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Entries from September 2010

Floors!

September 24th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Our new floors are in! The carpet has been down in the guest room for over a week. The tiles in the bathroom and laundry room are finally complete, though they had to redo them more than once to get them reasonably even. The laminate is complete in the family room, hall and office. At […]

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A Cold Snap!

September 11th, 2010 · 7 Comments

It’s been really cool here lately. The past couple of nights it got down into the 70’s — the first time since around May that it is cooler outside than inside. We slept with the windows open in our bedroom for the first time since May. It still got up into the high 90’s during […]

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Forced Remodel

September 10th, 2010 · 5 Comments

I told you previously about the broken water line and the flood in our house. Repairs are progressing, more slowly than we would like, but actually at a reasonable pace. All the walls have been repaired, and painted. We took this opportunity to change the colors in all of the rooms that were being repainted […]

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Bum Knee in Prescott

September 5th, 2010 · 10 Comments

On Thursday morning I went to play basketball, as usual. At one point, someone heaver than me fell against my leg, bending the knee in a way it didn’t want to go. It hurt a little, too much to continue playing, but I was able to hobble off the court and drive home. I iced […]

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Remorse Resolved

September 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments

I’m still not sure I did the right thing buying the Acura, but I am sleeping at night again. My plan is to keep it a year, and then see how I feel. They hold their value well, so I won’t lose too much selling it next year if that’s what my heart says to […]

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