As the stock market plunged, we stimulated the economy by buying click flooring and an air conditioner for the bandroom and some tasteful accent lighting for the kitchen.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Door Shopping
Wednesday & Thursday
Rocket Fan update
We heard back from Harbor Breeze this week and it turns out they are NOT the manufacturer of the Rocket Fan. They were very helpful and told us to call the Lowe's 1-800 service line.
The Lowe's folks were really helpful and gave our info to the Waters Ave. store, where we bought the fan. Someone from the store called within an hour and told us that, while there is no replacement kit for that model, we can bring our fan back (without the box) and they will exchange it for a different fan.
Now it's up to us. What do we want to do?
The Lowe's folks were really helpful and gave our info to the Waters Ave. store, where we bought the fan. Someone from the store called within an hour and told us that, while there is no replacement kit for that model, we can bring our fan back (without the box) and they will exchange it for a different fan.
Now it's up to us. What do we want to do?
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The Front Door
And yeah, I feel guilty for replacing it.
Hot day, Scott?
Phase 4: New Soffit, Fascia & Molding
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Rocket Fan
Over the summer I issued a challenge to the kids involving math. Each was offered certain incentives to finish a level of math work. Julian's prize was to be the coveted 44" Brushed Nickel Rocket Fan.
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Julian threw himself into the work and finished it before summer ended. We bought the fan at Lowe's and installed it with much pomp and circumstance. It was so exciting and beautiful, with it's upper light projecting stars and moons on the walls of the room, with it's rocket lights flashing blue, red, green, with it's tiny astronaut and earth pull chains, with it's clear lucite fan blades.
But some time has gone by now and we are sick of NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING in Julian's room after dark. We've brought a few lamps into the room, sure. Some of them get super hot and scare me. Some of them get manhandled and yanked around the room. Some of them don't put off much light anyway. And then there's the camping lantern...
So tonight I emailed Harbor Breeze, a company that makes fans for Lowe's. (They also go by the name Hampton Bay, but those fans are sold through Home Depot.) I asked if they offer some sort of replacement kit for their enormous nite-lite.
It is kind of interesting to see a four-year-old try so hard for something, and be disappointed, and ask to have his plain white fan re-installed.
He's a bright kid. He needs a bright light.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Ike
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it's windy and overcast and I've been seeing tree limbs
on the ground and on top of cars. Not huge tree limbs,
but enough to scratch the paint or maybe make a little
dent. Last night's progress was shut down by a very intense
squall that lasted about 20 minutes.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
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