Charles and Christy’s Weblog

We’ve been trying to do one major home improvement project each year. In 2005 it was fully fencing in the back yard. In 2006, it was adding central air conditioning and a patio in the backyard. Last year we scraped and repainted the outside of the house.

This year, well we spent most of this year raising Clark.

The appliances that came with the house were all of mediocre quality and usability. The range was particularly bad. Recipes would take almost twice as long baking time in the oven and water would take 20 min to boil. Most of the time it seemed to be heating the house more than the food.

Sears is running a 20% rebate so we pulled the trigger on all new appliances. The dishwasher arrived on Tuesday and I payed Sears the extra $170 to have it installed.

Today the range arrived and I’m going to give the install a shot without their help.

So far so good, I haven’t blown up the house while disconnecting the old range. Now the fun part - we’ll see how long it takes to have it working.

The “heat” is on because Christy wants to bake Christmas cookies this weekend.