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The Brinks man came this morning since we have a Brinks system preinstalled in our home. Unfortunately, they install everything except the power supply so it's just been sitting there doing nothing for the 2 months since we moved in. The man had told me on the telephone that we'd be able to turn the system on before he left, but when he arrived it became clear to me that nothing of the sort would be true. He brought in his sales binder and gave us a 20 minute printout of a powerpoint presentation about the history of Brinks, its customers, and some details of its monitoring facility in which I had no interest. After all this, I told him I had "just one question"--"can my system be monitored if I don't have a telephone line form the local telephone company?" We have our phone service through Vonage which comes over our internet connection. This question derailed the rest of the discussion. I also learned that the monitoring would cost $30+ per month, which was far higher than I was already prepared not to pay--a no brainer in my opinion. Hopefully the technician will be out later this week to bring an AC/DC converter so we can actually turn it on and have it make loud noises.

wednesday when we Libby came home there were two random dogs wandering in our driveway. Since then, a golden retriever and a cocker spaniel have been staying at our home, briefly. We have put an ad in the paper, called the shelters, and posted signs, but no one has called about the pups. I hope we hear from someone soon!

I guess it's time I start working on my taxes.

We're down to four dogs: Lily, Lego, Arwen, and Tink. We spent the weekend driving pups around, doing home visits, and enjoying the nice weather.

We had a wonderful weekend with the grandparents and were quite sad to see them leave. We played bridge, ate mousse pie, and toured a bit of Durham. We then joined Lucy and her family in Greensboro for a wonderfic birthday celebration at Kabuto.

I made Chocolate Mousse pie tonight!

Last night, I ran wires from the server closet into the guest bedroom for television and telephone. Now when Libby's grandparents are here this weekend, they'll be able to watch TV and talk on our Vonage phone line.

Also, I put a bunch of new pictures up in our gallery of: Sally, January, February, and our trip to Greensboro.

Tonight we went shopping and clenaed up the house in preparation for Libby's grandparent's visit next weekend.

This morning we dropped off Bebe in Greensboro, then had a wonderful visit with Libby's aunt Peg, and cousins Lucy and Joey. Lucy and Joey's parents were out of town for a bit of relaxation time. We enjoyed an afternoon of bowling, chatting, and a wonderful dinner at Bonefish Grill.

Today I installed a ceiling fan in our family room. We also caulked the previously installed coach llights and outdoor speakers. Finally, we ferried dachshunds around an overnight guest.

I played football in 7th and 8th grade and broke my ankle. After watching the superbowl today, I'm sure that glad that I don't play football.

Apparently no one likes halftime shows, so they have to up the bar by getting people naked.

Today we bought coach lights, a ceiling fan, and shelves for my side of the closet from Lowes. I've installed the coach lights, hung the bikes in the garage, broke down boxes for recycling, but the ceiling fan is still sitting here on the floor.

Now we're gearing up for our superbowl party with some of our friends.