Well, my five day weekend is over. I called Samsung on Wednesday and they logged a job for the faulty TV to be picked up and replaced. Unfortunately they couldn't advise when this would be happening so:
Thursday
We relaxed at home and had a lazy day. Late in the afternoon a freight guy turned up but only to pick up the faulty TV :( So Nance and I got ready for our dinner and movie night out. Uncle Frank and Aunty Naomi looked after Ezra - and he even stayed the whole night with his cuzzies! He loves being up there. Nance and I went to Lone Star (big plate, big feed :) and then to Sky City Cinemas in the Hutt to watch Quantum of Solace.
Friday
The freight guy turned up again with the new TV so Dad had a great time getting it all set up (again). That afternoon Mum, Dad and Nanny did some window shopping (Dad making mental notes on LCD brackets, cables, etc.) Ezra had some fun at the park and then we spent some time out the backyard running around.
Saturday
Dad raced over to Porirua and picked up some cables, trunking, stud finder and an Omnimount bracket for the TV. Then we were off to the first of our two Christmas parties for kids: with BP at Staglands. After negotiating the winding Akatarawa road we arrived and were given a bag of feed (for the animals!) There were bouncy castles set up and a hall where the food was served and Santa handed out presents. Ezra is almost obsessed with stones and stops to pick one up every few steps and then throws it at either a tree, or into the grass - but his favourite is into water. So he spent most of his time there making as big a splash as possible :) BP got him a John Deere talking tractor toy which he loves to work on.
After a long nap in the car and some recuperation time at home we then went on to the TelstraClear kids party at Chipmunks. First stop for Ezra of course was the ball-pit. There was a clown making balloon animals, a fairy painting the kids faces and a small petting zoo outside. With so many kids there running around Ezra was a bit overwhelmed but he also dared to do a few more things. It was a long, enjoyable day but very tiring for all.
Sunday
Church at Tawa this week. Ezra is keen to get into Nursery as quick as possible ;) His mate in there is Sam and they have a great time. I got a few things done while Mum and Boy had an afternoon nap. General Priesthood meeting that night in town was good. Tawa ward turned up en masse and, as per Bishop's wish, we all sat together. Jordyn Teautama spoke well and was not nervous or sweating which is impressive for a 15yr old in front of so many people.
Monday
Dad up early and off to Harvey Norman again. Picked up some more cables and a different Omnimount bracket. Got home and (while working around Nance, Ezra, Malia and Sam) got all my tools out and started making holes in the wall :) I put the full motion bracket on first but was put off by it being a bit overkill (and it stuck out a good 9" from the wall). So at 11pm I switched it with the other bracket and, even though there is only a tilt feature, I am much happier with it. 4m Pudney premium component cable connected to the DVD Recorder running in progressive mode makes for a stunning picture! And running the laptop through it at such a high resolution is awesome too. Stereo - stereo cable sends the sound through so we can watch stuff on the laptop now - should be really good for General Conference and the like.
Thursday
We relaxed at home and had a lazy day. Late in the afternoon a freight guy turned up but only to pick up the faulty TV :( So Nance and I got ready for our dinner and movie night out. Uncle Frank and Aunty Naomi looked after Ezra - and he even stayed the whole night with his cuzzies! He loves being up there. Nance and I went to Lone Star (big plate, big feed :) and then to Sky City Cinemas in the Hutt to watch Quantum of Solace.
Friday
The freight guy turned up again with the new TV so Dad had a great time getting it all set up (again). That afternoon Mum, Dad and Nanny did some window shopping (Dad making mental notes on LCD brackets, cables, etc.) Ezra had some fun at the park and then we spent some time out the backyard running around.
Saturday
Dad raced over to Porirua and picked up some cables, trunking, stud finder and an Omnimount bracket for the TV. Then we were off to the first of our two Christmas parties for kids: with BP at Staglands. After negotiating the winding Akatarawa road we arrived and were given a bag of feed (for the animals!) There were bouncy castles set up and a hall where the food was served and Santa handed out presents. Ezra is almost obsessed with stones and stops to pick one up every few steps and then throws it at either a tree, or into the grass - but his favourite is into water. So he spent most of his time there making as big a splash as possible :) BP got him a John Deere talking tractor toy which he loves to work on.
After a long nap in the car and some recuperation time at home we then went on to the TelstraClear kids party at Chipmunks. First stop for Ezra of course was the ball-pit. There was a clown making balloon animals, a fairy painting the kids faces and a small petting zoo outside. With so many kids there running around Ezra was a bit overwhelmed but he also dared to do a few more things. It was a long, enjoyable day but very tiring for all.
Sunday
Church at Tawa this week. Ezra is keen to get into Nursery as quick as possible ;) His mate in there is Sam and they have a great time. I got a few things done while Mum and Boy had an afternoon nap. General Priesthood meeting that night in town was good. Tawa ward turned up en masse and, as per Bishop's wish, we all sat together. Jordyn Teautama spoke well and was not nervous or sweating which is impressive for a 15yr old in front of so many people.
Monday
Dad up early and off to Harvey Norman again. Picked up some more cables and a different Omnimount bracket. Got home and (while working around Nance, Ezra, Malia and Sam) got all my tools out and started making holes in the wall :) I put the full motion bracket on first but was put off by it being a bit overkill (and it stuck out a good 9" from the wall). So at 11pm I switched it with the other bracket and, even though there is only a tilt feature, I am much happier with it. 4m Pudney premium component cable connected to the DVD Recorder running in progressive mode makes for a stunning picture! And running the laptop through it at such a high resolution is awesome too. Stereo - stereo cable sends the sound through so we can watch stuff on the laptop now - should be really good for General Conference and the like.
So it was a good five days and I got a lot done which would have been very difficult otherwise: time with Ezra, dinner and a movie with Nance, and a new toy in the house :)
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2 comments:
Great toy! You're so patient with setting everything up, you should go into Home Theatre business.. That's good that TelstraClear threw such a cool party for the kids. Nothing like that this year over the ditch - all expenses cut, even pay for your own lunch at the Christmas party :) Maybe we should move to NZ for the parties!
Whatever sizes your screen, there's sure to be a bracket to match. Many lcd wall brackets can cope with a wide range of sizes so you'll be sure of a good fit, plus there's one less thing to worry about if you later upgrade to a bigger screen.
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