We had a nice Christmas this year. No one was sick, which was also a plus. Patrick didn't care for opening his gifts, but once they were open he quite enjoyed playing. I forgot our camera, but we have pictures on Grandma's camera whenever I get those.
We hope everyone else had a fabulous Christmas with family!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Happy Birthday Reed!
Happy belated birthday to my honey. His birthday was Monday, but there are no pictures because it has been a hectic week.
I think he had a nice day. He took the day off of work to help unpack, so he had to work pretty hard for his birthday, but we got a ton done that day, so I think it was worth it. I think his favorite birthday present was the new Glenn Beck book, Arguing with Idiots. Hopefully he will have time over the next few weeks to actually sit down and read it!
Reed isn't a big fan of cake, so he usually requested some other dessert for his birthday. This year he wanted to try making bread pudding. We used a yummy cinnamon raisin bread, and it turned out pretty yummy.
I think he had a nice day. He took the day off of work to help unpack, so he had to work pretty hard for his birthday, but we got a ton done that day, so I think it was worth it. I think his favorite birthday present was the new Glenn Beck book, Arguing with Idiots. Hopefully he will have time over the next few weeks to actually sit down and read it!
Reed isn't a big fan of cake, so he usually requested some other dessert for his birthday. This year he wanted to try making bread pudding. We used a yummy cinnamon raisin bread, and it turned out pretty yummy.
New House Adventures Part 2
We had all the excitement with the electricity on Wednesday. On Thursday, we had problems with the plumbing. Today, Friday, it doesn't seem like that big of a deal, but combined with Wednesday's problems and the inconvenience of not being able to use the water for several hours, made it seem really dramatic yesterday.
We took a load of laundry downstairs to use our washing machine for the first time. We were okay with electricity, so we thought we would get started on our mountain of laundry. About an hour later, we went down to switch the laundry and found water on the basement floor. Luckily, not inches of water, just several large puddles. After a few minutes of detective work, we discovered there was a clog in our sewer system that was causing the water to come up the drain in the floor.
We made lots of phone calls and I eventually tracked down the company that replaced the sewer lines when the house was remodeled. Because I was freaking out because I thought the house I just bought was turning out to be a lemon, they came out and snaked our sewer line free of charge. There were tree roots in the line because it sat vacant for about 7 months before we came in and started using the water a lot.
Everything works fine now and nothing has broken so far today, but I just wish somewhere in the process someone would have said, "Hey, you are buying an older house that has sat vacant for several months, you might want to check the sewer lines before you move in." That would have saved me a lot of stress. But this is all part of the first-time-home-buying process, and I'm sure there are several more lessons we will learn in the next year.
Good things:
Reed brought home chocolate cake
My washer and dryer work great
One week til Christmas!
We took a load of laundry downstairs to use our washing machine for the first time. We were okay with electricity, so we thought we would get started on our mountain of laundry. About an hour later, we went down to switch the laundry and found water on the basement floor. Luckily, not inches of water, just several large puddles. After a few minutes of detective work, we discovered there was a clog in our sewer system that was causing the water to come up the drain in the floor.
We made lots of phone calls and I eventually tracked down the company that replaced the sewer lines when the house was remodeled. Because I was freaking out because I thought the house I just bought was turning out to be a lemon, they came out and snaked our sewer line free of charge. There were tree roots in the line because it sat vacant for about 7 months before we came in and started using the water a lot.
Everything works fine now and nothing has broken so far today, but I just wish somewhere in the process someone would have said, "Hey, you are buying an older house that has sat vacant for several months, you might want to check the sewer lines before you move in." That would have saved me a lot of stress. But this is all part of the first-time-home-buying process, and I'm sure there are several more lessons we will learn in the next year.
Good things:
Reed brought home chocolate cake
My washer and dryer work great
One week til Christmas!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
New House Adventures
On our one week anniversary of being home owners, we had a rather adventurous day. I went to plug in the vacuum and the lights in the room went out and the lights in the kitchen flickered. From then on, the outlets didn't work, and when I turned on a light, it would be dim, then go really bright, and then shut off. And then the light switches started turning off lights in other rooms. At that point I shut off all the lights and waited for the electrician to come . . .
Fortunately, we had the contractor who did the remodel on our house coming to check on our dishwasher. Since we moved in, it hasn't drained (it's just plain water, luckily). He said that was most likely the pump, so we are waiting to hear if the warranty is going to replace the dishwasher. During this time, our tv started buzzing and then popped, and then smoke came our of the bottom (which smells like burnt hot dogs, by the way). Obviously that is not good, but he had no idea about the electricity, so he was going to send out his electrician who did the work on our house . . .
Who is in Oklahoma. But he sent another guy out, and he was able to find a piece of old wiring that had come separated and screwed everything up. Everything is fine now, but the moral of the story is that we will soon be having the wiring in our outlets grounded, because right now they are, but they aren't, and we're safe, but because there is still some old wiring, this could happen again.
Then the guys came to install my microwave, looked at my tile backsplash and said they weren't allowed to drill through tile and they couldn't install my microwave, which they failed to mentioned when we asked them on the phone if they could drill through our tile to install the microwave. So we will have to wait until at least Tuesday for that modern convenience.
On the upside, we didn't have to pay for any of this today because we are still under warranty, our washer and dryer are installed and working, and we still own a wonderful house!
Fortunately, we had the contractor who did the remodel on our house coming to check on our dishwasher. Since we moved in, it hasn't drained (it's just plain water, luckily). He said that was most likely the pump, so we are waiting to hear if the warranty is going to replace the dishwasher. During this time, our tv started buzzing and then popped, and then smoke came our of the bottom (which smells like burnt hot dogs, by the way). Obviously that is not good, but he had no idea about the electricity, so he was going to send out his electrician who did the work on our house . . .
Who is in Oklahoma. But he sent another guy out, and he was able to find a piece of old wiring that had come separated and screwed everything up. Everything is fine now, but the moral of the story is that we will soon be having the wiring in our outlets grounded, because right now they are, but they aren't, and we're safe, but because there is still some old wiring, this could happen again.
Then the guys came to install my microwave, looked at my tile backsplash and said they weren't allowed to drill through tile and they couldn't install my microwave, which they failed to mentioned when we asked them on the phone if they could drill through our tile to install the microwave. So we will have to wait until at least Tuesday for that modern convenience.
On the upside, we didn't have to pay for any of this today because we are still under warranty, our washer and dryer are installed and working, and we still own a wonderful house!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
We own a house!
We closed on our house yesterday morning. Everything went great, and we got all of our earnest money back! We are busy packing, driving everywhere, taking trips to Home Depot, and trying to stay warm.
Pictures will come next week after we are settled in!
Merry Christmas to us!
Pictures will come next week after we are settled in!
Merry Christmas to us!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Giggling Patrick
Patrick was SUPER HYPER tonight while I was trying to put his pajamas on. Here is a little clip of our giggling baby. He thought I was trying to tickling him, but I was just trying to put his shirt on. I LOVE our new camera!
My Always Handsome Boy
Patrick has a handsome new Christmas outfit from Grandma Haight. These were the best pictures I caught of him. He is always the most handsome boy at church!
This week he was being especially busy during Sunday School, so I decided we were going to try nursery for the second hour. He's almost old enough, and the nursery leader really likes him, so I thought we would give it a try. They had just gotten the toys out, so he was excited about that, and he had a great time playing for about 30 minutes until he realized that mommy wasn't sitting somewhere in the room. He then joined me in Relief Society, but I was glad for the break. I think we'll try again next week, and after the first of the year when we switch to 1pm church, I think he will like nursery better because he'll be able to take a nap before church.
This week he was being especially busy during Sunday School, so I decided we were going to try nursery for the second hour. He's almost old enough, and the nursery leader really likes him, so I thought we would give it a try. They had just gotten the toys out, so he was excited about that, and he had a great time playing for about 30 minutes until he realized that mommy wasn't sitting somewhere in the room. He then joined me in Relief Society, but I was glad for the break. I think we'll try again next week, and after the first of the year when we switch to 1pm church, I think he will like nursery better because he'll be able to take a nap before church.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Closing Date!
We finally have a closing date!
Fingers crossed, if everything goes well we should be closing next Wednesday, Dec 9. We are so excited! It is great just knowing and having all the anxiety gone (mostly).
Fingers crossed, if everything goes well we should be closing next Wednesday, Dec 9. We are so excited! It is great just knowing and having all the anxiety gone (mostly).
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Big Boy
Our big boy is getting pretty good at using a fork . . . until he gets frustrated and throws everything on the floor. But he is learning!
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Black Friday
Yes, Reed and I were crazy and went shopping on Black Friday. Patrick slept at Grandma's house and we got up and tackled Walmart at 5am. But we did it for our child! We got him some blocks for Christmas, and then we found a couple other great deals. We got a Black and Decker cordless drill for $25. (Reed still doesn't really know why I wanted this doorbuster so badly, but I told him we would use it a lot in our house. We don't need to pay Home Depot to install our blinds when we can do it ourselves!)
Then we went to Ultimate Electronics to look a new camera and a washer and dryer. I had found a great deal in the Home Depot ad for a Maytag pair, and I was going to see if Ultimate would price match since we were there. Then the guy who was helping us wanted to show us some others that were better efficiency than the pair in the ad. I was a little hesitant at first because I wanted to stay in budget, but we found a great GE pair that is energy efficient and just below the pair we originally wanted, and with the water rebates, they were only $50 more, so we went with those. Most of our time at Ultimate was spent standing/sitting in line, but we still had a good time.
We also got a new camera which is a great upgrade for us. The pictures look great (see last post). There will probably be many more pictures on our blog now, and we can now share video with sound! So I will try to capture Patrick gabbering away and post it.
Then we went to Ultimate Electronics to look a new camera and a washer and dryer. I had found a great deal in the Home Depot ad for a Maytag pair, and I was going to see if Ultimate would price match since we were there. Then the guy who was helping us wanted to show us some others that were better efficiency than the pair in the ad. I was a little hesitant at first because I wanted to stay in budget, but we found a great GE pair that is energy efficient and just below the pair we originally wanted, and with the water rebates, they were only $50 more, so we went with those. Most of our time at Ultimate was spent standing/sitting in line, but we still had a good time.
We also got a new camera which is a great upgrade for us. The pictures look great (see last post). There will probably be many more pictures on our blog now, and we can now share video with sound! So I will try to capture Patrick gabbering away and post it.
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