The Logistics Of Moving Multiple Giant Televisions

Nov 20, 10 The Logistics Of Moving Multiple Giant Televisions

Posted by Michael in Movies and Video

Our old projection screen TV stood about four feet tall on its own base, but the new flat screen has no base.  So we needed a stand to go under it.  The set that our entertainment center belongs to has an available TV stand, but we never needed it before.  Luckily, the furniture store still sold our set, and it was on clearance...

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Our 2009 Christmas Letter (As Read By A Dead Fish)

Dec 14, 09 Our 2009 Christmas Letter (As Read By A Dead Fish)

Posted by Michael in Special Events

We did send out a Christmas letter this year, but I wanted to post it to the web site anyway.  Who knows, maybe somebody who isn’t on our holiday mailing list would like to know what we were up to this year?  If you’re not on our Christmas card list, and would like to be, please let me know!  The “online version” is now...

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You Can See Them With Your Eyes But Not Your Hands!

Oct 11, 09 You Can See Them With Your Eyes But Not Your Hands!

Posted by Michael in Being A Dad

When I built the display shelves in my office (and I use the term built rather loosely, since Uncle Glenn did the actual construction), I made it a point to install cross-bar locks on the oak doors.  I figured that some day in the future, there would be a little boy trying to put his grubby paws on my collectibles. Three years...

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New Swing Set In Time For The Birthday Party

Aug 09, 09 New Swing Set In Time For The Birthday Party

Posted by Michael in Being A Dad

Chrissy and I were looking at outdoor furniture at The Great Escape when we wandered into the swing set area.  There were about six rather large sets on display, so we let Aiden try a couple of them out.  He seemed to enjoy it.  This would be a good time to get one, provided that it would fit in our backyard, since the boys...

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Starting The New Back Yard Deck

Jul 06, 09 Starting The New Back Yard Deck

Posted by Michael in Home Remodeling

With the siding finished on the house and the garage, Uncle Glenn and Chrissy’s Dad turned their attention to the deck on the back of the house. Or more to the point: the lack of a deck on the back of the house. We’ve had several pallets of lumber (both real and plastic) sitting on our driveway for a couple of days. ...

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The Siding Is Done!

Jun 17, 09 The Siding Is Done!

Posted by Michael in Home Remodeling

The siding on the house and the garage is finally done.  It was a big job and took a couple of weeks to complete. Glenn and Kevin did fantastic work, and you wouldn’t recognize the house at all now! I think that it actually makes the house look bigger. You can see that there is now a 100% difference. BEFORE AFTER We still...

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More Updates To The House

May 27, 09 More Updates To The House

Posted by Michael in Home Remodeling

Chrissy and I went door shopping over the weekend.  We ordered two Mastercraft steel doors to replace our older double doors in the main entrance.  The new doors seal tight like refrigerator doors, so we shouldn’t get any more drafts in the foyer.  We also got two storm doors with the screen that slides down to replace the...

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New Siding Brings A Huge Update To Our House

May 25, 09 New Siding Brings A Huge Update To Our House

Posted by Michael in Home Remodeling

Kraz Construction came over to give us an estimate on replacing our aluminum siding.   Replacing the siding on the house and the garage would run us $18k, down from a starting price of around $30k due to a current promotion.  There was financing available (one year same-as-cash), so we went with the offer.  It turned out that...

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