The Case of the Giant Mess
When I am tired – really, really tired – you know what I like to do? Move furniture. That’s right – I like to make a complete mess of my house. It’s so relaxing.
Who needs a dining room table?
So many cords, so little time
I’m not sure why we had to do this tonight. I blame Luisa. And Haiti. For some reason, I think this has something to do with Christmas trees and the fact that Luisa is leaving for Haiti in a week. All I know for sure is that the house is a disaster when we were supposed to be cleaning in preparation for our Thanksgiving guests. I’m hoping that no one minds eating turkey and potatoes surrounded by dusty CD’s and DVD’s because I might not get the table cleared in time.
Update 1: Things are reconnected and the cable is not working. Uh oh.
Update 2: We pushed the cable cord down the hole in the living room floor and nailed the trim back in and everything has been moved and reconnected. There is no going back but the cable doesn’t work. I have a vague recollection that, when the addition was built, I told the guy to put a cable outlet in the wall but not to connect it. Luisa would like to know what I was thinking when I made that decision. Me too.
Update 3: Seriously. Why would I tell the guy that? Rather than embrace the possibility that I made a poor decision, I’m going to blame the guy. He didn’t connect it and he should have. It’s so hard to get good help. He probably failed to connect my cable and then ran away…to Haiti.
Posted: November 21st, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Comments
Comment from Kelly
Time November 22, 2009 at 1:32 pm
I have the bad habit of starting ‘simple’ home fix it projects a few hours before company is coming… always a test of a marriage!
Comment from Stacey
Time November 23, 2009 at 7:53 am
Love the electric medusa comment. Electric stuff should all be wireless. I hate wires.
Comment from Anthony
Time November 23, 2009 at 11:29 am
I know that Luisa is sometimes guarded about being featured in your blog. How does she feel about the “ass shot” of her in this pic?
Comment from betty t
Time November 22, 2009 at 8:54 am
you have my sympathy.
We buried our utility wires before we got cable internet. We did remember to have them bury a cable line even though we didn’t have cable. But years later, when the cable guy hooked up to the line, he couldn’t get a signal through it. It was probably damaged in a landscaping “incident” that we clearly recall. So now we have one wire, our cable line, going from the alley pole, through and around our oak tree, along the fence and into the house. I am really surprised that a squirrel hasn’t eaten through it yet.