Rainbow Promises

06 February 2006

Bye bye DSL

I hated DSL from the second we got it last year, but now until we know how much are utilities are going to be and how much are budget is going to be tightened we are disconnecting the service and using AOL (gag, ick, falling to the ground dying) okay it is free since my dad pays for it and I just use his account, but still I hate 'em and I HATE dial up, but we wanted a house and I got knocked up and quit my job so we have to live on a tight budget! Somehow I am pretty sure I will cave and get some sort of high speed eventually once Flyboy leaves and we are making extra dough from his deployment, but I will save my almost $50 a month from Bellsouth I hate them almost as much as AOL, but I get the lifeline credit so I pay next to nothing to have a homeline and have no long distance since I use my cell for that. Now that I live next to a cell tower and actually get reception! :) Okay enough bitching about stupid internet, I am just never going to be on-line, oh no my house may actually return to being the germ free sanctuary it once was pre-internet junkie days. I swear I can spend 8 hours on the computer and 5 of it will be googling anything that jumps into my mind. I google cleaning supplies instead of getting off my arsh and just cleaning!
Well we started the back room today it has 2 coats of primer and already looks better! We ordered the flooring today that was a small fortune, but hopefully it looks really nice and eventually we will do the great room in the same wood floor. We wont get it until next week so we will do it next weekend. Then we want to do the kitchen, but right now the carpeting upstairs is okay and we should be able to make it last for one more year or so. I just hope we can make back the money on the flooring but I know that was a big thing we looked for when we looked at homes, this one was just so new we could look past the 7 year old carpeting! It will come together. I am just kinda sad doing the work knowing we don't plan on staying here more than 5 years. But it will be nice to enjoy something we did and chose instead of living in what the government feels is adequate!
I better go before Flyboy has a coronary about me not sitting down (we have our computer on the kitchen counter), yes I have that much counterspace I can make part of it a desk until we finish the back room!

2 Comments:

At 2:51 PM, Blogger Mary said...

Google!! I love it! I'm a Google-Addict.

I HATE AOL and BELLSOUTH so I'm right with ya! I haven't had dialup since '98 or so!! I would just go crazy having to sit and listen to that modem dial up everyday.

It sounds like things are coming together with the house. At least with the home improvements you OWN the house and will gain the equity. In 5 yrs the real estate will increase enough that it should pay off in the end when you sell!

 
At 8:50 AM, Blogger Blue said...

I love having cable internet! I haven't had dial-up since...ummm, a long time! LOL I think it was about 1998 or 2000.

You know what sucks? I'm finally getting comfortable in my house and it's starting to feel like "home", but at the same time, I can't wait to sell it and make some money! LOL

 

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