Installing the new TV

As he promised to do, Steven paid us a visit this weekend. Of course Lisa came along since she knows to love to see her as much as him. It was a good weekend for them to visit as they got to be a part of Tim's baptism and share in the festivities.

Also on the agenda was a replacement for the TV in our bedroom. On a very busy Saturday, we managed to find time to haul Steven over to Costco where he used all his skill in retail sales to steer us to the set that we'd be happiest with even though it wasn't the biggest or least expensive or even most expensive. We knew it would fit in our living room and we liked the picture quality we saw. It didn't hurt that the brand was SONY and that it was on sale for $300 less than the usual retail price.

But the nicest part was that after we got it home, Steven went right to work installing it on the wall. While Carolyn and I went to see My Fair Lady at the Davis Musical Theater Company with some friends of ours, Steven figured out how to install the bracket in the sturdiest position. The bracket we purchased came with a combination studfinder and level. What service!


He then made sure the wiring was done correctly so we'd see the best picture we could, given our cable network and TIVO setup.


Finally, he and I lifted the set onto the wall bracket, making sure that it was centered on the wall between the photo rails.


We set up a small card table beneath the TV to hold the TIVO and VCR until we can find some other piece of furniture to serve that function.


It's too bad they don't have wall mountable TIVO's and VCR's that could double as picture frames. That way, the whole installation would look very unobtrusive.