Stuff To Do – September
Got all the new stuff done in August, starting September early.
- Work on second mosaic (deferred).
- Continue query-letter process (eight queries out the door this month, no rejections so far).
- Get everything synched with garage-door openers for both cars (FAIL, have to call Toyota to see what the deal is).
- Get bookcases for family room from Crate and Barrel (ordered; delivery scheduled for next month).
- Get will paperwork finalized (accomplished).
- Get the home theater people to finally fix the channel-changing delay (accomplished at long last).
- Schlep to Toyota dealer to put satellite radio in new van (accomplished, you rock, Lawrenceville Toyota).
New for this month:
- Plan October vacation (largely accomplished).
- Enter Backspace conference contest (accomplished, but they had over 600 entries, so bad news for your old pal CDE).
- Complete one-year warranty review of new house (working on nagging the warranty guy).
- Read (and possibly review) new Captain Alatriste book (read, review submitted).
- Get propane refill for grill (accomplished)
- Wash van (accomplished).
- Wash and vacuum car (deferred).
- Schlep to Costco for formula (accomplished, and accomplished).
- Mow lawn & edge (accomplished).
- Consider spraying lawn for weeds (fertilized, with weed and feed, but it didn’t kill the weeds I wanted dead).
- Get envelopes and photo paper from Staples (accomplished).
- Get landscaper over to see if he can build the rock garden I’m thinking about putting in (accomplished).
- Get tile guy to get rest of backsplash tiled (got estimate).
- Find new coffee table for family room that babies won’t crawl under (deferred until bookcases are installed).