The best laid plans....

Yesterday, I went to the house to mow and complete various other small tasks. Before I could mow, I had to find a home for the branches and bag worms that had been cut and piled in the yard. I managed to cram everything into the back of my truck to be taken to the yard waste pile in town. As I was mowing I kept thinking of things that I needed to get done.

I did stop at one point, to call and pay for the carpet going into D1’s room. So the carpet is ordered and being shipped to the installer. When they get the carpet, they will call to set up an appointment and install the carpet. The whole process could take three weeks. We are moving in this weekend. Ugh. I just assumed that we could walk in with a handful of money and things would get done. I am not patient when I am paying for things.

Then there is the whole appliance issue. The previous owners took everything not nailed down before they left. We knew we were going to have to get appliances in but, I didn’t suspect the process to get what we want, the way we want, would take more than a week. We may or may not (likely the latter) have appliances the day we move in. I did buy a part for the fridge we have in the garage and it is being overnighted to me. The temp control needs to be replaced and then we will have a fridge to put food in the day we move. It’s summer and I have a nice grill or a microwave for rainy days. It should only be a week after we move before the appliances get delivered. It’s all shaping up to be a real adventure.

Before I left, I plugged in the water softener, cleaned up some of the stuff piled on the island in the kitchen and drank a Spotted Cow. While I was drinking my frosty beverage I figured it would be the best time to replace the dimmer switch in the kitchen. Nothing goes better with beer than electricity and maybe some cheese. The new CFL bulbs don’t like dimmer switches. They tend to make a wining sound when they are not at full power. They do save energy though so it is worth the effort. I have another to replace in the basement sometime this week.


No trip to the new house tonight. I have way too much to pack to spend every night there. I’ll take a little break from my lengthy drive tonight.