Scorecard
April 21st, 2007 • News / Randomness
Days spent moving: 7
Hours spent shoveling on the day after we moved in thanks to a lovely April snowstorm: 4
New washers and dryers: 1 of each that are amazing and make cute noises when you turn them on
New (very cute) lawn mowers: 1 (seriously, it’s so small and awesome and battery-powered and cute)
New rugs: 2 (”Phoenix” and “Matisse“)
New vacuum cleaners (needed for cleaning said rugs because they shed like a german shepherd named Captain Sheddy): 1
Hours spent cleaning two bathrooms: 5 or 6
Fluorescent light bulbs installed: 14
Terrifyingly ugly gold chandeliers replaced: 1
Drawers/shelves re-lined with new contact paper: 8
Drawers/shelves yet to be re-lined: 18 (or maybe more)
Rooms painted: 2
Rooms left to paint: 4 (for now)
Ceilings painted by me: 1
Ceilings I hated painting: 1
Fingers mashed in windows: 1
Cuts on hands: I’ve stopped counting
Times shocked while changing outlets: 2 (damn badly-labeled breaker boxes)
Money spent at The Home Depot and Lowes: I don’t want to know
Money not yet spent on new furnace and maybe a new roof: You don’t want to know
We own a house now!
♫ Major Swellings - Flavoursaver
Jeremiah
April 21st, 2007 at 11:27 am
Sounds wonderful! I can't wait to visit. Sorry to hear about your finger and electrocutions though.
RyanH
April 21st, 2007 at 1:57 pm
The mower website even has video of the mower mowing! There's no stopping the neuton. Congrats!