees Fahrenheit hot. To my surprise, the AC was running, but there was no cold air. Crap. We’ve had two HVAC technicians come out, and they … Continue reading →

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Near-final addition to the Lounge – the last painting

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Joel

I mentioned last week that had tried out one painting, but ultimately didn’t “Love it!” so we returned it. We found this one instead, and everyone is in agreement that they love this one. So that’s just about it for … Continue reading →

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We bid farewell to the Toyota Highlander and welcome the Nissan Armada

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Joel

October 2008 – when we traded away my beloved 1999 Honda Accord, and we purchased our 2008 Toyota Highlander. It’s been nearly 9 years of driving (approx 182,500 miles) around the country.  It’s an interesting ride: All the road trips – … Continue reading →

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It’s exciting times for this nerd: we’re hard-wiring our house with Gigabit Ethernet

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Joel

In our prior townhouse, I had this dream of running Gigabit Ethernet through the walls, so I could have blazing fast speeds. Alas, it was a pain in the butt, it would cost quite a bit of money, and we didn’t … Continue reading →

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New additions to the Lounge – bar cart, window bench pillow cushion, plus other stuff

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Joel

We’re nearing the home stretch with the Lounge.  We moved one of the speakers to the other side of the room and placed it on an older speaker stand for now.  We purchased a rug / carpet pad too give … Continue reading →

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Check it out – I installed the new chandelier

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Joel

New chandelier is up and running.

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Living Room / Den (Lounge?) Renovation – Day 450.75

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Joel

In the past two weeks, we’ve made some excellent progress with the room: Put together / added a coffee table  Added and hung up one piece of art Purchased a 2nd piece of art, but need a picture hanging kit … Continue reading →

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Lily tested for her jō weapons test and passed

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Joel

Earlier this year, Lily began attending a weapons class this year in addition to her regular weekly karate classes. Lily? Weapons? You are correct — we probably didn’t think this through. Anyway, she recently tested for her proficiency with the … Continue reading →

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Lily’s Girl Scout Bridging Ceremony 2017

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Joel

Lily completed her 2nd year in Girl Scouts this June. Her Girl Scout troop celebrated all of the Brownies moving on up to becoming Juniors with a “bridging” ceremony. Lily has been a Brownie since she last bridged back in June … Continue reading →

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BSA Troop 59 Court of Honor – June 2017

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Joel

After much work these past few months (and some prodding from his parents), Joshua completed a number of BSA merit badges, and fulfilled all of the rank advancement requirements to move up from Tenderfoot to 2nd Class. Huzzah. His Boy … Continue reading →

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