Busy, Busy, Busy,...
Well...we'll be moving in next Thursday. We purchased flights for AJ and Adam to come up and help with the moving of the big stuff - beds, couches, etc.
Monday after work I went and picked up a utility trailer that Lisa found on Craigslist. It's pretty new and in great condition. I've been wanting something to haul stuff in for awhile...ever since I got rid of my pickup... So, I get over to the house to pick up the trailer and i find it has a 1-7/8 hitch. So I drive to the auto store and pick one up. I hook it to the Explorer and find that the wiring harness doesn't fit my connector...back to the auto store. So, now, it's 8:30 and dark. I hook up the wiring harness and the running lights work but everything goes out when I press the brake. Both sides flash when I use the turn signal.
Tuesday, I work on the lights for the trailer for a little bit. Mitch and Aly are with me and want my attention so I didn't get much done. I decided that I'd replace the whole lighting kit.
Wednesday, I stop by the auto store on the way home from work and pick up a lighting kid for the trailer. The harness is in good shape so I replace the lights only. SAME ISSUE!!! So, I'm checking fuses, connections, everything... Finally, I decide to move the ground. It was connected using a "U" connector to a bolt. I drilled a hole in the frame and connected it there. WORKS!! Probably could have saved $40 if I'd have thought of that a day earlier...
Thursday Lisa planned to head over to the house and work on a few things but Mitch was very sick - throwing up even - so she had to stay home and take care of him. He was a little better after his nap but by the time I got home from work, he was bundled up on the couch keeping to himself. I headed over to the house and finished the master bedroom closet (i'll take/post pics this weekend), sealed the tile in the laundry room, and replaced the toilet seats (yuck! i'm not going to elaborate - just YUCK!). I also filled the utility trailer with garage stuff to start the move...
Mitch woke up still a little feverish so Lisa is going to take him to the doc at 9:45...
Agenda for this weekend:
Friday: take another load of garage stuff to the house, install laundry room cabinet and shelf, work a little on garage organization (it's a mess! I'll post a pic...), then head over to Home Depot to pick up some room darkening shades for the kids' room.
Saturday: The goal is five loads from the old house to the new. Two of the loads should be garage shelving so I can start cleaning up. At night, I'll install the kids' shades and valance rods.
Sunday: The goal is five more loads from the old house to the new.
We'll see....
BTW. If you're wondering why a bunch of the pics are rotated sideways, it apparently has something to do with the service that I use to host them (Flickr)... The pic that I upload is upright... I'll have to look into this....
posted by Sam @ 7:56 AM
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