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With the passing of the old year and the beginning of the new, many people make their traditional “New Year’s Resolutions”. I’ve usually eschewed these resolutions that more than likely will fail anyway. This year I’ve decided to give this whole resolution thing a go. I’m going to be successful at it too. I’m not [...]
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January 3rd 2011
Now that the basement is done for our new house, our builder is getting ready to frame. So Rachel and I spent some time making decisions about the exterior of the house. We had to make decisions on the shingles, front door, and house color. We’ve decided to go with the “Estate Gray” for the [...]
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September 8th 2010
At Christmas time we considered buying a new Blue Ray player. Last week we decided to get a Tivo. In recent years these devices have come down in price to what I consider reasonable. Things like these have all kinds of hidden cost, but here is one you might not think about. Most modern equipment [...]
Originally uploaded by richwklein. Rachel and I staking out the location of our new house. Now, I’m in the mood to start building. Hopefully, we can get the current house in shape to sell and get it on the market yet this year.
The landscaper’s started working today. They are doing some dirt work, putting up a retaining wall, and removing our deck which was falling off. Below is the work in the backyard that is going on
This year has been an expensive year for us and appliances. It started with replacing an old washer and drier. Then it was replacinig a small freezer with a bigger one. At this point things started to snowball. Our oven went on the fritz. Before we had even got a bill for the oven the [...]
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Today is our anniversary. Rachel and I have been married for 10 years now. I have loved the last ten years and I am looking forward to the next ten. In retrospect, it’s amazing how our lives have changed in that timeframe. We have lived in a trailer and a house, and we have now [...]
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September 12th 2008
Tuesday is our garbage and recycling day. This day usually does nothing more than infuriate me. I’m glad our neighbors recycle. We should do more of it. They never put a lid on their recycling box though, and my yard ends up littered with the weeks newspapers. This happens more often then not and my [...]
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Earlier in the week our kitchen faucet started acting up. Last night we decided to go ahead and replace it. I’ve done this lots of times before. It’s not a very hard process and usually takes less than an hour. This time was a little different. I had two little helpers to fetch me tools [...]
I’ve wanted some artwork to put up in the office for awhile. Earlier this week, my first pieces of original artwork arrived. I now have them hanging on my office wall. I’ve taken a picture so everyone can see. I’m so proud. The one on the left is from Noah. The one on the right [...]
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April 11th 2008
