High Maintenance Harriet
ya know how when you order a treadmill from sears, they say "the cost of delivery does NOT include installation"? well, they mean it. i thought that since it was a "home delivery" that they came to your home with a fabulous new treadmill all assembled for you, and i was not about to pay extra just so they could come "install" it for me (i.e. plug it into the wall). so when the men came with a HUGE box and asked where to put it, i was like, "huh?"

i decided to tackle the project even though the instructions are clear that you need 2 people to assemble the thing. well, neither dave nor the kids were home so i didn't have a choice, did i? here's the shocker: there's no disaster story to tell. i actually got everything but the crosswalk arm pieces together and then dave helped me with those when he came home. so, now we have a treadmill. daddy, aren't you proud? i wrenched and hammered and screwdrived and sweated my little heart out, all without cussing!

oh, and we all got to run on it today, too. okay, mia mostly fell on it, which was hilarious. i know, it's a character flaw. you're not supposed to laugh at your kids. but darn, they are so funny sometimes.