9 months old

The first monthly photo in CT. Same chair new house. He's getting so big and he's so curious. Always standing up, always wants a bite or a sip of what I'm having... He's funny.

Photo Op with Great Grandma

Is it me or does Claire look like she wants someone to save her from Bailey?

We had a very nice visit to the house in Sturbridge and lunch with Great Grandma Virginia.

Proud Girl

This was right after the school bus dropped Jacqueline back at home on her first day of kindergarten. She was so proud of herself! We are proud, too.

A New England Welcome

Here it is. Our rental house under 4 inches of snow. Jacqueline's first day of kindergarten was a snow day. How appropriate. She was totally bummed out last Wednesday and Thursday that she didn't get to go to school. Friday she rode the bus like a big kid and had a blast. More to come.

the new data:
37 August Road, Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-0027
jenn5163@gmail.com
(not sure yet if I can keep the bellsouth email working... we'll see)

FINALLY - I can RANT

I am *SO* exasperated by this whole moving/set-up new services thing that I could cry. I spent, no exaggeration, 1:15 on the phone this afternoon with ATT/SBC Global setting up my DSL service. There's a huge story to go with this that involves a smoking modem, a reorder and the worst customer service ever... but right now I am so relieved to have ACCESS to the WORLD via the Internet that I needed to put something/anything up on the blog.

Note to self: there is no customer service. Stop expecting anyone to do their job and make a customer satisfied.

The Depot Debacle

I've been resisting the urge to rant and rave about our home improvement projects thus far but I can't today. We decided to get a few things done here so that the sale would come more easily and we decided to go with Home Depot thinking that it would be one-stop-shopping and therefore easier on us to manage.

Wow were we wrong. I don't know if any of you have used Depot's design "Services" but I am going on the record with an emphatic "DON'T DO IT!"

Today, with 5 days to go here before all that we own is loaded onto a truck, Depot strikes one final & devastating blow. The laminate flooring we've been waiting for in the entryway CANNOT be installed (without significant cost and time). Yup. That flooring that Kevin had to go to 2 different locations to collect for the job in at a frantic pace on Tuesday night. That flooring. They assured us it could be done. They sent out their measuring crew. They made a special visit to check on things. They failed to recognize the humps in the floor that pretty much limit us to carpet (The installer mentioned it in the first 5 seconds he was in the door!). Had we known that, let's see, 3 weeks ago when we racked-up $8,000 on a HD card we may have done it a little differently.

So, I had to get it out of my system and I am trying so hard to keep focused on packing and moving. I'm really trying, but I must advise anyone that I care about not to make this same mistake. Perhaps if time and money are not an issue, then Depot might be the right choice for you. In the case that you do have too much money and/or time, please let the rest of us know. We can offer you options for disposing of that surplus in your budgets.