WE HAVE BOUGHT THE INTERNET.

And it’s fast! We had a cable internet installed this morning (without cable television, of course). We get an okay introductory rate for three months, and a rather high monthly rate after that.
Once I get caught up, expect me to blog away. I can’t believe how much I missed blogging!

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Dial-up…

We may be resigned to dial up out here in the sticks. We have exhausted every major option, looking for DSL, to no avail. I don’t think we can survive with dial up! Jason’s work relies on so much internet-based stuff…
(I am at a coffee shop right now. Only four miles from my house. If [...]

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We’re In!

The kids and I moved into the house with Jason yesterday. After three weeks of camping (two sleeping on the ground!), J was ready to sleep on our natural latex mattress. After four weeks of having sole responsibility of the children and two weeks of living without my husband, I was ready to have us [...]

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Flooring Photos Up!

Our home renovation set on Flickr has some more pictures up, sprinkled throughout. Mostly showing the unfinished floors and fireplace. Enjoy!

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Our New Fireplace Insert!

Isn’t she pretty? I can’t wait to fire her up this fall!
This Hampton HI300 should be able to efficiently heat most of our house for the winter.

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Straight from the Garden

I just harvested a bunch of basil from my mom’s garden and made Classic Pesto in a blender that is older than I. Slow? Yes. Tedious? Yeeeeees. Successful? Yes.
Worth it? Absolutely. I could barely keep myself from eating it by the spoonful.
Tonight, we will be feasting on:

Whole wheat penne + pesto
Tomatoes from the neighbor’s garden
Yellow [...]

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House Pictures

I’ve just uploaded a large set of pictures to my Flickr page. There are loads of befores and durings, with comments and notes. (For Flickr newbies, you’ll need to hover your mouse over the picture to see my witty extraneous notes.)

Feel free to leave your comments there, as I check in regularly.

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Asher Jase is Nine Months Old! Can You Believe It?

I usually do all my kid blogging at their blog, but I have had picture requests lately. So I worked on uploading a LOT of photos to my dad’s computer. (I can’t wait to get my computer back!) I will sort through house photos to post in the coming days. But for now, a break [...]

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week three

The first week, we housesat for friends
The second week, we camped in a borrowed camper.
For week three, the kids and I are staying with my parents (an hour away, sadly) while Jason sleeps in a tent and his parents re-inhabit their camper and help with flooring installation.
It will be good when this is all over. [...]

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wood heat

We are having an EPA-certified, efficient wood stove fireplace insert installed in our home next week. It’s this one – the Hampton HI300. It’s made by the same company that makes these inserts, Regency, only it’s a little prettier (in our opinion). There certainly isn’t a lot to choose from when shopping for good looking [...]

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