I had a very uneventful weekend. Most of the weekend was spent unpacking from the move. We finally have a refridgerater and our washing machine was repaired. Our loveseat was delivered Friday and out couch will be delivered Dec. 3.
I went to the Summerville Auto Auction on Saturday. I went just to see what kind of cars were being sold and to see the process. I will be going back on Tuesday to buy a car.
I forgot to mention what our niece/daughter was doing while we were moving last week. Our personal trainer was helping us move. His name is Chris. Nevaeh kept calling him Christmas instead of Chris. We are supposed to watch his dog during Christmas and we plan on inviting him and his wife over for dinner to see how our dog and his interact. We are definitely going to have the video camera out to catch Nevaeh calling him "Christmas".
I hope everyone enjoyed the tour of channel 5 as much as I did! That was very interesting to say the least. I want to take another tour and watch the control room during a broadcast.
I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving!!
Monday, November 24, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
New House
We closed on our house Thursday the 13Th. The closing went pretty smooth. Ever since then, it hasn't been real smooth.
Friday, we started taking everything out of storage and loading the moving truck. My wife angled her car so that her headlights were shining into the storage unit. A few minutes before leaving, I started her car to make sure the battery was still good. No problem. About ten minutes later, we were getting ready to leave and her car would not start. I messed with the car for a little while but to no avail.
We had the car towed. I asked the driver if he would put a boost on the battery so I could get the windows up. He jiggled the cables around a little and the car started right up. There was corrosion on the terminals and prevented a good contact. Oh well!
Saturday morning, we pulled up to our new house and noticed that the back door must have leaked. The flooring around the door had bubbled. Not a good start to the new house.
We finished moving everything in around 11 or so Saturday and had to miss The Citadel game and tailgating with Cydney. :( Hopefully, she will invite us to another game in the future!!
Thankfully, The Citadel one this weekend. Otherwise, all my teams (Carolina and the Bears) lost.
Friday, we started taking everything out of storage and loading the moving truck. My wife angled her car so that her headlights were shining into the storage unit. A few minutes before leaving, I started her car to make sure the battery was still good. No problem. About ten minutes later, we were getting ready to leave and her car would not start. I messed with the car for a little while but to no avail.
We had the car towed. I asked the driver if he would put a boost on the battery so I could get the windows up. He jiggled the cables around a little and the car started right up. There was corrosion on the terminals and prevented a good contact. Oh well!
Saturday morning, we pulled up to our new house and noticed that the back door must have leaked. The flooring around the door had bubbled. Not a good start to the new house.
We finished moving everything in around 11 or so Saturday and had to miss The Citadel game and tailgating with Cydney. :( Hopefully, she will invite us to another game in the future!!
Thankfully, The Citadel one this weekend. Otherwise, all my teams (Carolina and the Bears) lost.
Monday, November 10, 2008
My part in helping the economy
My wife and I will be closing on our new house this Thursday. When we sold our old house, we sold most of our furniture. That brings me to what I am going to do to stimulate the economy.
We spent most of the weekend looking at furniture and cars. We bought a refrigerator last week (one year no interest). We have been looking at sofas loveseats and dining room tables. Our goal is to but these items on credit, one year no interest. I don't see us buying a car for 0% ( a used car that is). We are trying to find a car we can buy for cash. Since I will be deployed for the next year or so, there is no use for us to be paying for a car. I need a car that will last a year or so.
My wife seems to have accepted the reality of me being deployed. I was worried that it would take her a while. We jsut told my dad yesterday. I'm sure he will tell my mom. She is one that I worry about. She spends quite a bit of time in Rock Hill taking care of my grandmother with Alzheimer's. Between work and my grandmother, my mom is a nervous wreck. I don't want to add to her stress.
We spent most of the weekend looking at furniture and cars. We bought a refrigerator last week (one year no interest). We have been looking at sofas loveseats and dining room tables. Our goal is to but these items on credit, one year no interest. I don't see us buying a car for 0% ( a used car that is). We are trying to find a car we can buy for cash. Since I will be deployed for the next year or so, there is no use for us to be paying for a car. I need a car that will last a year or so.
My wife seems to have accepted the reality of me being deployed. I was worried that it would take her a while. We jsut told my dad yesterday. I'm sure he will tell my mom. She is one that I worry about. She spends quite a bit of time in Rock Hill taking care of my grandmother with Alzheimer's. Between work and my grandmother, my mom is a nervous wreck. I don't want to add to her stress.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Another Drill
This weekend, I had to drill. Friday morning I woke up at 3:15 am to get ready and left about 4:15. I arrived at the armory at 5:30 to prepare for a 4.5 drive to Clarks Hill training area (on Lake Thurmond near Augusta, GA).
My worst fear was realized this weekend. I would be tranferred to a unit in Laurens, SC. Laurens is about 2.5 hours away. My drive time to drill will double!! Another problem with the transfer is the unit is being activated to go to Afghanistan next July. Normally, a year's notice is given when a unit is being activated. This all happened this week.
My only saving grace for now is I still have to attend additional training before I am deployable. My training totals about five months. I am hoping to finish my schooling and catch up with the unit in Afghanistan, thus shortening my tour.
My worst fear was realized this weekend. I would be tranferred to a unit in Laurens, SC. Laurens is about 2.5 hours away. My drive time to drill will double!! Another problem with the transfer is the unit is being activated to go to Afghanistan next July. Normally, a year's notice is given when a unit is being activated. This all happened this week.
My only saving grace for now is I still have to attend additional training before I am deployable. My training totals about five months. I am hoping to finish my schooling and catch up with the unit in Afghanistan, thus shortening my tour.
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