Kelli Diane

The roof is done! Check. The baby’s room is repainted! Check. The crib is put together, the changing table and bookcases are being delivered tomorrow, and our new sofa for the family room will arrive tomorrow…check, check, check.
Chris has been seriously tackling some home improvement projects the past couple of days…getting some […]

Dad flew in last night and it’s officially a week of projects around the house. The roofers arrived at a quarter to eight this morning and have been making a racket as they strip our three layers of shingles and prepare to install the new roof.
We went out to the paint store and got […]

This weekend (on Christmas Day, actually) when we arrived back from seeing Lemony Snicket, we noticed that although our thermostat was set a bit highter than the temperature reading, the heater was not on. We investigated a bit further and determined that something was, in fact, wrong with our furnace. Because we have […]

It was a gorgeous Seattle day! That is to say it wasn’t rainy and the cloud cover was high enough to let through some patches of blue. We had to make a run to Home Depot and then exchanged some gifts at Pacific Place. After the mall, we walked down to The […]

Many thanks to Kymberlie, my 2004 Secret Santa! Not only did she send me Memento, a movie I’ve been wanting for a while, she turned me on to FreeiPods.com. Looks like a pretty cool site and there are several testimonials out there claiming that it’s pretty legitimate…so, why not.
The irony is that […]

Christopher and I enjoyed a wonderfully quiet morning while opening gifts and making a terrific breakfast. The rest of the day should be pretty laid back, pick up the house a bit, perhaps go see a movie and we’re making a nice dinner for the both of us.
Now that I’m in the last few […]

Since our cars arrived off the transport more than a month ago, we haven’t driven them much. While we were in the apartment downtown there wasn’t any need to drive them, as everything was within a quick walk. Now that we’re in the house, I only really use the car to get to […]

The best part about Chris’ new job is that he’s no longer working in a top-secret facility and has the flexibility to work from home on occasion. Today is one of those occasions! He would have otherwise gotten today off, but by working from home for the holiday, he’s able to take another […]

Slowly, Chris and I are making progress. We’ve got the office relatively functional at this point, which means I’ve got my Windows box back!! We are, once again, a four-computer household. Actually, since Chris got a new Windows laptop for work, we’re up to five computers now.
Unfortunately, my desk was damaged in […]

It’s been a long week, but the house is finally coming together. We’ve got the upstairs mostly functional, with the exception of the nursery. The basement is filled with boxes as we try and figure out how we want to store things and get the office setup.
My current storage dilemma is how to […]