{"id":13514,"date":"2008-11-24T20:40:06","date_gmt":"2008-11-25T03:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/11\/24\/home-improvement-gremlins.html"},"modified":"2008-11-24T20:40:06","modified_gmt":"2008-11-25T03:40:06","slug":"home_improvement_gremlins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/11\/24\/home_improvement_gremlins.html","title":{"rendered":"Home Improvement Gremlins"},"content":{"rendered":"

We decided not to do any Big Projects while Jim & Ginger were out this time. Instead, we pulled up a list of little things … most of which Jim managed to polish off today whilst I was off at work.<\/p>\n

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  1. Fix the ceiling around the breakfast nook ceiling fan.<\/li>\n
  2. Get the kitchen window working again (Ginger).<\/li>\n
  3. Install a new rheostat for the kitchen.<\/li>\n
  4. Install new patio lights.<\/li>\n
  5. Fix the guest room triangular shelves.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    At this rate, Jim’s going to run out of things to do. Heaven only knows what will happen then …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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