But as we suspected, there are some little quirks we have had to get used to. The first one we came across was the fun with the water pressure. Doug had warned us that it wasn't great so we were somewhat prepared. It is weak. Very weak. But we have figured out how to deal with it. It is fine for a shower for us, nothing spectacular but washes the soap off and gets the job done. When it is time for a bath for the kids, we have to start the water about 20 minutes before they get in so there is enough water in the tub. We actually started running Reagan's bath during dinner one night this week and it was ready by the time she finished eating. We also know we can't do more than one thing at a time that requires water, i.e. wash dishes, wash clothes, bathe, flush the toilet, etc. So we have a nice routine. Clothes get washed after the kids baths and the dishwasher is set on delay to run during the night while we are asleep. So far so good.
Cell phone service has been another thing to get used to. In parts of the house I can get a couple of bars but for the most part I don't have service. With wi-fi this won't be a problem when I need to check the internet but since Windstream messed up and still has not gotten our service hooked up we have been without internet. That hadn't been a big deal until last night when we had a fantasy football draft online. So Matt set up his phone to be a wireless hotspot (had to put it on the front porch to get a strong enough signal) and then connected the laptop to it. And we were all set! Internet is supposed to be hooked up tomorrow. Fingers crossed it actually happens. Of course that won't help with phone calls but now we know that we get really good service out in the driveway so as long as the weather is nice, we can go out there for calls. :) Once again making me think I need a pole to climb to use the phone like Green Acres.
We found another quirk last night when trying to fix the hall lights. I noticed the hall lights weren't working earlier this week. At first I thought it was a bad bulb but realized it was all 3 fixtures in the hall. Matt checked the fuse but it wasn't flipped. He tested a few just to be sure, but no solution there. So we thought maybe it was just an odd coincidence that they all went bad at the same time and he changed all 3 bulbs. Still no good. Matt then thought about maybe the wiring was messed up and one of the switches had to be one before they all worked, and low and behold a switch by our bedroom (one I had never noticed) has to be flipped before the other 2 switches work. And once again we have lights in our hall!
But my favorite quirk of all is the leaky dishwasher. The first time Matt tested the dishwasher he could tell it worked fine but it leaked like crazy at the bottom. So he figured the seal was bad and ordered a new one. In the meantime, I was closing it and noticed it didn't make a sound when I completely shut it, leading me to discover it had no latch, or rather the latch was broken. Being the detective that he is, Matt then put 2 and 2 together to finally solve the mystery of the giant black bungee cord that was hanging on the cabinet beside the dishwasher. It is the "latch" and once it is in place (stretched from one cabinet knob to another) the dishwasher only leaks a little bit. We took it a step further, adding a 4x4, creating more pressure and less leak. A disposable pan catches the small amount of water that manages to escape. How is this for funny:
But regardless of the quirks, you can't complain when you get to see sights like this every day:
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| One of our groups of horses on the farm with their babies. |
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