Happy Father's Day!

Wow, here we are nearing the end of June already. Not sure how that happened so quickly!

Kim's parents were in town on a house-hunting mission last week. As it turns out, their search was successful, and it's likely they'll be our neighbors next month. Well, not technically our neighbor (or even in our neighborhood), but that's a minor detail. We enjoyed spending some time with them last week, and are looking forward to seeing them more often when they get settled. (We'll also get to see plenty of them next month as we've already been recruited to do some painting and tiling!)

This week, the weather finally decided it wanted to feel like summer. So on Thursday night, we decided to suck it up and finally turn on the a/c. It kicked on, we went to bed, and thought nothing else of it. Until we got home from work on Friday and it was hot in the house. And we mean HOT. Air was coming out of the vents, but it was lukewarm at best. Not a good sign. We called the guy who installed the new unit for us in the fall (a friend of a friend), and he suggested replacing the fuses in the a/c. So we ran to the hardware store, found the right fuses, came home, installed them, and waited. No dice. Fortunately, between the fans going full blast and the "cooler" night time air, we were able to fall asleep.

Saturday morning, we call the a/c guy back, but the earliest he can come over is after dinner. No problem. Kim worked in the flower bed and yard while Eric worked on some projects inside. Then we went to see The Hangover at the movie theatre. The movie started off on the wrong foot as all of the previews were for freakishly scary horror movies (No really, even Eric thought they were bad.). Who goes to see a comedy and wants to see trailers for scary movies? Shortly after we got home, the a/c guy came by. Unfortunately, he had an idea of what the problem was but wasn't equipped to fix it. He promised to send a co-worker over in the morning.

Bright and early this morning, two more a/c guys showed up. And an hour later, our a/c is working. Hooray! The problem had to do with the fact that it was a new a/c and sometimes too much pressure (?) gets in the line the first time it gets used, causing something inside the unit to trip. At least, I think that's what they said. But no matter...it's working now, and that's what counts.

We spent the rest of the day doing odd jobs around the house (recaulking around the sinks and bathtubs, cleaning the baseboards and other random things). Eric's at his first soccer game right now, but when he gets home, we'll be grilling steaks and enjoying the last few hours of the weekend. Happy Father's Day to all the dads, grandpas, and uncles out there.

Current gas price: $2.59/gallon