Busy week

Well it has been a very productive week! My electrician friend installed three dedicated circuits (one for each of the controllers), and he ran the ethernet cables. I finished the mega-tree frame and got it painted; now it only needs lights which can't be put on until we move it outside. Hubby and I modified the FM transmitter and tested it. The FM dial is very loaded in this area, but I was able to find a free one: 90.7 FM. The transmitter reaches our entire cul-de-sac and around the corner. The FCC shouldn't feel the need to knock on my door. We also started to map out the extension cords. We have 44 channels and will need 44 extension cords. If you hear about a good sale, let us know!

***41 days until the debut***

Electricity is Coming...

Our good friend, Ed, is wiring the house for the christmas lights. We are adding 3 additional 30 amp circuits; one for each of the controllers. He's also running the CAT5 cable for the connections between the controllers. It's always good to get an expert's opinion because he was able to suggest an alternative way to place the controllers so that only 1 of three would be exposed to the elements. All three are strategically positioned to minimize the amount/length of extension cords we will need to run; we'll still need many, many feet, but it will be much less than originally thought. The only downside is that the cost of the wire and circuits was higher than I had anticipated so my budget for additional items has been seriously depleted. Oh well...there's always next year!

2nd Sequence is Done

Was feeling under the weather today so I decided to stay home and nurse my very bad head cold. In between naps I was able to finish up the second sequence, "Run, Run Rudolph". This song has special significance to our family...it's the one we usually decorate the tree to. It started when the offspring was little, and we can't decorate without it. Two down...two to go...