Labor Day Weekend...Operation TV.

Projects have been moving slow around here...kind of like me. And they've been even slower getting on the blog. I've been a slacker. My brother even called me out on it.  

Over the Labor Day weekend, we...finally got TV. We have a TV...it just hadn't been hooked up to cable or an anntena since we moved in (over a year ago). Instead, we got by watching shows and a limited amount of sporting events online (insert frustrated husband here). We really wanted to avoid paying for cable so Chris researched the best options for anntenas based on our location/direction from Chicago and order all the parts for about $150.

So all the parts and my parents arrived just in time for the Labor Day weekend. Last Labor Day weekend, we were sanding and refinishing the living/dining room floors all weekend. This project proved to be a "bit" less work.



1. Get up on the roof...with all the parts.



2. Assemble antenna without falling off roof.

3. Run antenna cable down roof, seal around fasteners and run through basement window.

4. Run antenna cable to TV and enjoy...football. (Lions/Bears game)

We even had time to check out the Kane County Flea Market over the weekend...after we watched some TV.  

 

Kane County Flea Market

It's one of our hobbies. Flea-marketing. This time, we managed to come home without having to call Chris' parents to haul a big piece of furniture home (You may recall the posts about the Robbins table we found last fall). 

It was rainy, chilly and incredibly fun. It was also a bit muddy, which didn't seem to phase us due to our driveway and all.  In addition to lunch at our fav egg roll stand and a Bears (ugh) jersey, we came home with...

Vintage metal wheels (from a factory cart) for our future kitchen island project. Currently, the project's stuck in R&D. Chris had the pleasure of carrying this hefty pair around for the afternoon. 

Old Coca-Cola tray. Perfect for the front porch, serving drinks in the late spring and summer.

All in all, there was a pretty decent turnout given the weather. However, there are way more dealers in the warmer months. And, I've got my eye on some Polish pottery...