We took today to show Judy and Jerry around Milwaukee. We drove around Wauwautosa, the lake front, the river walk, etc. We also made our first trip to a German restuarant, which are found all over the area. Mader’s was recommended to us and we all enjoyed the authentic German food (Mary Ann – finally we eat German food). They also had a stein and hummel gift store and a large chair for the kiddies.
Wade’s parents are in Wisconsin for a CVM meeting and made it a long weekend to visit with us. They arrived Thursday in the middle of thunderstorms and then spent most of Friday out visiting. Friday night we cooked dinner and then Jerry wanted to play Wii. We were impressed he wanted to play so we ran him through all the games on Wii Sports. Judy even bowled a few games too.
I had Madison inside with me yesterday and she went nuts when the mailman walked up to deliver the mail. (She does this till I open the door. Then she quits barking and wants attention.) He was nice and had doggie treats in his pocket. We chatted for a while and then off he went. Today he left a package on my doorstep with a doggie treat on top. How cute!
Wade and I also met an awesome couple yesterday. We are selling our old appliances on the craig’s list and they came by to look at the dishwasher. They didn’t end up buying it but we talked for quite a while. They saw my Sticky Fingers t-shirt and that began a great conversation on barbeque. They offered to have us over for dinner sometime after pointing out meals are crazy at their house (they have 10 kids). I warned them that Wade doesn’t turn down invitations to barbeque.
I spent the weekend painting. I have finished most of the painting in the living room and dining room. Only the bay windows in the living room and the windows in the dining room are left. We are still undecided how we are going to handle the windows in the dining room (replace or repair). So I am declaring myself done for now. It’s amazing how bright and open the rooms appear with all the white trim.
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Madison is forever chasing something in our backyard – normally birds and squirrels. It appears we also have ducks (I have no idea why) and chipmunks in this neighborhood. I was working outside and noticed Madison was very interested in the deck box up against the house. I moved it out so I could see what she was sniffing. I was expecting a mouse or something small. It was a chipmunk and Madison was standing in just the wrong (or right) place. She pounced and it was too late for me to do anything. I feel horrible. Chipmunks are so cute. Wade won’t even take care of the body. He says they are cute and this is all my fault. Darn it.
I’m not sure why, but I have been hoping for a thunderstorm for weeks. I must have mentioned it to Wade on several occasions because he woke me up at 4:30 AM this morning. It was storming like crazy and he didn’t want me to miss it. I’m glad he listens to me. I’m still not sure if I am glad he woke me up. I went right back to sleep, but it continued storming through till the afternoon.
We reached our goal for the new appliances. We found some models we liked online and then went to see them in person. We found the largest selection at Colder’s and actually ended up making our purchase there (but I’m not sure we would again). Wade did his part with researching and bargaining. I’m not sure the salesman liked us in the end, but we did get the price we wanted. They were delivered today and Wade spent the rest of the evening installing them. He used the phrase, “We’ve been Pepplered” quite a few times, but we have come to expect that.
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While Wade and I were in Anderson packing up our furniture, we had Sandmasters refinishing the stairs and the floors in the master bedroom. We were very impressed with the floors, but not with the clean-up. They had been in the breaker box and left a circuit breaker off – the one that went to the refrigerator. When we got back all of the ice had melted and the hardwood kitchen floors were bowed and separated. Then we noticed 5 or 6 drips of poly from the stairs to the backdoor. We have had the guy come out twice and I think we are all happy with the conclusion. He doesn’t really think the drips are from his guys, we can’t say 100% they weren’t already here, but they look fresh. The guy decided a happy customer was the most important and is going to take care of them. Now that is customer service. We have to wait for most of the moisture to evaporate from the floors and then we will determine the best course of action.
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