New Fence...what's next?

Our new fence is finally finished! What a nightmare that was…oh the joys of home ownership. To be fair we knew we needed a new fence at least a year ago, but kept putting it off because it was working for the most part. Then during the spring weather we had a day with 60+ mph winds all day and came home to a partially blown down fence. We could not avoid it any longer. All our neighbors got on board and we started to get quotes.

The first company we hired took down the old fence and then nothing happened for several days, so they were “replaced”. The second company was great, but unfortunately not all the lines got marked by the electric company and they cut one. It took 5 days to get someone out to fix the line so that they could finish. It ended up being almost 3 weeks of no fence and very unhappy dogs! Now it is done and it looks great!

Now it’s on to the next home improvement project… we have discussed tearing out some of the landscaping and put down sod in the backyard, re-landscaping the front yard, putting doors on the formal living room Bond uses as an office, and replacing the sliding back door with French doors. It seems like a never ending battle to have the house in good repair, but for now at least the fence is done!

What was your latest home improvement project and how did it go?

Does this mean I'm old?

So our washing machine died. Honestly, I am surprised how long it lasted. It was given to us by Bond's parents when we graduated from law school 3 years ago and had recently started dancing all over the laundry room when I ran it.  So Bond and I ventured in to the world of home appliances.

We chose to buy at Sears because I opened a Sears card when I bought my elliptical there a couple of years ago and that allows 12 months no interest on this type of purchase.  Then we just kept an eye on the weekly ads until Sears had a good sale.

When we got to the store it was pretty overwhelming.  There are so many models to choose from.  One thing that surprised me was that only about 4 models of washing machines had spindles.  The rest were spindle free, even the top loaders.  We had not initially planned on getting one with no spindle, but they are also high efficiency, using less water to wash a full load of clothes.

Once we chose to get a high efficiency washer it was an easy choice to get matching dryer.  The dryer is my favorite part because it has a sensor that detects how wet the clothes are and adjust to dry them.  Meaning I do not have to remember to check the dryer and restart it multiple times to dry one load.  every time the dryer is done the clothes are dry!

They have really cool electronic controls too!

By the end of the experience I felt really old, because I was so excited to get them delivered so I could do laundry.  If the highlight of you shopping is now the purchase of household appliances does it mean you are old??