In an effort to make our house more "hurricane-resistant" we ended up going on a journey that led to replacing some of our windows - we've now replaced the windows in the front of our house along with the windows on the side of the house that the boys sleep on. We still have the windows at the back of the house, but those will most likely wait until we save up some more money, as replacing windows is not a cheap endeavor! We've been very pleased so far - we ended up going with a company that sells really good windows - the glass is so strong that you can hit it with a bowling ball and it won't break! They also guarantee that if you replace all of the windows in your house with their windows, that you'll save 40% on your energy consumption - pretty impressive, so we'll see if that is in fact true!
Photo 1 is the original window and then the 2nd shot is the new window
New front window - thankfully everything looks very similar to the original windows - just so much better and more energy efficient!
We also broke down and decided to replace our washer and dryer - the ones that we have had reached the point where the washer leaked (and we couldn't get it fixed despite having a repairman come out and look at it) and the dryer was taking about 2 to 2.5 hours to dry a single load. Needless to say laundry was taking a very long time! So, we're hoping to be tinkled pink with our new appliances!
We're looking forward to getting together with friends on Sunday for a post-July 4th holiday. We hope that you all are having some fun as well!
Phrase of the week: "Bible gideos" - Zachary loves to watch DVDs, and so will request to watch one of his "gideos" - so cute!
Kaleb's first ride with Daddy on the lawnmower, and then Zachary enjoying his usual place with Daddy
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