Master wire stripper

That's me!

Stephen and I have successfully installed and are connected to high-speed Internet from Cox. It took some higher level thinking to figure out just how they had wired this house back when it was built. The people before us has a cable hook up in the living room (although mighty ghetto....as it came into the house through the side of the house with duct tape over the hole...sketchy) and then one in the master bedroom. But we found, while we were painting, cable routed into both of the other bedrooms. It just wasn't capped off. So, one trip to Radio Shack and I had successfully capped off the cable in the middle bedroom. BUT, the modem wouldn't connect. So we traced the cable lines through the ceiling and into the attic and then down into the garage....only to find out that the OTHER end of the cable was just loose ends. So we went back to Radio Shack and got a splitter and more end caps. Came home, stripped some wire and away we went.

So here I am. o-n-l-i-n-e.

But here's what I was thinking about during this process.

Stephen and I started off our marriage without the Internet in the house. So that made us spend lots of time together in the evenings watching TV or going places. And even though we had been without for so long....last night when it was hooked up, I checked my email to check the connection....and then we turned the computer off and watched "The Bourne Supremacy". It was great. I think we've taught ourselves to spend time with each other, rather than all of our time on the computer. I have heard stories of couples where one or the other is constantly on the computer and never has time to spend with the other. I think that is truly sad. I think that the invention of laptops and wireless Internet is great. Then they can spend time together, and be online at the same time. Another great example is our friends the Price's. They have their computer in a bonus room with a TV and couch and chair. That way, they can spend time together, even if one is online doing work, or whatever.

Well Stephen is over at Shawn's helping him out with his out. I think that I am going to run down to Colonial Williamsburg and go to the farmer's market. I might even be able to talk someone into getting Cheese Shop with me for lunch. Yum.

Well signing off at my very own house on our very own new Dell Window's Vista computer.