In answer to the heat situation... well, we have heat! We had to file a claim with our homeowners insurance. That meant we had to pay a deductible - not fun! But a new heat pump was installed last Friday. So we are nice a toasty now... well, not really, because we don't want to pay the bill on being toasty, but at least we are comfortable enough. :-)
Happy normal Tuesday, or Super Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday, or whatever kind of Tuesday it is for you.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Friday, February 01, 2008
I haven't forgotten all of you...
Have you forgotten all about me?
We are enjoying life in our new house... except for the fact that we have to replace our heat pump! The terrible winds on Tuesday night knocked the heat pump on its side, causing it to cease working. We have had to file a claim with our homeowners insurance and they should be putting the new one in today sometime. We have been heating our house with a kerosene heater since Wednesday. I am getting a little tired of being cold and smelling kerosene throughout the house! The heater is actually doing a pretty good job... considering the house is 2300 square feet. Electricity is not cheap, but neither is kerosene. It costs more per gallon than gas. Not fun. But all things considered, we are doing well in the house.
We still don't have internet, but at this point, that is our fault and no one else's. We simply just can't afford it right now (since cable is our only option). So we are putting it off as long as we can... which won't be too much longer since Dave will need it for school (he is currently not taking any classes this semester because of the issue).
I have to get back home now and wait for the call that the new heat pump is on its way. I will try to post again soon. Sorry for the lack of postings lately. I am sorry to make all my fans keep reading the same posts over and over again. Please don't leave my fan club. Ha Ha
Happy February 1st to all of you that read this... Keetha, I guess that means you. :-)
We are enjoying life in our new house... except for the fact that we have to replace our heat pump! The terrible winds on Tuesday night knocked the heat pump on its side, causing it to cease working. We have had to file a claim with our homeowners insurance and they should be putting the new one in today sometime. We have been heating our house with a kerosene heater since Wednesday. I am getting a little tired of being cold and smelling kerosene throughout the house! The heater is actually doing a pretty good job... considering the house is 2300 square feet. Electricity is not cheap, but neither is kerosene. It costs more per gallon than gas. Not fun. But all things considered, we are doing well in the house.
We still don't have internet, but at this point, that is our fault and no one else's. We simply just can't afford it right now (since cable is our only option). So we are putting it off as long as we can... which won't be too much longer since Dave will need it for school (he is currently not taking any classes this semester because of the issue).
I have to get back home now and wait for the call that the new heat pump is on its way. I will try to post again soon. Sorry for the lack of postings lately. I am sorry to make all my fans keep reading the same posts over and over again. Please don't leave my fan club. Ha Ha
Happy February 1st to all of you that read this... Keetha, I guess that means you. :-)
Friday, January 18, 2008
Still not connected...
Yeah, so I heard from AT&T today. We are not going to use them, but if we were, we would be waiting some more. They are having trouble connecting here... missing some cards? Not sure what that means, but it will be Tuesday at the earliest, before anything is even looked at.
Just think, we have been here since December 6... it is now January 18... no phone service. Pretty lame, huh?
I am still accessing internet via my parents. I think we're going to use cable. Now it is just a matter of figuring out where that fits into the budget. Ha Ha!
I do miss my blogging buddies!
Just think, we have been here since December 6... it is now January 18... no phone service. Pretty lame, huh?
I am still accessing internet via my parents. I think we're going to use cable. Now it is just a matter of figuring out where that fits into the budget. Ha Ha!
I do miss my blogging buddies!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
I am still somewhere on this planet....
I have not been gone because of any ill feelings towards my blogworld friends. I did not lose my computer in the move. I did however lose internet in the move.
One of the joys/challenges of being a pioneer out here in the land of soybeans and corn, is that the utility companies didn't properly prepare for our arrival. We are living in a GREAT house, in a GREAT neighborhood without phones or internet.
AT & T said they could hook us up on December 20. Then after not showing up to our appointment, they called and said it would be January 18 - at the EARLIEST! I see four or five trucks of theirs out here everyday. Most of the time, I see men sitting in the cabs doing nothing. I rarely see them working. UGH!!!!
Even IF they finally get service out here, they are only going to offer dial-up service. Who uses that anymore?
Our only real option (for internet) seems to be to use cable. Brighthouse finally got their act together and my parents got connected yesterday. However, for us, that option seems a little out of our price range... remember, we are a one income family - with a teacher's salary!
As far as phone, we do a pay as you go cell phone and are quickly using those minutes up. We did find a wireless phone company to use, but when the bill came, it was twice as much as they advertised... with all the taxes and fees... so Dave wants to cancel that. UGH!!!
I feel like I am living in the dark ages sometimes.
However, all that frustration aside, I absolutely LOVE our new house!!!!! We are settling in nicely. So far the kitchen and living room are painted. The girls' bathroom and bedrooms are done. I am waiting a big inspiration as far as color for the rest of the house. I think all boxes are unpacked... except I am still missing some framed pictures.
We had Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve at our house. We would have had Dave's birthday there too, but I was sick that day... so we did that at my parents. My brother and family came to visit and we had space for them. :-)
I love being home. It is my favorite place to be!
Hopefully I can access the outside world from the comfort of my own space!
One of the joys/challenges of being a pioneer out here in the land of soybeans and corn, is that the utility companies didn't properly prepare for our arrival. We are living in a GREAT house, in a GREAT neighborhood without phones or internet.
AT & T said they could hook us up on December 20. Then after not showing up to our appointment, they called and said it would be January 18 - at the EARLIEST! I see four or five trucks of theirs out here everyday. Most of the time, I see men sitting in the cabs doing nothing. I rarely see them working. UGH!!!!
Even IF they finally get service out here, they are only going to offer dial-up service. Who uses that anymore?
Our only real option (for internet) seems to be to use cable. Brighthouse finally got their act together and my parents got connected yesterday. However, for us, that option seems a little out of our price range... remember, we are a one income family - with a teacher's salary!
As far as phone, we do a pay as you go cell phone and are quickly using those minutes up. We did find a wireless phone company to use, but when the bill came, it was twice as much as they advertised... with all the taxes and fees... so Dave wants to cancel that. UGH!!!
I feel like I am living in the dark ages sometimes.
However, all that frustration aside, I absolutely LOVE our new house!!!!! We are settling in nicely. So far the kitchen and living room are painted. The girls' bathroom and bedrooms are done. I am waiting a big inspiration as far as color for the rest of the house. I think all boxes are unpacked... except I am still missing some framed pictures.
We had Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve at our house. We would have had Dave's birthday there too, but I was sick that day... so we did that at my parents. My brother and family came to visit and we had space for them. :-)
I love being home. It is my favorite place to be!
Hopefully I can access the outside world from the comfort of my own space!
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